# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sabwex.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 04:32:09 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sabwex.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Social Media Phishing
Targeted brand: foundation (and: x.com)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.164.83 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     coleman.ns.cloudflare.com, rafe.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-01-16
Expires:         2026-01-16
Page title:      SABWEX | Open the world of luck and rewards!
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2025-01-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-08 00:08:21 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 11:54:26 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019887a6-8416-744c-b66a-ca2a07146184/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/sabwex.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sabwex.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sabwex.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sabwex.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sabwex.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:00:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies sabwex.com as a low-risk generic phishing domain. The site used the enticing theme "Open the world of luck and rewards!" to lure users, possibly aiming to collect sensitive information under the guise of a rewards or gaming platform. Although it does not impersonate a specific brand, its content suggests a broad attempt to attract users interested in luck-based incentives.

The domain resolves to IP 172.67.164.83 and was registered on January 16, 2025, through NameCheap, Inc. Technical analysis shows that sabwex.com triggered only one out of ninety-five security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on one security blocklist, indicating limited but notable suspicion. The sparse detections combined with the domain's recent creation date and generic phishing classification suggest it was likely a short-lived operation.

Currently, sabwex.com is offline and inaccessible, reflecting a rapid takedown or abandonment. Users are advised to avoid visiting this domain or providing any personal data if encountered. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining caution with newly registered domains promoting luck or rewards, especially those flagged even at low risk, to prevent potential exposure to phishing attempts.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e762a34e4d78366835e65a1c2ce94f63c1c559a92e3459fb8be38493c6a0a0e4

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sabwex.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sabwex.com
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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