# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sandscreener.io
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 00:27:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sandscreener.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: social_media
Targeted brand: discord (and: ethereum)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      185.199.110.153 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS54113 FASTLY, US
Hosting org:     AS54113 Fastly, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2023-06-06
Expires:         2026-06-06
Page title:      Sandscreener - A Proof of Innocence tool for Tornado Cash users
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-06-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b7757d58801d2b0a9da3379ddfb2028ecd5472fcfef250ba1ae57e263bd21169

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2023-06-06 (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:    2025-08-09 13:09:27 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-27 04:53:49 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-24 03:00:15 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01988f98-05bc-7047-833e-aef08b35b2b4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/sandscreener.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sandscreener.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sandscreener.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sandscreener.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sandscreener.io/

## 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 sandscreener.io as a low-risk phishing domain impersonating the Discord brand. While flagged on multiple blocklists, it currently has minimal detection by antivirus vendors, increasing the chance users may be misled.

The phishing operates by mimicking Discord’s identity to gain users’ trust, potentially tricking visitors into submitting sensitive information. The site resolves to a known IP and shows a misleading page title unrelated to Discord services.

If you have visited sandscreener.io, avoid providing any personal or account details. Run a security scan on your device and monitor your accounts for unusual activity. Report the domain to your security provider and block it at the network level to prevent further exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       1e4b7b3104797bf0f7c87c07c98bd330
TLS cert SHA-256:      b7757d58801d2b0a9da3379ddfb2028ecd5472fcfef250ba1ae57e263bd21169

## 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/sandscreener.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sandscreener.io
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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