# PhishDestroy threat dossier — saonax.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-28 11:23:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/saonax.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling
Phishing kit: Gambler Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Gridinsoft
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     marvin.ns.cloudflare.com, teagan.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-09-20
Expires:         2026-09-20
Page title:      Saonax: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain
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: 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: 2025-09-20 (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:    2025-09-28 21:34:07 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-28 10:15:20 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/0199923e-9740-748a-9658-194373cd7bad/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/saonax.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.saonax.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=saonax.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/saonax.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/saonax.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:30:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies saonax.com as a low-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the 'Crypto Scam' brand. Despite the low risk rating, this domain attempts to attract users by posing as a popular online crypto casino, which may mislead unsuspecting visitors into fraudulent activities. The domain is currently offline, significantly reducing immediate threat potential.

Evidence supporting the threat includes the domain’s creation date in late 2025, registration through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and resolution to IP 188.114.97.3. It was flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on one security blocklist. The site’s title and content imitate a blockchain-based crypto casino, aligning with brand impersonation tactics to exploit cryptocurrency users.

To mitigate risks, users should avoid interacting with saonax.com and remain vigilant for phishing attempts leveraging similar brand names. Security teams should maintain updated blocklists and monitor the domain for any signs of reactivation or changes in infrastructure. Continued awareness and prompt blocking of such domains will help protect users from potential crypto-related scams.

## 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/saonax.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=saonax.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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