# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 22:11:17 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

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

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     cory.ns.cloudflare.com, tegan.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-09-16
Expires:         2026-09-16
Page title:      Nur einen Moment…

## 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: 2025-09-16 (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:    2025-10-17 21:17:50 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 09:40:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/0199f408-b5b2-759d-91cf-4ff7a37801fb/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:26:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art as a low-risk generic phishing domain. The domain displayed a suspicious page titled "Nur einen Moment…" which suggests an attempt to mimic a waiting or login screen to lure users into submitting sensitive information. Though the exact brand or service impersonated remains unclear, the domain's behavior fits common phishing patterns.

Technical analysis shows the domain was registered recently on September 16, 2025, through NameCheap, Inc. It resolved to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and appeared on one security blocklist. VirusTotal flagged it with 2 detections out of 95 vendors, indicating limited but credible suspicion. This infrastructure and low detection rate align with low-level generic phishing campaigns that rely on brief activity windows.

Currently, sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art is offline and no longer active. The domain’s removal from service reduces immediate risk to users. However, users are advised to remain cautious of any similar domains or phishing attempts with delayed or "please wait" style pages. Avoid entering credentials on suspicious domains and verify URLs carefully to protect personal information.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e7db95c97a5d45787cc3e40cbcb93b748fefc65bc14e162c746e37f979861729

## 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/sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sledgehammer.virtualswaifus.art
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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