# PhishDestroy threat dossier — starminec.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-02 20:58:10 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/starminec.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 68/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      75.2.18.233 (US, Seattle)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      starminec.xyz

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R13
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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:24:15 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-02 20:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-21 22:04:06 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/019a0718-42c1-74fa-9293-a8c7fc6d3b72/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/starminec.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.starminec.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=starminec.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/starminec.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/starminec.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:54:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a significant threat as a generic phishing site, specifically designed to impersonate a legitimate crypto service, aiming to steal sensitive user information. 
   
   The evidence against starminec.xyz is substantial, with 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging it as malicious, and it resolves to the IP address 75.2.18.233, which was created on February 21, 2026, and currently appears on 1 security blocklist, indicating a notable risk level. 
   
   If users have visited starminec.xyz, they should immediately take action to protect themselves, including monitoring their accounts for any suspicious activity, changing passwords, and verifying the legitimacy of any services they interact with on PhishDestroy to ensure their safety and security, given the elevated risk level associated with this offline domain

## 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 (operator 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/starminec.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=starminec.xyz
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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