# PhishDestroy threat dossier — sushi-sand.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 05:32:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/sushi-sand.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 91/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: SushiSwap (and: avalanche, discord, ethereum, fantom, metamask)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      107.172.83.150 (US, Santa Clara)
ASN:             ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Stake SUSHI | Sushi

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R10
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 23:24:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:24:45 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-03 04:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-09 04:25:38 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/0198adbc-1e96-76c9-ac45-229f838184c0/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/sushi-sand.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.sushi-sand.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=sushi-sand.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/sushi-sand.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/sushi-sand.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 21:06:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This report analyzes the domain sushi-sand.xyz, which claimed to be the "Stake SUSHI | Sushi" page and impersonated the SushiSwap brand. The site posed a cryptocurrency phishing or scam threat, attempting to deceive users into interacting with fraudulent staking functionality to potentially steal funds or credentials.

Technical evidence from the provided data shows the domain was flagged by 3 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, specifically alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, and Webroot, and appeared on 1 blocklist. The site was hosted on IP address 107.172.83.150, located in the United States, under AS36352 HostPapa. It was created on 2026-02-21 and used an SSL certificate identified as R10.

The domain is currently DOWN or OFFLINE. The GridinSoft trust rating is 0 out of 100, and the DOM risk score is 56, indicating a high risk level. The site is no longer accessible, but users should remain cautious of similar domains.

## 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/sushi-sand.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=sushi-sand.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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