# PhishDestroy threat dossier — thedefiant.airdropsalert.life
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Fetched:   2026-05-31 07:35:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/thedefiant.airdropsalert.life/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 86/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Airdrop Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      18/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      199.59.243.228 (US, Tampa)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Registered:      2025-10-17
Expires:         2026-10-17
Page title:      airdropsalert.life

## 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: 2025-10-17 (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:    2025-11-17 14:27:37 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-31 09:20:38 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/019a9236-6f1e-703d-b373-706bc61b8dda/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/thedefiant.airdropsalert.life
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.thedefiant.airdropsalert.life
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=thedefiant.airdropsalert.life
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/thedefiant.airdropsalert.life
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/thedefiant.airdropsalert.life/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 00:04:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies thedefiant.airdropsalert.life as a high-risk crypto drainer domain designed to steal cryptocurrency assets from unsuspecting users.

This domain, created on October 17, 2025, resolves to IP 199.59.243.228 and is registered through Dynadot LLC. It has been flagged by 18 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on two security blocklists, indicating a confirmed malicious infrastructure.

Currently taken offline, users are advised to avoid visiting this site and maintain vigilance by keeping wallets and credentials secure. The offline status reduces immediate risk but ongoing monitoring is recommended.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       5a0687ea8c9aa404a7724490f046e30023ec6b5aa81d01ae4f225889a64174f6

## 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/thedefiant.airdropsalert.life/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=thedefiant.airdropsalert.life
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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