# PhishDestroy threat dossier — votes-saharaai.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-29 00:53:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/votes-saharaai.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Drainer ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.131.177 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: ["keaton.ns.cloudflare.com", "oaklyn.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-06-09 Expires: 2027-06-09 Page title: Sahara AI ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ac583d6fed9257c20bdbc3492dc2639e447f7b5002fafad96ab3637db5a7ad9e ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-10 18:32:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-10 18:29:36 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-29 00:20:41 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-14 00:17:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 00:15:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain operates as a fraudulent cryptocurrency drainer disguised as the Sahara AI platform, targeting users with fake token airdrops or investment opportunities. Analysis indicates the site employs deceptive smart contract interactions to siphon digital assets from connected wallets, a common tactic in crypto-focused phishing schemes. The infrastructure leverages modern web technologies to appear legitimate while executing malicious transactions in the background. Evidence confirms the domain's malicious nature through multiple technical indicators. VirusTotal reports 2 out of 95 security vendors flagging votes-saharaai.com as malicious, while it appears on 4 distinct security blocklists. The domain was registered on June 09, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. Additional red flags include resolution to IP address 172.67.131.177 and detection in 2 AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses, alongside blocking by 4 specialized crypto-phishing detection systems. Users who visited votes-saharaai.com should immediately revoke any wallet permissions granted to the site through their wallet interface. All connected accounts should be audited for unauthorized transactions, particularly those involving token approvals or transfers. It is recommended to transfer remaining assets to a new wallet address and monitor for suspicious activity. Browser extensions or applications downloaded from the site should be removed, and systems scanned for malware. Future interactions with similar domains should be verified through official channels before connecting wallets or entering credentials. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 80272905f114defb38815844ae2d0f67 TLS cert SHA-256: ac583d6fed9257c20bdbc3492dc2639e447f7b5002fafad96ab3637db5a7ad9e ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/votes-saharaai.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=votes-saharaai.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,225 domains (14,625 alive under monitoring, 157,073 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io