# PhishDestroy threat dossier — x-quant.network
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 11:31:29 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/x-quant.network/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: airdrop_scam, wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: metamask

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Seclookup, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      18.222.140.9 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 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:     itzel.ns.cloudflare.com, trevor.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-02-21
Expires:         2027-01-15
Page title:      Quant Treasury Pool — Rewards Distribution
HTTP response:   530

## 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: 2026-02-21 (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)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-21 17:54:30 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-04-24 13:41:56 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means
the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered
by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution
research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands.

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019be10c-6420-713f-af80-a2a1329282a2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/x-quant.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.x-quant.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=x-quant.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/x-quant.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/x-quant.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:33:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies x-quant.network as a medium-risk domain involved in crypto draining activities. The domain is currently offline, reducing immediate threat exposure.

This domain is listed on three security blocklists and flagged by multiple vendors on VirusTotal. Registered via NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, it resolves to IP 172.67.136.178. The domain was created on 2026-02-21, indicating recent malicious intent.

Users should avoid interacting with this domain and ensure their crypto wallets and systems use updated security measures. Monitoring related infrastructure and employing network-level blocking is recommended to mitigate risks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       5dc4a37b1297b3ad21e7ace86f6311e5

## 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/x-quant.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=x-quant.network
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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