# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xn--sterdex-owa.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-23 08:10:31 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xn--sterdex-owa.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Mimecast Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.81.141 (US, San Francisco) Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: MAT BAO CORPORATION Nameservers: javier.ns.cloudflare.com, zariyah.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-18 Expires: 2027-06-18 Page title: Sorry... ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE1 Expires: 2026-09-16 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 61ffb3fc73bf0530aa06b0c9d50a64e5199bcad0575a772f8704276f13b4715b ## 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: 2026-06-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-22 17:25:25 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-22 15:26:36 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-23 08:20:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-23 00:01:45 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019eefed-dfd7-70e9-8ae1-005c73b7eff7/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/3f130ccf-f924-4d2a-91f0-0656d75b3953 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/xn--sterdex-owa.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xn--sterdex-owa.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xn--sterdex-owa.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xn--sterdex-owa.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xn--sterdex-owa.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-22 22:58:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain xn--sterdex-owa.com is currently active and flagged for phishing activities, specifically targeting MetaMask users. It is listed on three public blocklists, including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, and is detected by one out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal. The domain is registered with MAT BAO CORPORATION and hosted on an IP associated with Cloudflare, Inc. in the United States. The phishing operation leverages a domain name that appears to mimic legitimate services, likely to deceive users into providing sensitive information. The page title "Sorry..." suggests a potential error or redirection page, which could be a tactic to lower suspicion among targets. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious sites, which can lend an appearance of security to unsuspecting users. PhishDestroy first detected xn--sterdex-owa.com on June 22, 2026, just four days after its creation. This rapid detection highlights the effectiveness of PhishDestroy's pipeline in identifying threats during the critical 24-72 hour window before they are widely recognized by antivirus vendors. Despite its recent creation, the domain's presence on multiple blocklists indicates it is a significant threat to MetaMask users. As phishing tactics evolve, early detection and reporting are crucial in mitigating potential harm. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260622-066FD5 TLS cert SHA-256: 61ffb3fc73bf0530aa06b0c9d50a64e5199bcad0575a772f8704276f13b4715b ## 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/xn--sterdex-owa.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=xn--sterdex-owa.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: 168,322 domains (12,950 alive under monitoring, 155,053 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io