VirusTotal
13 / 89 engine detections
فتح التقرير“Merlin | Bridge & Swap in Seconds”
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is abuse@namecheap.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 1 month has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations. This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
انتحال MetaMask: merlin.finance — لم يتم التحقق منها. ملخص الأدلة: VirusTotal 13/89 (alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, Forcepoint…
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13 / 89 engine detections
فتح التقريرDBL_PHISH
checked — no detections recorded
فتح التقرير4 community references
فتح التقريرprovider verdict: clean
فتح التقريرNo threat flag
فتح التقريرNo malicious flag
فتح التقريرResults reflect each source’s collection time. Zero detections do not guarantee safety. OTX references are community publications.
PhishDestroy threat report
merlin.finance presents itself as a bridge and swap platform under the Merlin brand, targeting DeFi users who expect to exchange or bridge tokens quickly. PhishDestroy first identified it on 2026-09-11, roughly two months after the domain was registered on 2026-07-18. As of 2026-10-18 the site remains alive, though its content is currently unreachable.
The page title "Merlin | Bridge & Swap in Seconds" is designed to attract users looking for a legitimate cross-chain bridge or decentralized swap service. When a visitor connects their crypto wallet to complete a transaction, the underlying drainer code requests broad token approvals or triggers malicious contract calls that silently transfer assets out of the wallet. The victim believes they are swapping or bridging tokens but instead loses control of their holdings the moment they sign the prompted transaction.
VirusTotal flagged merlin.finance as malicious across 13 of 89 security engines as of 2026-09-21, with detections from BitDefender, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, and Chong Lua Dao, among others. Spamhaus classifies it as DBL_PHISH on their domain blocklist, and it has generated 4 threat pulses on AlienVault OTX. The domain appears on three independent blocklists: PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, giving it broad cross-industry confirmation as a drainer site.
The domain was registered on 2026-07-18 through NameCheap, Inc. and is hosted on Cloudflare's network at an IP geolocated to Canada. Its TLS certificate was issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 intermediate, which is a standard automated certificate and does not indicate legitimacy.
If you visited merlin.finance but did not connect a wallet or sign any transaction, no immediate action is required beyond avoiding the site. If you connected a wallet, immediately revoke all token approvals granted to any contract associated with this site using a trusted approval-management tool, and move remaining assets to a fresh wallet address. If you signed a transaction, treat your wallet as compromised and transfer funds out before the drainer can act on any pending approvals. Security teams and wallet providers should ensure merlin.finance is present in their blocklists and alert users who may have interacted with it.
Full extracted values, their blockchain and collection source. An address found in page content does not establish who controls it.
0xA0b86991c6218b36c1d19D4a2e9Eb0cE3606eB48Format validated · Domain analysis0xC02aaA39b223FE8D0A0e5C4F27eAD9083C756Cc2Format validated · Domain analysishttps://t.me/MerlinFinanceStored page referenceIoC extraction recorded 2026-09-12 04:00:15 UTC
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For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
لا تُنسب سمعة Edge-IP إلى هذا المجال.
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08b231b381cbebffc6696043cb9fccd1f3070ac0e46ab8f067458a74f2db901aSaved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of merlin.finance · checked Sep 11, 2026
An estimated time describes an observation window. It does not prove a registrar action or the exact moment a site became unavailable.
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merlin.finance
Dated changes retained by the monitor and source collectors. Newest observations appear first; source states are not proof of a takedown.
يمكن الوصول إليه
4 community references
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View source13/89 engine detections
View sourcePD-20260911-CF68FC
Page captured
View sourcemerlin.finance
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PD-20260911-CF68FC Recipient: abuse@namecheap.com Registrar: Namecheap Inc (United States) Policy Violations: Domain Registration Agreement prohibits hacking, misuse of domain to conduct attacks, scam and fraudulent activities; AUP allows immediate suspension Applicable Laws: CFAA 18 U.S.C. §1030, Wire Fraud 18 U.S.C. §1343, CAN-SPAM Act
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حدد بلدك للحصول على الاتصالات الرسمية المتعلقة بالجرائم الإلكترونية أو إنشاء مسودة شكوى →.
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Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
merlin.finance)حتى لو لم تكن جميع التفاصيل متوفرة — تقديم بلاغ على أي حال. فحتى المعلومات الجزئية تساعد في التحقيقات.
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
Further guidance: NIST · phishing responseFBI IC3 · reports & evidenceFTC · recovery scams
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This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.