# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app-mon.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 23:27:32 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app-mon.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Monad ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: ara.ns.cloudflare.com, merlin.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-02 Expires: 2027-07-02 Page title: Monad Claim Portal ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 54bf000365041947ba72a6bc98c55b7b06b0689426f0bdfcd9e2d3b05f4354bf ## 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: 2026-07-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-02 20:49:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-02 18:55:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-04 00:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-03 06:17:06 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f2428-bd80-70eb-bee2-dc2d200ab957/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4406e7de-080e-42b9-9e4b-32a34d7fc5ff Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/app-mon.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app-mon.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app-mon.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app-mon.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app-mon.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-02 20:55:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged for brand impersonation, specifically targeting Monad, a recognized blockchain platform. The threat type involves mimicking official Monad portals to deceive users into interacting with fraudulent claim pages, potentially leading to credential theft or unauthorized transactions. The risk level remains under investigation due to the domain's recent registration and lack of prior detection in threat intelligence feeds. Analysis indicates the domain app-mon.xyz was registered on July 02, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3 and currently displays a page titled 'Monad Claim Portal.' VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 engines, suggesting it has not yet been widely flagged by security vendors. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting users. No blocklist entries or trust score downgrades were identified at the time of assessment, though the domain's infrastructure aligns with known phishing patterns. Mitigation steps for this brand impersonation threat include immediate blocking of the domain and its associated IP (188.114.97.3) at the network perimeter. Organizations should update endpoint protection rules to flag or quarantine any connections to app-mon.xyz. User awareness training should emphasize verifying domain authenticity before interacting with claim portals, particularly those requesting wallet connections or sensitive credentials. Security teams are advised to monitor for additional domains registered under the same registrar or resolving to the same IP, as these may indicate a broader campaign. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 3 feeds ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260702-199F37 Favicon MD5: e9e5e45461d7fafed22c81560915315a TLS cert SHA-256: 54bf000365041947ba72a6bc98c55b7b06b0689426f0bdfcd9e2d3b05f4354bf ## 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 (operator 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/app-mon.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app-mon.xyz 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,417 domains (12,388 alive under monitoring, 161,211 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io