# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app.claim-merkle.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 06:03:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.claim-merkle.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across (and: morpho, pendle)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.91.112 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Your rewards are waiting!
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## 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:    2026-02-26 23:20:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-02 04:55:00 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019bbcc5-f284-73ac-b6c0-44c69d0a81ed/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/app.claim-merkle.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app.claim-merkle.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app.claim-merkle.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app.claim-merkle.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app.claim-merkle.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:10:50 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies app.claim-merkle.xyz as a high-risk crypto drainer domain actively targeting users with deceptive reward claims. It is classified under crypto_drainer threats exploiting trust to steal cryptocurrency.

The domain resolves to IP 104.21.91.112 and was created recently on February 21, 2026. It appears on one security blocklist and is flagged by 15 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating credible suspicion. The page title "Your rewards are waiting!" is a common lure tactic.

Currently active, app.claim-merkle.xyz poses an ongoing threat to users. Immediate caution and blocking are advised. Users should avoid this domain and report any interactions. PhishDestroy continues monitoring this threat with unique seed 036ff2 for further intelligence.

## 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/app.claim-merkle.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app.claim-merkle.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

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