# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app.merki.claims
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 22:24:44 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.merki.claims/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Seclookup, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.18.1.31 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, 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:     cass.ns.cloudflare.com, anirban.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-12-08
Expires:         2026-12-08
Page title:      merki.claims | 522: Connection timed out

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 3874563a6c0a6ffab2bcaaa95c80c7fcbc7921d5fbd03f0ddb6e84baf2d6a7df
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - merki.claims

## 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: 2025-12-08 (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)
First reported:    2025-12-17 20:59:13 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-16 19:13:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-27 04:12:27 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b2e1b-b81b-742b-9cc9-5348147933ce/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/app.merki.claims
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app.merki.claims
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app.merki.claims
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app.merki.claims
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app.merki.claims/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:39:28 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.merki.claims as a medium-risk crypto drainer domain. It was created on December 8, 2025, and associated with illicit cryptocurrency theft activities. 

Technical analysis reveals the domain resolved to IP 198.18.1.31 and was registered via NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited. It appeared on two security blocklists and was flagged by five security vendors on VirusTotal. The page title indicated a connection timeout, suggesting operational issues.

Currently, app.merki.claims is offline and no longer resolving, mitigating immediate threats. Users are advised to remain vigilant against related domains and avoid interaction with any suspicious crypto-related sites linked to this infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       2e8deb28946a6b41ccb927eaa43bbaa78ea82cef39a40638f2e5afa8e90e73ca
TLS cert SHA-256:      3874563a6c0a6ffab2bcaaa95c80c7fcbc7921d5fbd03f0ddb6e84baf2d6a7df

## 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.merki.claims/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app.merki.claims
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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