# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 07:29:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: status_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Netcraft, Sophos, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 64.29.17.3 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Vercel Inc. Nameservers: NS_NOT_FOUND Registered: 2026-06-20 Page title: Deployment Unavailable HTTP response: 451 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WR1 Expires: 2026-07-27 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: f832dfb2653761e8b0001dbaf84eab20667c9bfb0520700547d3b3bf548143aa Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - vercel.app ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-22 23:38:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ef143-7c26-70ed-8bcf-9bb4f29d8e65/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 14:04:18 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 as a high-risk phishing threat specializing in fake monetization appeal schemes. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is designed to impersonate legitimate verification processes, likely targeting content creators or platform users seeking to restore restricted accounts. The specific threat type involves credential harvesting and social engineering tactics to exploit victims under the guise of resolving account limitations. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app is registered through Vercel Inc. and currently resolves to IP address 64.29.17.3, hosted on Amazon.com, Inc. infrastructure (AS16509) in the United States. Security vendors have detected malicious activity, with 7 out of 95 engines on VirusTotal flagging the domain. The page displays a 'Deployment Unavailable' title, which may indicate either a temporary staging state or deliberate obfuscation of the actual phishing content. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is actively blocked by at least one anti-phishing system. SSL certification is provided by Google Trust Services (WR1), which, while legitimate, does not mitigate the underlying malicious intent. Mitigation against this specific threat type requires immediate action from both end users and platform administrators. Users should avoid interacting with any content from this domain, particularly links or forms requesting account credentials or personal information. Platform administrators are advised to implement DNS-level blocking for the domain and its associated IP address 64.29.17.3. Security teams should monitor for similar patterns in subdomain naming conventions (e.g., 'appeal-for-[service]-restricted') across Vercel-hosted infrastructure, as this appears to be a recurring tactic. Additional protective measures include enforcing multi-factor authentication for all account recovery processes and educating users about the risks of monetization-related phishing schemes. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 3c1378d54608925fe1dff523c02e4f7a TLS cert SHA-256: f832dfb2653761e8b0001dbaf84eab20667c9bfb0520700547d3b3bf548143aa ## 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/appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appeal-for-monetisation-restricted.vercel.app 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: 178,026 domains (49,756 alive under monitoring, 128,270 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io