# PhishDestroy threat dossier — claim-rlusd.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-23 09:44:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claim-rlusd.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: MetaMask

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     ["paislee.ns.cloudflare.com", "sage.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-06-17
Expires:         2027-05-20
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 216eb7125d15746cb7d893d889fd19a09a4b9389d4ba5025bead0c1e2146cf11

## 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: 2026-06-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-17 18:30:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-23 08:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-18 00:14:29 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:06:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain claim-rlusd.com actively targets MetaMask users. With 13 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal marking it as malicious, the domain poses a significant threat. It is also flagged by Google Safe Browsing and appears on three public blocklists, including those maintained by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL.

Registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, claim-rlusd.com uses Let's Encrypt for its SSL certificate. The domain's hosting IP is 188.114.96.3. The combination of these elements suggests a well-structured phishing operation designed to deceive users by imitating the MetaMask brand.

The domain's detection by multiple security vendors and blocklists underscores the seriousness of the threat. Phishing domains like claim-rlusd.com are crafted to exploit users by mimicking legitimate brands, aiming to steal sensitive information such as login credentials or cryptocurrency wallets. The high number of detections indicates that security communities are actively responding to this threat, but users must remain cautious when interacting with unfamiliar domains.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       8394ee36e3c6d478946bcee79b33dd2b
TLS cert SHA-256:      216eb7125d15746cb7d893d889fd19a09a4b9389d4ba5025bead0c1e2146cf11

## 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/claim-rlusd.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=claim-rlusd.com
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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