# PhishDestroy threat dossier — empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org
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Fetched:   2026-04-29 23:28:33 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

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

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      198.12.66.123 (US, Buffalo)
ASN:             ASAS36352 HostPapa
Hosting org:     AS36352 HostPapa
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns1.host-forest.com, ns2.host-forest.com
Registered:      2025-06-27
Expires:         2026-06-27
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-06-27 (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:    2025-08-12 00:32:14 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 17:59:59 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 08:03:34 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/01989c6f-43ef-7631-8651-6b02bf63c18a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:15:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org as a low-risk generic phishing domain created on June 27, 2025. It is designed to deceive users but currently shows minimal threat activity.

The domain resolves to IP 198.12.66.123 and was registered via GoDaddy.com, LLC. It appears on one security blocklist, and 2 out of 95 VirusTotal scanners flagged it, indicating limited but notable suspicious indicators.

Currently, empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org is offline, reducing immediate risk. Users are advised to avoid accessing the domain or providing any personal details if encountered. PhishDestroy continues monitoring for any changes.

## 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/empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=empower-edgeenterprise.com.mercatorgenius.org
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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