# PhishDestroy threat dossier — giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 03:35:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs Composite threat score: 50/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, PhishFort, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: 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: clyde.ns.cloudflare.com, priscilla.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-11 Expires: 2027-07-11 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-10 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: f4c3771496abbf3ce35949fb32004d4b8cc670d9a63441e110aefa7362c0bece Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - merit-king-gercek40.icu ## 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: 2026-07-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-13 01:00:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-13 00:45:53 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-13 04:25:11 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f588e-a286-74f9-83bf-17993faf6f28/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/63ec3b3b-2081-4cd6-b4b7-5fb3f3b72c24 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 01:31:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Analysis of the domain giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu indicates it is currently active and poses a high risk of phishing. The domain was created on July 11, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3. The domain is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, which may be a red flag for security professionals as this registrar is often associated with suspicious activity. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which can lend a false sense of security to users. While the domain is flagged by 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, this low detection rate does not necessarily indicate safety and should be interpreted with caution. The exact content of the website has not been analyzed, but the domain's recent creation and use of a potentially risky registrar suggest that it may be part of a targeted phishing campaign. Defenders should monitor this domain closely, block it at the network and endpoint level, and educate users to avoid clicking on links or entering credentials on unfamiliar or suspicious websites. Additional investigation is recommended to determine the specific nature of the phishing activity and any potential targets. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260713-6EEF20 TLS cert SHA-256: f4c3771496abbf3ce35949fb32004d4b8cc670d9a63441e110aefa7362c0bece ## 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/giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=giris.merit-king-gercek40.icu 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: 178,009 domains (49,743 alive under monitoring, 128,266 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io