# PhishDestroy threat dossier — marinadedesktop.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 13:15:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/marinadedesktop.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Marinade ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/92 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists ## 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: ["robin.ns.cloudflare.com", "valentin.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-05-15 Page title: Marinade Desktop — Native SOL staking on your Mac & PC ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-08-04 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: dc911756815d548d1fb59fb79bc7e6a2f807787733ec85ef1a339387dcf78ea7 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-15 05:30:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 06:42:19 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-04 12:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 00:17:44 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 13:44:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain marinadedesktop.finance is identified as a brand impersonation threat targeting the Marinade brand. The domain was registered on May 15, 2026, and it appears to impersonate the official Marinade Desktop service, which is used for native SOL staking on Mac and PC. Infrastructure analysis reveals that the domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, which is common among both legitimate and malicious sites. According to VirusTotal, 3 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain, and it appears on 4 security blocklists. The domain was created on May 15, 2026, and there is no indication of it being present in the Google Safe Browsing database. AlienVault OTX has listed this domain in 1 threat intelligence pulse. As of the latest assessment, the domain marinadedesktop.finance is offline. Despite its current status, the domain has been taken down, and it is recommended to avoid any interactions with it. The remaining risk is low, but users should remain vigilant and verify the authenticity of any Marinade-related services through official channels before engaging. Security teams should monitor for any resurgence of this domain or similar impersonation attempts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 3f3faa849cb44b5b23e2ae29d86db4ad TLS cert SHA-256: dc911756815d548d1fb59fb79bc7e6a2f807787733ec85ef1a339387dcf78ea7 ## 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/marinadedesktop.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=marinadedesktop.finance 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: 174,638 domains (13,107 alive under monitoring, 160,697 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io