# PhishDestroy threat dossier — marinaderewards.live
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 18:49:52 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/marinaderewards.live/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Airdrop Scam
Targeted brand: Marinade

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.150.1.193 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, 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:     ["leia.ns.cloudflare.com", "drake.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Stake. Earn. Celebrate. Marinade Airdrop Has Arrived!
HTTP response:   451

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R11
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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 22:45:01 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-02 20:23:17 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/0199749f-c041-71e3-b910-e2bdaddb3b53/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/marinaderewards.live
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.marinaderewards.live
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=marinaderewards.live
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/marinaderewards.live
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/marinaderewards.live/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:55:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies marinaderewards.live as a brand impersonation domain targeting users of the Marinade brand. Although the threat level is low, such domains aim to deceive users into believing they are interacting with a legitimate service, potentially exposing them to phishing attempts or data theft. Vigilance remains important to prevent any unauthorized access or fraud.

The domain marinaderewards.live was registered on February 21, 2026, through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited. It was flagged by one security vendor and appears on one security blocklist, indicating limited but notable detection. The site is currently offline and displays a "Deployment Unavailable" message, suggesting that any malicious infrastructure has been disrupted or taken down.

Users should avoid visiting marinaderewards.live or providing any personal information if encountered. It is recommended to verify URLs carefully, rely on official Marinade channels, and report suspicious domains to security teams or platforms like PhishDestroy. Keeping software and security tools updated further helps mitigate risks from similar brand impersonation attempts.

## 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/marinaderewards.live/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=marinaderewards.live
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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