# PhishDestroy threat dossier — megaeth-refund.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-26 08:11:44 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/megaeth-refund.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: WalletConnect Wallet drainer: Wallet Connect Abuse ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 14/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.161.251.42 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: ASAS215540 GCS-AS GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS LLP, GB Hosting org: AS215540 GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS LLP Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: etienne.ns.cloudflare.com, paloma.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-11-28 Page title: megaeth-refund.xyz HTTP response: 429 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2025-11-28 (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: 2025-11-29 09:44:47 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-26 09:20:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-24 20:23:15 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019aceff-d94d-721d-b2a6-421e0a0646eb/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/megaeth-refund.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.megaeth-refund.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=megaeth-refund.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/megaeth-refund.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/megaeth-refund.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:24:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies megaeth-refund.xyz as a high-risk domain engaged in crypto drainer activities targeting cryptocurrency users. The primary threat involves Wallet Connect abuse intended to illicitly access victims' wallets and drain funds. Users interacting with this domain face substantial risk of financial loss due to unauthorized crypto transactions. This domain was created recently on November 28, 2025, and registered via PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, which is often associated with transient phishing infrastructure. It appeared on three separate security blocklists, and VirusTotal analysis shows 14 out of 95 security vendors flagging it as suspicious or malicious. The domain resolved to the IP address 185.161.251.42, which is linked to known abusive activities. The use of a Wallet Connect abuse drainer kit further confirms its specialized intent to compromise cryptocurrency wallets. Currently, megaeth-refund.xyz is offline, indicating takedown actions have been effective in disrupting this threat campaign. Users are advised to remain vigilant against similar domains that mimic refund or reimbursement themes related to cryptocurrency. Avoid engaging with unsolicited crypto refund offers and verify URLs carefully. Employ updated endpoint protections and use hardware wallets or secure software wallets to reduce exposure to such wallet connection exploits. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon SHA-256: 84a09aa8c59d97079a5125e2c38cdaa5f698eedadefeb9b966c82d15fdf333d6 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/megaeth-refund.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=megaeth-refund.xyz 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 153,839 domains (38,093 alive under monitoring, 114,013 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io