# PhishDestroy threat dossier — melania.gold
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Fetched:   2026-07-27 00:03:49 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/melania.gold/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      3.33.130.190 (CA, Montreal)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns43.domaincontrol.com", "ns44.domaincontrol.com"]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Expires:    2026-12-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 875aebea9ec8907a77c0771bf5fcb908b7840b281bbd04fab57d118aa19499b3

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:37:59 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-27 00:49:13 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 02:15:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Is melania.gold a Phishing Site?

The domain melania.gold is currently active and classified as a high‑risk generic phishing infrastructure. Registration data shows the domain was created through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and it uses GoDaddy’s default nameservers ns43.domaincontrol.com and ns44.domaincontrol.com. DNS resolution points to IP address 3.33.130.190, which is hosted in the AWS Global Accelerator network and geolocated to Canada. The site presents a valid SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy.com under the GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1 chain, indicating the operator has obtained a legitimate TLS certificate to increase credibility. HTTP probing returns a 200 status code, confirming that a web service is actively responding. The domain appears on three security blocklists and has been flagged by PhishDestroy, MetaMask, and SEAL, reinforcing its malicious reputation. VirusTotal analysis shows nine out of ninety‑one security vendors flagged the domain, providing additional independent confirmation of its malicious nature. Given these indicators—active hosting, valid certificate, blocklist entries, and multiple vendor detections—defenders should block melania.gold at network perimeters, update intrusion detection signatures, and monitor for any related indicator activity. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as the infrastructure remains active and may be leveraged in future phishing campaigns.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      875aebea9ec8907a77c0771bf5fcb908b7840b281bbd04fab57d118aa19499b3

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/melania.gold/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=melania.gold
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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