# PhishDestroy threat dossier — melania.wtf
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Fetched:   2026-06-29 05:56:03 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/melania.wtf/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Generic Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Kaspersky, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2.23.245.17 (US, Seattle)
ASN:             ASAS16625 AKAMAI-AS - Akamai Technologies, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns1.afternic.com, ns2.afternic.com
Registered:      2026-03-23
Expires:         2027-03-23
Page title:      Access Denied

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Expires:    2026-10-08
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 9a4b4f8ccb20d3ddbbb5edfb5c9efdfe12968bf59228b0cce18dad7046f52df3

## 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: 2026-03-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-20 10:08:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-20 08:13:19 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-29 04:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-21 00:18:52 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/019ee411-3a94-739f-8180-8622e21a1cf4/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/e0104d42-a217-4c87-84e4-f0c1542ca39c
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/melania.wtf
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.melania.wtf
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=melania.wtf
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/melania.wtf
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/melania.wtf/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 10:21:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The domain melania.wtf is currently inaccessible, displaying an "Access Denied" page, which may indicate active blocking or a non-functional site. The domain name suggests potential impersonation or parody targeting Melania Trump, but no actual brand or scam content is visible. The primary threat is the high risk of phishing or malicious activity due to low trust and multiple security vendor flags.

Technical analysis shows VirusTotal detected the site by 3 out of 95 vendors, specifically Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Kaspersky, and SOCRadar, with 3 blocklists. The domain is hosted on IP 2.23.245.17 in the US under AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. It was registered on 2026-03-23 via GoDaddy.com, LLC, with SSL from GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1. Nameservers are ns1.afternic.com and ns2.afternic.com. The domain status is ACTIVE.

The site has a GridinSoft trust score of 0/100 and a DOM risk score of 78, indicating high risk. Despite the access denial, the domain remains active and flagged by security vendors, posing a potential threat if it becomes operational.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 3/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260620-583F45
Favicon MD5:       b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71
TLS cert SHA-256:      9a4b4f8ccb20d3ddbbb5edfb5c9efdfe12968bf59228b0cce18dad7046f52df3

## 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/melania.wtf/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=melania.wtf
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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