# PhishDestroy threat dossier — melterex.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 10:18:36 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/melterex.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Crypto Casino / Gambling ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.212.93 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: kareem.ns.cloudflare.com, katelyn.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-11 Expires: 2027-06-11 Page title: Melterex | Decentralized Web3 Gambling Site with Provable Trust ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 2c3ab955825cc5f8d4ec69265eae431a7274bceac9b4161974652c592cd3d72e ## 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: 2026-06-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-17 17:13:16 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 19:04:10 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 08:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-18 00:14:29 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed623-4331-770f-8da8-e84981bc5b5b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/27e4782d-0d2e-45e1-9591-8b970f2b3177 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/melterex.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.melterex.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=melterex.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/melterex.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/melterex.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 20:17:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain melterex.com is flagged as a brand_impersonation threat targeting users of decentralized Web3 gambling platforms. Analysis indicates the site was designed to mimic legitimate crypto casino services, presenting itself as a "Decentralized Web3 Gambling Site with Provable Trust." The domain is currently offline, but prior activity suggests malicious intent to deceive users into engaging with fraudulent gambling infrastructure. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 11, 2026, through Global Domain Group LLC and resolves to the IP address 172.67.212.93. It was flagged by 5 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on at least one security blocklist. The site employed tracking technologies, including Twitter Ads and Facebook Pixel, alongside Cloudflare and Cloudflare Browser Insights for performance monitoring. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, a common feature in both legitimate and malicious sites to avoid immediate browser warnings. While the domain is currently offline, organizations and users should remain vigilant. Network defenders are advised to block the domain and associated IP address in perimeter security controls. Users who may have interacted with the site should monitor for unauthorized transactions or account access. Given the use of Web3 and crypto-related lures, wallet addresses or smart contracts linked to this domain should be treated as high-risk and scrutinized for potential fraud. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-791561 Favicon MD5: 85832dd14b68f7c185518b9cae58dc90 TLS cert SHA-256: 2c3ab955825cc5f8d4ec69265eae431a7274bceac9b4161974652c592cd3d72e ## 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/melterex.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=melterex.com 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: 172,677 domains (12,749 alive under monitoring, 159,338 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io