# PhishDestroy threat dossier — meluxuryrentals.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 08:35:43 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/meluxuryrentals.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 63/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 12/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, URLQuery URLQuery: 3 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 203.161.35.226 (US, Phoenix) ASN: AS22612 Namecheap, Inc. Hosting org: Namecheap, Inc. Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: ns1.wphostinghub.com, ns2.wphostinghub.com Registered: 2025-11-09 Expires: 2026-11-09 Page title: Me Luxury Rentals ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-08-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: df0b6d51beec229fddc91d5e2bdc6d2cc3111f30ad5028ca8dd50eb62643387d ## 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: 2025-11-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-30 19:37:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-30 21:58:43 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 08:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 00:02:08 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f199a-5e88-754a-a052-44f3a8e26177/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/051b8478-916c-4965-895d-80102dadb781 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/meluxuryrentals.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.meluxuryrentals.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=meluxuryrentals.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/meluxuryrentals.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/meluxuryrentals.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-30 20:55:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, meluxuryrentals.com, is identified as an active credential harvesting phishing site targeting users through deceptive luxury rental offers. Analysis indicates the site is designed to mimic legitimate rental platforms, tricking visitors into submitting sensitive login credentials, payment details, or personal information under false pretenses. The infrastructure and content are engineered to exploit trust in high-end service providers, a common tactic in targeted phishing campaigns. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence threat indicators. The domain was registered on November 09, 2025, through NAMECHEAP INC, a registrar frequently exploited for malicious registrations due to its accessibility and low-cost services. It resolves to the IP address 203.161.35.226, which has been associated with prior phishing activity. Security vendors have flagged the domain on VirusTotal, with 11 out of 95 engines detecting malicious behavior. Additionally, the domain appears on two security blocklists and is referenced in one threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX. The SSL certificate, issued by Let's Encrypt, provides basic encryption but does not validate the legitimacy of the site, as phishing domains commonly use free certificates to appear secure. Users who have visited meluxuryrentals.com or interacted with its content should take immediate action to mitigate potential compromise. Any credentials, payment details, or personal information entered on the site should be considered exposed. Users are advised to change passwords for any accounts associated with the submitted data, enable multi-factor authentication where available, and monitor financial statements for unauthorized transactions. System scans using updated security tools are recommended to detect any malware or tracking scripts that may have been deployed. Organizations should update their blocklists to include this domain and its associated IP address to prevent further exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260630-A37966 Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: df0b6d51beec229fddc91d5e2bdc6d2cc3111f30ad5028ca8dd50eb62643387d ## 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/meluxuryrentals.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=meluxuryrentals.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: 173,583 domains (14,589 alive under monitoring, 158,288 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io