# PhishDestroy threat dossier — menodex.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-25 00:52:16 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/menodex.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 41 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Social Media Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, URLQuery Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.189.26 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: kipp.ns.cloudflare.com, wren.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Expires: 2027-02-10 Page title: menoDEX: The Easiest Way to Buy Crypto with Confidence ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (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) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-11 20:22:26 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-13 07:51:01 UTC (STALE — 41 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-27 07:00:53 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 41 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 41 days stale) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c4e45-d667-7628-89c3-cab2916e12e2/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4d4238bc-9be9-4ac9-b3b5-1c0866c45842 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/menodex.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.menodex.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=menodex.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/menodex.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/menodex.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 16:17:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies menodex.com as a domain linked to a generic phishing campaign targeting users interested in cryptocurrency services. The site, presenting itself with the page title "menoDEX: The Easiest Way to Buy Crypto with Confidence," attempts to deceive users into divulging sensitive information under the guise of facilitating crypto purchases. Such phishing threats are significant because they exploit growing interest in digital assets to extract credentials or financial data, potentially leading to identity theft or financial loss. The infrastructure behind menodex.com reveals that the domain was registered recently on February 21, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. The domain resolves to the IP address 172.67.189.26 and had appeared on three different security blocklists. VirusTotal analysis showed limited but notable detection by security vendors. Importantly, this domain is currently offline, indicating possible takedown or abandonment following detection. Users are advised to avoid visiting menodex.com or interacting with any content linked to this domain. Given the ongoing presence of similar phishing attempts in the cryptocurrency space, it is critical to verify URLs carefully, avoid providing personal or financial information on untrusted sites, and maintain updated antivirus software. Reporting suspicious sites and practicing cautious online behavior will reduce the risk of falling victim to phishing attacks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260211-C599BC Favicon SHA-256: e2a37168efc237f006894e82f799eda8074eee19f605aae776e663da97ced20f ## 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/menodex.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=menodex.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: 152,979 domains (39,789 alive under monitoring, 112,805 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io