# PhishDestroy threat dossier — merchantmoe.finance
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Fetched:   2026-06-28 20:20:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/merchantmoe.finance/

## 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:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.208.109 (US, San Jose)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net
Registered:      2025-12-02
Expires:         2026-12-02
Page title:      Web3 Connect Demo
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: d26fafbb07590c670ba8f52b263ca70049bedc2637ba8bf69968cbd60c192bcd

## 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: 2025-12-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-18 19:22:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-18 17:26:43 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-28 20:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 00:04:48 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/019edbc0-fba6-7440-830e-5a566ebbcf0e/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/001af17f-0e49-4633-81bc-939a47ed0981
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/merchantmoe.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.merchantmoe.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=merchantmoe.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/merchantmoe.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/merchantmoe.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:27:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

merchantmoe.finance is currently active and flagged as a phishing domain. Despite only 3 out of 91 VirusTotal vendors marking it as malicious, its presence on a public blocklist and a platform risk score of 71/100 indicate a significant threat. The domain is registered with Dynadot Inc and hosted on an Amazon IP address in the US, leveraging Let's Encrypt for SSL certification.

The domain's creation date is in the future, December 2025, suggesting a potential error or manipulation in registration records. PhishDestroy detected this domain on June 18, 2026, highlighting its role in phishing activities. The domain's abuse score is relatively low at 21/100, but this does not diminish its potential for harm, especially given its active status and the fact that it is already listed on a public blocklist.

Phishing domains like merchantmoe.finance exploit the gap between domain registration and antivirus database updates, often going undetected in the early stages. PhishDestroy's proactive detection underscores the importance of early identification to mitigate risks. Organizations should be aware of such domains and take necessary precautions to protect their users from potential phishing attacks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260618-6A57F5
Favicon MD5:       b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71
TLS cert SHA-256:      d26fafbb07590c670ba8f52b263ca70049bedc2637ba8bf69968cbd60c192bcd

## 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/merchantmoe.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=merchantmoe.finance
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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