# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mergec.mntbell.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-21 18:48:07 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mergec.mntbell.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      24/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Netcraft, OpenPhish, PhishLabs, SOCRadar, Sophos, URLQuery, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.168.150 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     adrian.ns.cloudflare.com, pranab.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-03-02
Expires:         2027-03-02
Page title:      Sign in · Rogers together with Shaw

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-14
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 16a5fbdbe73e9aca6ddc6f1e844a403cdd6979da8c7a15b490bc98dc5da7cbf3

## 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: 2026-03-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-17 14:18:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-21 20:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 00:17:44 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/019ed583-92b5-770b-a92a-14478f916050/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/mergec.mntbell.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mergec.mntbell.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mergec.mntbell.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mergec.mntbell.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mergec.mntbell.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:34:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies mergec.mntbell.com as a high-risk domain due to its generic phishing nature, which can lead to significant security breaches. 
   
This domain was flagged by 1 security blocklist and has an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services / WE1, despite being created recently on March 02, 2026, and resolving to IP 172.67.168.150, it has been flagged by Google Safe Browsing for phishing, and notably, 24 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged this domain, indicating a significant threat, it is also registered through Cloudflare, Inc.

To mitigate the risks associated with generic phishing threats like those posed by mergec.mntbell.com, users should exercise extreme caution when clicking on links, especially those that appear to be from reputable companies like Rogers and Shaw, and verify the authenticity of websites before entering sensitive information, keeping in mind the unique seed 918899, it is crucial to stay vigilant and prioritize online security to avoid falling prey to such threats

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      16a5fbdbe73e9aca6ddc6f1e844a403cdd6979da8c7a15b490bc98dc5da7cbf3

## 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/mergec.mntbell.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mergec.mntbell.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

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