# PhishDestroy threat dossier — merwex.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 04:07:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/merwex.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 93/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Social Media Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.93.211 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       MAT BAO CORPORATION
Registered:      2025-07-24
Expires:         2026-07-24
Page title:      MERWEX | Open the world of luck and rewards!
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-07-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:46 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 04:40:06 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-09 06:50:33 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/01989f15-0728-7750-9826-04d6647505bc/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/merwex.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.merwex.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=merwex.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/merwex.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/merwex.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:22:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies merwex.com as a low-risk phishing domain that remains active. Although the risk level is categorized as low, visitors should exercise caution since phishing sites attempt to steal sensitive data by posing as legitimate services. This domain, created recently, carries potential danger by misleading users with promises of luck and rewards.

The phishing on merwex.com typically works by enticing users with attractive offers or incentives, encouraging them to submit personal or financial information. The site’s appearance might seem convincing, but its main goal is to harvest credentials or sensitive details that can be exploited for fraudulent purposes. It has been flagged on one security blocklist and detected by a minority of security vendors, signaling the importance of vigilance.

If you have visited merwex.com, avoid entering any personal or payment information. Run a thorough scan on your device for malware and change passwords for accounts that might be compromised. Report any suspicious activity immediately and consider using trusted security tools to block similar phishing threats in the future. Staying informed and cautious is key to preventing harm from such deceptive websites.

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