# PhishDestroy threat dossier — messenger-clone-taupe.vercel.app
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 13:50:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/messenger-clone-taupe.vercel.app/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      18/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, Netcraft, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      216.198.79.131 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     Vercel, Inc
Registrar:       Vercel
Page title:      Messenger Clone
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WR1
Expires:    2026-09-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ee54cb11f16cc311b3acbae57f8fbb03f338c1b2a20de72722c3eafd0dae0140

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 12:38:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 12:22:39 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-20 00:11:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

messenger-clone-taupe.vercel.app Fake Messenger Alert

The domain messenger-clone-taupe.vercel.app is currently active and serves a page titled “Messenger Clone”. Infrastructure analysis shows the site is hosted on Vercel, Inc. and resolves to the IP address 216.198.79.131, which is geolocated to the United States. The TLS certificate is issued by Google Trust Services under the WR1 certificate profile, indicating a valid HTTPS endpoint. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and has been flagged by PhishDestroy. VirusTotal scanning reports that 18 of 91 security vendors have classified the domain as malicious, confirming a consensus of risk. HTTP requests return a 200 status code, suggesting the site is reachable and serving content. Beyond the page title, no additional content analysis is available, so the exact phishing mechanics and credential‑stealing vectors remain unknown. Defenders should immediately add messenger-clone-taupe.vercel.app to URL filtering rules and endpoint protection blocklists, monitor outbound traffic for connections to the associated IP, and consider sinkholing the address to disrupt potential abuse. Continuous re‑evaluation is advised, as further threat intelligence may reveal additional indicators of compromise or targeted brand impersonation.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c30c7d42707a47a3f4591831641e50dc
TLS cert SHA-256:      ee54cb11f16cc311b3acbae57f8fbb03f338c1b2a20de72722c3eafd0dae0140

## 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 (operator 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/messenger-clone-taupe.vercel.app/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=messenger-clone-taupe.vercel.app
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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