# PhishDestroy threat dossier — metalxjp.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 16:01:37 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/metalxjp.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 69/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 8/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Metaregistrar BV Nameservers: amy.ns.cloudflare.com, cleo.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-24 Expires: 2027-06-24 Page title: Metal X ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7ab22a138ab0a400cde98bb0db6f2701af2c178b99c5055d5f7f082e896e4459 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-29 16:48:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-29 14:59:49 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 16:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-29 18:17:40 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f13d9-19aa-77df-8ba3-5403d84bc9a3/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4b3d43a9-2637-4e07-88a0-3df33feeb607 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/metalxjp.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.metalxjp.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=metalxjp.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/metalxjp.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/metalxjp.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-29 17:36:22 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk crypto drainer phishing site targeting cryptocurrency users through impersonation of the Metal X platform. Analysis indicates the domain is designed to execute unauthorized transactions, draining digital assets from victims' wallets upon interaction. The threat is classified as a crypto drainer due to its technical behavior and targeting of cryptocurrency-related credentials and wallet connections. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain metalxjp.com was registered on June 24, 2026, through Metaregistrar BV and currently resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of legitimacy. VirusTotal reports 2 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain as malicious, indicating limited but existing detection. The page title displayed is 'Metal X,' further confirming its impersonation of the legitimate platform. No known blocklists or trust scores have been widely adopted for this domain at the time of analysis, though its active status and recent registration suggest ongoing malicious activity. Mitigation steps specific to this crypto drainer threat include immediate blocking of the domain and associated IP address (188.114.96.3) at the network level. Users should be advised to revoke any wallet permissions granted to unknown or suspicious sites, particularly those mimicking Metal X. Organizations should monitor for unauthorized cryptocurrency transactions and educate users on recognizing impersonation tactics, such as checking domain registration dates and verifying SSL certificate issuers. Additionally, security teams should prioritize updating detection rules to include this domain and its indicators of compromise in threat intelligence feeds. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260629-B04D5A Favicon MD5: 7060b017de55bd62c29fa9516c034cf2 TLS cert SHA-256: 7ab22a138ab0a400cde98bb0db6f2701af2c178b99c5055d5f7f082e896e4459 ## 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/metalxjp.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=metalxjp.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: 172,677 domains (12,746 alive under monitoring, 159,341 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io