# PhishDestroy threat dossier — metalxjp.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 10:01:44 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/metalxjp.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: 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: Gname.com Pte. Ltd. Nameservers: amy.ns.cloudflare.com, cleo.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-24 Expires: 2027-06-24 Page title: Metal X HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b52591ec4f8deee1b4df5e6b1dc5f1af969debd3a54bf8c84a232aa5a4233e81 ## 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 16:53:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-29 15:18:34 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 08:20:36 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/019f13de-5a24-730d-a5ed-9848af8f4190/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/cbb28579-c6c2-40b2-9200-98197dcd8218 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/metalxjp.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.metalxjp.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=metalxjp.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/metalxjp.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/metalxjp.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-29 16:55:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, metalxjp.net, is flagged as a high-risk cryptocurrency phishing site targeting users of the Metal X platform. Analysis indicates the page title explicitly mimics "Metal X," suggesting an intent to deceive victims into believing they are interacting with the legitimate service. No specific drainer kit signatures have been confirmed, but the domain aligns with known phishing tactics used to harvest credentials or private keys from cryptocurrency wallet users. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on June 24, 2026, through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., a registrar frequently associated with malicious registrations. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy. VirusTotal reports 1/95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, indicating limited but confirmed detection. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status is not explicitly provided, but the domain remains unblocked by most major blocklists, allowing it to operate unimpeded. As of the latest assessment, metalxjp.net remains active and continues to host phishing content. No takedown actions have been observed, and the domain’s infrastructure shows no signs of disruption. Users are advised to treat this domain as highly suspicious and avoid interaction. Organizations should consider blocking the domain and IP at the network level, while individuals should verify wallet addresses and URLs independently before engaging with any cryptocurrency-related service. The remaining risk is elevated due to the domain’s persistence and targeted impersonation of a known platform. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260629-038080 Favicon MD5: 2c4494bad3900e90ad7c3d08b683989d TLS cert SHA-256: b52591ec4f8deee1b4df5e6b1dc5f1af969debd3a54bf8c84a232aa5a4233e81 ## 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.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=metalxjp.net 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: 173,410 domains (13,246 alive under monitoring, 159,488 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io