# PhishDestroy threat dossier — metamask.psanda.co.za
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 06:12:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/metamask.psanda.co.za/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam
Targeted brand: MetaMask

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
URLQuery:        -1 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      129.232.155.150 (ZA, Johannesburg)
ASN:             ASAS37153 xneelo, ZA
Hosting org:     AS37153 Xneelo (Pty) Ltd
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      403 Forbidden
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-06-09
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 3e30cb7486daca308c79495771794da798c1faba6d4f7229ae743934bb1cdfe0
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - www.metamask.psanda.co.za

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:21:27 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 04:21:51 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:24:08 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/50e87e2f-b5fc-4c6d-b8aa-61772918e9b7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/metamask.psanda.co.za
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.metamask.psanda.co.za
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=metamask.psanda.co.za
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/metamask.psanda.co.za
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/metamask.psanda.co.za/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-23 14:25:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

metamask.psanda.co.za Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy

This site, with the domain metamask.psanda.co.za, is a cryptocurrency scam that impersonates the MetaMask brand. The page title displays "403 Forbidden," indicating the site is no longer accessible but was likely used to deceive users into providing sensitive cryptocurrency wallet information.

Technical analysis reveals the site was detected by 8 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, including BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, G-Data, and Kaspersky. It is listed on 4 blocklists. The domain was created on 2026-02-21 and hosted on IP address 129.232.155.150 (South Africa), belonging to AS37153 Xneelo (Pty) Ltd. It uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate with serial E7.

The site is currently DOWN/OFFLINE. GridinSoft trust rating is 0/100, and the DOM risk score is 85, indicating a high risk. The combination of impersonation, low trust score, and multiple security vendor detections confirms this domain posed a significant threat.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 13/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       3284f09658fedd2ab1d354ac0342e37a
TLS cert SHA-256:      3e30cb7486daca308c79495771794da798c1faba6d4f7229ae743934bb1cdfe0

## 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/metamask.psanda.co.za/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=metamask.psanda.co.za
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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