# PhishDestroy threat dossier — metamaskgrants.org
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Fetched:   2026-04-26 07:12:44 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/metamaskgrants.org/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: MetaMask

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.191.222 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ["vasilii.ns.cloudflare.com", "wren.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      MetaMask Grants DAO

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-04-19
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 1bbd83b1258339e393735f28871eedf6655bdffa44a3f91d6e93685842cb8304

## 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 23:24:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 19:50:44 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 06:04:48 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/019c9402-4104-711e-a814-f2b26296983d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/metamaskgrants.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.metamaskgrants.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=metamaskgrants.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/metamaskgrants.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/metamaskgrants.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:22:07 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies metamaskgrants.org as a low-risk brand impersonation domain targeting MetaMask users. The site used the page title 'MetaMask Grants DAO' to mimic official MetaMask services, likely aiming to deceive users into believing they were interacting with a legitimate grants initiative. Brand impersonation sites like this are concerning because they can be used to collect credentials or distribute malware under the guise of trusted brands.

The domain metamaskgrants.org was registered on February 21, 2026, through Cloudflare, Inc. and resolved to IP address 172.67.191.222. Despite a very low trust score of 0 out of 100 by Gridinsoft, only 2 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors flagged the domain, indicating limited detection at this time. It was listed on one security blocklist. Crucially, the domain is currently offline, which mitigates immediate risk but does not eliminate potential future threats from similar domains.

Users are advised to remain cautious of unsolicited MetaMask grant offers or communications and to verify URLs carefully before engaging. Avoid clicking on links or providing credentials on sites claiming to be affiliated with MetaMask unless confirmed through official MetaMask channels. PhishDestroy recommends monitoring for new domain registrations with similar patterns and reporting suspicious sites promptly to reduce exposure to brand impersonation attacks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       2a706a73247c2fd280db3086ada746a9
TLS cert SHA-256:      1bbd83b1258339e393735f28871eedf6655bdffa44a3f91d6e93685842cb8304

## 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/metamaskgrants.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=metamaskgrants.org
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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