# PhishDestroy threat dossier — metanask.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 17:21:27 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/metanask.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: MetaMask ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.66.140.182 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS200514 KnownSRV Ltd. Hosting org: KnownSRV Ltd Registered: 2026-05-24 Page title: BioAI · Biology + Artificial Intelligence HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-08-10 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ba035c0e86a8031064875ac10c90953cbc14536280eaf2cff3590720b2231b96 ## 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: 2026-05-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-26 05:30:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 16:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-28 18:22:50 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 04:52:29 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, metanask.io, is flagged as a brand impersonation threat targeting MetaMask, a widely used cryptocurrency wallet service. Analysis indicates the domain is designed to mimic legitimate MetaMask interfaces, likely to harvest user credentials, seed phrases, or private keys through fraudulent login portals or wallet connection prompts. The page title, "BioAI · Biology + Artificial Intelligence," suggests an attempt to obfuscate its true purpose or may indicate compromised infrastructure repurposed for malicious activity. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolves to IP address 185.66.140.182 and was registered on May 24, 2026, though this creation date may reflect backdating or registrar manipulation. It is currently listed on two security blocklists and appears in four threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX. VirusTotal reports 7 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while the SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common tactic to lend false legitimacy. The domain has been blocked by MetaMask's internal security systems and additional third-party phishing detection tools, with a trust score of 0/100 assigned by Gridinsoft. As of the latest assessment, metanask.io has been taken down, reducing immediate exposure to users. However, residual risk remains due to potential DNS caching, delayed blocklist updates, or re-registration under similar naming conventions. Organizations and individuals are advised to verify wallet addresses independently, avoid interacting with unsolicited MetaMask-related links, and monitor for unauthorized transactions. Network-level blocking of the IP 185.66.140.182 and associated domains is recommended for proactive defense. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 7/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: ba035c0e86a8031064875ac10c90953cbc14536280eaf2cff3590720b2231b96 ## 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/metanask.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=metanask.io 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: 172,678 domains (12,856 alive under monitoring, 159,232 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io