# PhishDestroy threat dossier — metarnask.work
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Fetched:   2026-05-26 01:11:55 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/metarnask.work/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      22/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        100 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      41.216.184.159 (US, Dallas)
ASN:             ASAS40676 AS40676, US
Hosting org:     AS40676 Psychz Networks
Registrar:       Wild West Domains, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns1.codejqueryid.com, ns2.codejqueryid.com, r3.gigilist.com, r4.gigilist.com
Registered:      2025-11-21
Expires:         2026-11-21
Page title:      Wallet Verification
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-11-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-23 19:55:22 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-26 04:00:51 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-08 06:44:53 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/019b4cc7-89a3-71de-95dd-5eaa0d08b373/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/metarnask.work
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.metarnask.work
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=metarnask.work
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/metarnask.work
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/metarnask.work/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:23:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies metarnask.work as a high-risk phishing domain actively impersonating the popular cryptocurrency wallet, Metamask. The site’s page title, "Wallet Verification," is designed to deceive users into believing they are interacting with the legitimate Metamask platform, aiming to harvest sensitive credentials or private keys.

Technically, metarnask.work resolves to the IP address 41.216.184.159 and was registered through Wild West Domains, Inc. The domain, created recently on November 21, 2025, has been flagged in multiple threat intelligence feeds. AlienVault OTX lists it in a threat pulse, while VirusTotal detects it as malicious by 22 out of 95 security vendors. Additionally, it appears on three separate security blocklists, underscoring its malicious intent.

Currently, metarnask.work remains active and poses a significant risk to users attempting to access Metamask services. PhishDestroy recommends avoiding any interaction with this domain and urges users to verify URLs carefully. Security teams should consider blocking this domain to prevent phishing attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       792da05f0d6c537ba97f397bd801389a

## 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/metarnask.work/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=metarnask.work
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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