# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mezos.co
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 23:00:08 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mezos.co/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 60/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/94 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-04-02
HTTP response:   404

## 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: 2026-04-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-02 19:30:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-23 00:21:10 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-03 01:51:47 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 17:34:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Mezos.co Impersonation Threat

This domain, mezos.co, has been identified as a generic phishing threat, impersonating various brands in an attempt to deceive users, and does not appear to be utilizing a specific drainer kit, instead relying on social engineering tactics to achieve its goals. 

The technical indicators for mezos.co reveal that it has a VirusTotal score of 1/95, indicating a low level of detection among security vendors, and was registered through an unspecified registrar, with an IP address that has been associated with malicious activity, and was created on April 02, 2026, also appearing on 3 security blocklists, and having a Global Security Blocklist status that indicates a moderate level of risk.

Mezos.co is currently offline, having been taken down in response to the identified threats, however, the risk level remains elevated due to the potential for the domain to be reactivated or for similar domains to be created, and as such, users are advised to remain vigilant and to verify the legitimacy of any websites or emails that may be associated with mezos.co, using services such as PhishDestroy to ensure their safety and security, and to report any suspicious activity to the relevant authorities, in order to prevent further instances of impersonation and phishing attacks

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