# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mlbfx.io
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 01:55:48 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mlbfx.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 54/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: SOCRadar

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.18.25.120 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd.
Nameservers:     desiree.ns.cloudflare.com, mike.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-15
Page title:      MelbourneFX

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-06-02
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e74c0e04934284d964047b9285c116137c39d9fba3f93e4be53bd2910c503e95

## 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: 2026-04-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-15 07:40:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 07:40:25 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 00:28:09 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/019d8f6f-a1a4-710f-968b-fcc00d9ceeaa/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/mlbfx.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mlbfx.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mlbfx.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mlbfx.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mlbfx.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-15 07:40:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies mlbfx.io as an active credential harvesting domain under investigation, posing a significant threat to end-users through deceptive impersonation tactics.

This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors during analysis, indicating a low detection rate despite clear malicious intent. Registered through TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd., mlbfx.io resolves to IP 104.18.25.120 and holds a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. The domain was created on March 04, 2026, suggesting recent infrastructure deployment as part of a targeted campaign. No blocklist entries were identified at the time of assessment, though trust scores remain critically low due to the absence of legitimate use cases.

Given the active status and credential harvesting nature of this domain, urgent defensive actions are recommended. Organizations should implement network-level blocking via DNS sinkholing or firewall rules targeting the resolved IP and domain. End-users must be alerted to avoid interaction and report any suspicious communications. Continuous monitoring is advised due to the domain’s recent creation and low detection coverage, as adversaries frequently pivot infrastructure to evade detection.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/94 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       6f3720bae362f6b49c4ae3ecf1b34cdd
TLS cert SHA-256:      e74c0e04934284d964047b9285c116137c39d9fba3f93e4be53bd2910c503e95

## 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/mlbfx.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mlbfx.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

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