# PhishDestroy threat dossier — monarchspins.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 21:48:42 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/monarchspins.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Netcraft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      66.198.225.39 (CH, Zürich)
Hosting org:     AS402253 SKN Subnet & Telecom Ltd
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     ns1.nameserverhub.com, ns2.nameserverhub.com, ns3.nameserverhub.com, ns4.nameserverhub.com
Registered:      2025-06-23
Expires:         2026-06-23

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-01
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 446cfef249a92212a1f0d3ad4406d795889b00d2f6259a2f5890a688b663bdb2

## 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: 2025-06-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-20 21:31:24 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-20 19:32:44 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 23:03:22 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-21 12:05:24 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/019ee683-2918-75bc-9f46-a8221bb1457c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/9d280a2d-8d9e-444d-a3d6-2bdbc9faee0b
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/monarchspins.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.monarchspins.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=monarchspins.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/monarchspins.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/monarchspins.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-22 23:03:22 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Monarchspins.com, a casino scam domain, has been flagged as malicious by 4 out of 91 VirusTotal vendors. Despite its takedown, it previously exploited a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate. The domain was registered with NAMECHEAP INC and hosted on an IP address located in Switzerland, under the organization SKN Subnet & Telecom Ltd.

The domain was first detected by PhishDestroy on June 20, 2026, just a year after its creation on June 23, 2025. This quick detection highlights the effectiveness of PhishDestroy's pipeline in identifying threats during the critical pre-detection window before antivirus databases update. Monarchspins.com managed to evade detection by most security vendors initially, underscoring the importance of early threat intelligence.

With a platform risk score of 56 out of 100, monarchspins.com posed a moderate threat level before being taken offline. The use of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate likely aimed to deceive users into trusting the site's legitimacy. The domain's presence on one public blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy's, further emphasizes its malicious nature. While the site is now offline, its initial operation serves as a reminder of the tactics employed by scam domains to exploit users.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260620-AC5EA5
Favicon MD5:       8a1a85ff395e10ec6c13d9cfbf7ff6cb
TLS cert SHA-256:      446cfef249a92212a1f0d3ad4406d795889b00d2f6259a2f5890a688b663bdb2

## 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/monarchspins.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=monarchspins.com
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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