# PhishDestroy threat dossier — moneytreestaking.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-04-29 13:06:06 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/moneytreestaking.xyz/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 15 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      35.157.26.135 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     dns4.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns1.p01.nsone.net
Registered:      2024-08-30
Expires:         2025-08-30
Page title:      Money Tree Staking

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2024-08-30 (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:    2025-08-09 13:07:40 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 14:16:34 UTC (STALE — 15 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 15 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 15 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01988f96-5b6b-76ad-9f29-5e60f9926c88/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/moneytreestaking.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.moneytreestaking.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=moneytreestaking.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/moneytreestaking.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/moneytreestaking.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:58:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies moneytreestaking.xyz as a high-risk phishing domain designed to trick users into revealing sensitive information. The site posed a threat due to its recent creation and association with suspicious activity.

This phishing scheme likely involved mimicking legitimate staking platforms to lure users into submitting credentials or financial data. The domain was registered through HOSTINGER and appeared on multiple blocklists, signaling malicious intent.

If you visited moneytreestaking.xyz, immediately change your passwords and monitor your accounts for unusual activity. Avoid re-entering any personal details on suspicious sites and stay informed through resources like PhishDestroy to protect yourself.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       86ead1f4d5e0aad4574b615db13facef1a7fd450bc85197c2933f80e6f83955c

## 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/moneytreestaking.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=moneytreestaking.xyz
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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