# PhishDestroy threat dossier — moonshot-picks.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-21 23:37:53 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/moonshot-picks.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 21 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Moonshot ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Trustwave Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.198.79.1 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Name.com, Inc. Nameservers: ns1.vercel-dns.com, ns2.vercel-dns.com Registered: 2025-12-12 Page title: Vote to List — Powered by Moonshot HTTP response: 451 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-05-13 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9bd8a9f8b28be30b4a14694e14f814c945922544542e3fd57c00978c048bb5f8 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-12-12 (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: 2025-12-14 13:09:14 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-03-31 01:07:34 UTC (STALE — 21 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-02-27 16:10:05 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 21 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 21 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b1cfa-5cbf-735c-94f4-133a6a5e9612/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/moonshot-picks.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.moonshot-picks.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=moonshot-picks.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/moonshot-picks.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/moonshot-picks.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 03:17:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has detected moonshot-picks.com as a medium-risk phishing domain aimed at deceiving users. The site’s page titled "Vote to List — Powered by Moonshot" suggests possible social engineering tactics designed to lure victims into providing sensitive information. Although the domain is currently offline, its previous activity posed a potential threat to users who might have interacted with it. The domain was registered on December 12, 2025, via Name.com, Inc., and resolved to IP address 216.198.79.1. It appeared on a security blocklist and was flagged by three security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating suspicious behavior consistent with phishing campaigns. The hosting infrastructure and registration details point to a recently created domain that was likely used for short-term malicious purposes. Users are advised to avoid visiting moonshot-picks.com or interacting with any communications referencing this domain. Always verify the legitimacy of websites requesting personal or financial information, especially those that appear unexpectedly or offer incentives such as voting or listing services. Employ updated security software and report suspicious domains to help protect yourself and others from phishing attacks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 9bd8a9f8b28be30b4a14694e14f814c945922544542e3fd57c00978c048bb5f8 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/moonshot-picks.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=moonshot-picks.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io