# PhishDestroy threat dossier — pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-15 16:37:15 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: MetaMask ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, DNS8, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.18.54.45 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare R2 Registered: 2026-04-11 Page title: MetaMask HTTP response: 404 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-11 05:30:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-15 18:01:58 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-11 06:25:11 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/813082ad-0c87-471b-8101-c08ed55a4983 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 09:24:42 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting MetaMask, a widely used cryptocurrency wallet service. Analysis indicates the infrastructure was designed to deceive users into believing they are interacting with an official MetaMask platform, likely for the purpose of crypto asset theft or credential harvesting. The specific threat type, brand impersonation, involves mimicking the visual and technical elements of the legitimate service to exploit user trust and facilitate unauthorized transactions. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence indicators of malicious activity. The domain, pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev, was registered on April 11, 2026, through Cloudflare R2, a platform often leveraged for rapid deployment of fraudulent sites. Security vendors on VirusTotal flagged the domain at a rate of 17 out of 95, a significant detection ratio for emerging threats. The domain appears on four security blocklists, including PhishDestroy, PhishingArmy, PhishingDB, and OISD, further corroborating its malicious classification. The SSL certificate is issued by Let’s Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and fraudulent sites due to its accessibility. Detected technologies include jQuery, Google Hosted Libraries, cdnjs, and Cloudflare, which are frequently used in both benign and malicious web applications but provide no inherent legitimacy in this context. Mitigation steps for this threat type focus on preventing user interaction with the fraudulent domain and limiting exposure to similar attacks. Users and organizations should block the domain at the network level and verify any communication or links claiming to originate from MetaMask through official channels only. Cryptocurrency wallet users are advised to enable multi-factor authentication and use hardware wallets for sensitive transactions. Security teams should monitor for additional domains registered through Cloudflare R2 or other rapid-deployment platforms, particularly those impersonating financial or crypto-related services. Given the high-risk nature of this threat, immediate removal from allowlists and proactive monitoring for related infrastructure are recommended. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: c105da23200667081f91b7c476f1bde9 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=pub-ac9a92367c8548748bc2819d5c738f15.r2.dev 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 179,201 domains (50,731 alive under monitoring, 128,470 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io