# PhishDestroy threat dossier — resolv-recovery.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 09:40:58 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/resolv-recovery.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: MetaMask ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.79.232 (US, San Francisco) Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: janet.ns.cloudflare.com, kenneth.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-09 Expires: 2027-06-09 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c3f6b3f33a69880bd7fdd4e66c6797377782b22f84c23601c1a6f8b0c15da45a ## 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: 2026-06-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-19 05:23:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-19 03:30:45 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-04 08:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 06:19:06 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019edde6-9ccf-766c-889b-d72f671417ba/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/4f614347-aec3-4324-804d-ac8f850fbd60 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/resolv-recovery.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.resolv-recovery.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=resolv-recovery.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/resolv-recovery.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/resolv-recovery.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 19:42:57 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 classified as high-risk brand impersonation, specifically targeting MetaMask wallet users through credential harvesting and wallet-drain schemes. Analysis indicates resolv-recovery.xyz operates as a fraudulent recovery portal, designed to trick victims into disclosing seed phrases or private keys under the guise of account restoration or security verification. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on June 09, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with malicious registrations. It resolves to IP address 104.21.79.232, a Cloudflare-hosted endpoint commonly used to obfuscate backend infrastructure. The domain appears on three independent security blocklists and is flagged by 15 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, including multiple detections for phishing and brand abuse. Additionally, it has been proactively blocked by three cryptocurrency security platforms, confirming its role in targeted wallet compromise campaigns. To mitigate risk, network defenders should immediately block DNS resolution to resolv-recovery.xyz and its associated IP 104.21.79.232 at perimeter security controls. Endpoint detection rules should be updated to flag any process attempting to connect to this domain, particularly browser-based wallet extensions. Cryptocurrency users should be educated to verify domain authenticity via official documentation only and to never enter seed phrases or private keys on any web interface. Organizations handling digital assets should enforce multi-factor authentication and hardware-based key storage to prevent credential-based compromise originating from such phishing domains. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260619-6F61BF Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: c3f6b3f33a69880bd7fdd4e66c6797377782b22f84c23601c1a6f8b0c15da45a ## 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/resolv-recovery.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=resolv-recovery.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 About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,430 domains (12,731 alive under monitoring, 160,880 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io