MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam – How to Remove It

What is the MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam?

You got an email, a pop-up, or a browser notification that looked exactly like a MetaMask security alert — claiming your wallet needs verification, your assets are at risk, or you need to re-enter your seed phrase urgently. Before you click anything or type a single word, read this article right now. This is one of the most financially devastating phishing operations targeting crypto users, and the damage can happen in seconds. The guide at the bottom of this page covers how to remove any associated malware and how to secure your wallet immediately.

The MetaMask crypto phishing scam is a category of phishing attacks that impersonates MetaMask — the world’s most widely used browser-based crypto wallet, with over 30 million active users — to steal seed phrases, private keys, and wallet credentials from victims. These attacks are documented in detail by security researchers at SensorsTechForum, MalwareTips, and HowToRemove.Guide and have cost victims millions of dollars. MetaMask itself has explicitly confirmed that it will never ask for your seed phrase under any circumstances — not via email, not via pop-up, not via any support channel. Any request for your seed phrase, private key, or recovery phrase is a scam. Full stop.

How Does the MetaMask Phishing Scam Reach Victims?

MetaMask phishing operations use multiple documented delivery vectors simultaneously. Here are the most dangerous and most common:

• Phishing emails impersonating MetaMask — The most common variant. Malspam campaigns send emails mimicking MetaMask’s official design — same logo, same color scheme, same tone — claiming your wallet verification has expired, your account has been suspended, or suspicious activity has been detected. Links in these emails lead to convincing fake MetaMask pages that harvest your seed phrase the moment you enter it. The sender address uses slight variations like metamask-security.com or support-metamask.io rather than the real metamask.io domain.
• Fake MetaMask browser extensions — Fraudulent MetaMask extensions distributed through fake Google Ads results, deceptive Chrome Web Store listings, and unofficial download sites install a malicious imitation of MetaMask that captures your seed phrase silently during setup. These fake extensions look pixel-perfect while transmitting everything you enter to a C&C server.
• Fake MetaMask support pages via Google Ads malvertising — Scammers buy Google Ads targeting searches like MetaMask support or MetaMask wallet help, placing fake MetaMask support pages at the top of search results through malicious advertising. Victims who call the displayed number reach scammers who guide them through providing their seed phrase under the pretense of resolving a wallet issue.
• Push notification abuse and browser hijacking — Push notification permissions granted to a shady site can be used to deliver fake MetaMask security alerts directly to the desktop — appearing identical to legitimate browser security warnings and triggering immediate action without critical evaluation. A browser hijacker can also redirect MetaMask-related searches to phishing pages.
• Social media impersonation and DMs — Fake MetaMask accounts on Twitter/X, Discord, Telegram, and Reddit reach out to users who post about wallet issues, offering to help and eventually directing them to a phishing page or asking for their seed phrase directly. MetaMask has no official support DMs on any platform.

What Does the MetaMask Phishing Scam Do?

The specific damage depends on which variant you encountered and whether you interacted with it — but all variants target the same ultimate objective: stealing your seed phrase and draining your wallet. Here is the full picture:

• Seed phrase theft and instant wallet drainage — The primary objective of every MetaMask phishing variant is your 12 or 24-word seed phrase. Anyone who has your seed phrase has complete, permanent, and irrevocable access to every asset in every wallet derived from it — across every chain and every token. There is no recovery from seed phrase compromise. The moment your phrase is entered on a phishing page, automated bots drain your wallet within seconds.
• Credential harvesting for linked accounts — Beyond the wallet itself, MetaMask phishing pages often also capture the password used to unlock the MetaMask extension locally. If this password is reused on exchanges, email, or other services, those accounts face immediate takeover risk through systematic data collection.
• Malware installation via fake downloads — Some MetaMask phishing campaigns direct victims to download a fake MetaMask update, security tool, or wallet recovery utility. These downloads install spyware or a malicious payload that monitors clipboard activity — specifically watching for crypto addresses being copied and replacing them with the attacker’s address, silently redirecting all outgoing transactions. This obfuscator-protected clipboard hijacker persists through registry key modifications across reboots.
• Token approval exploitation — More sophisticated MetaMask phishing sites present users with a wallet connection and approval request that grants the attacker’s smart contract unlimited spending approval over specific tokens. Victims who click Approve on these requests give attackers the ability to drain specific token holdings at any time — even months later — without further interaction.

MetaMask will never send you an email asking for your seed phrase. MetaMask support will never DM you on any social platform. The only legitimate MetaMask pages are on metamask.io. Any page on any other domain claiming to be MetaMask is a phishing site.

What Should You Do?

If you entered your seed phrase anywhere other than the official MetaMask extension during initial setup: create a completely new wallet with a new seed phrase on a clean device and transfer all remaining assets immediately — your current wallet is fully compromised and cannot be secured. If you connected your wallet to a suspicious site, revoke all token approvals using revoke.cash immediately. Check your browser extensions and remove any MetaMask extension that is not installed from the official metamask.io website. Run a full device scan for clipboard-hijacking malware. Follow the complete removal guide below this article for all remaining steps to clean your system and secure your crypto.

Ventsislav Krastev

Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.

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How to Remove MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam from Windows.

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Step 1: Scan for MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1.1 Click on the "Download" button to proceed to SpyHunter's download page.

Download

Malware Removal Tool

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It is recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter's EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.

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1.2 After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.

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1.3 After the update process has finished, click on the 'Malware/PC Scan' tab. A new window will appear. Click on 'Start Scan'.

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1.4 After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the 'Next' button.

If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.

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Step 2: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode

2.1 Hold Windows key + R

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2.2 The "Run" Window will appear. In it, type "msconfig" and click OK.

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2.3 Go to the "Boot" tab. There select "Safe Boot" and then click "Apply" and "OK".

Tip: Make sure to reverse those changes by unticking Safe Boot after that, because your system will always boot in Safe Boot from now on.

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2.4 When prompted, click on "Restart" to go into Safe Mode.

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2.5 You can recognise Safe Mode by the words written on the corners of your screen.

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Step 3: Uninstall MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam and related software from Windows

Uninstall Steps for Windows 11

1 Go to the search bar and type "Add or Remove Programs" and then click it.

2 Locate the software that you want to uninstall click on the three dots and click "Uninstall" to begin the process.

3 Follow the uninstall steps until the software has been effectively removed from your computer

Uninstall Steps for Windows 10 and Older Versions

Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:

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1 Hold the Windows Logo Button and "R" on your keyboard. A Pop-up window will appear.

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2 In the field type in "appwiz.cpl" and press ENTER.

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3 This will open a window with all the programs installed on the PC. Select the program that you want to remove, and press "Uninstall" Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.

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Step 4: Clean Any registries, Created by MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam on Your PC.

The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:

4.1 Open the Run Window again, type "regedit" and click OK.

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4.2 When you open it, you can freely navigate to the Run and RunOnce keys, whose locations are shown above.

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4.3 You can remove the value of the virus by right-clicking on it and removing it.

Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.

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Video Removal Guide for MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam (Windows).

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Get rid of MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam from Mac OS X.

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Step 1: Uninstall MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam and remove related files and objects

1.1 Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:

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1.2 Find Activity Monitor and double-click it:

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1.3 In the Activity Monitor look for any suspicious processes, belonging or related to MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam:

Tip: To quit a process completely, choose the “Force Quit” option.

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1.4 Click on the "Go" button again, but this time select Applications. Another way is with the ⇧+⌘+A buttons.

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1.5 In the Applications menu, look for any suspicious app or an app with a name, similar or identical to MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam. If you find it, right-click on the app and select “Move to Trash”.

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1.6 Select Accounts, after which click on the Login Items preference.

Your Mac will then show you a list of items that start automatically when you log in. Look for any suspicious apps identical or similar to MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam. Check the app you want to stop from running automatically and then select on the Minus (“-“) icon to hide it.

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1.7 Remove any left-over files that might be related to this threat manually by following the sub-steps below:

• Go to Finder.
• In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
• Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
• If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.

In case you cannot remove MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam via Step 1 above:

In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:

Disclaimer! If you are about to tamper with Library files on Mac, be sure to know the name of the virus file, because if you delete the wrong file, it may cause irreversible damage to your MacOS. Continue on your own responsibility!

1: Click on "Go" and Then "Go to Folder" as shown underneath:

2: Type in "/Library/LauchAgents/" and click Ok:

3: Delete all of the virus files that have similar or the same name as MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam. If you believe there is no such file, do not delete anything.

You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:

→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons

Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.

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Step 2: Scan for and remove MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam files from your Mac

When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.

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Click the button below below to download SpyHunter for Mac and scan for MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam:

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SpyHunter for Mac

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Video Removal Guide for MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam (Mac)

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Remove MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam from Google Chrome.

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Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu

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Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"

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Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.

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Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.

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Erase MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam from Mozilla Firefox.

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Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window:

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Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.

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Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"

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Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.

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Uninstall MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam from Microsoft Edge.

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Step 1: Start Edge browser.

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Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.

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Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".

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Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.

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Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.

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Remove MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam from Safari

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Step 1: Start the Safari app.

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Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.

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Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".

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Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.

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Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.

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Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.

A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam will be removed.

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How to Reset Safari
IMPORTANT: Before resetting Safari make sure you back up all your saved passwords within the browser in case you forget them.

Start Safari and then click on the gear leaver icon.

Click the Reset Safari button and you will reset the browser.

Eliminate MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam from Internet Explorer.

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Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.

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Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'

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Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.

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Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.

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Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.

Remove Push Notifications from Your Browsers

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Turn Off Push Notifications from Google Chrome

To disable any Push Notices from Google Chrome browser, please follow the steps below:

Step 1: Go to Settings in Chrome.

Step 2: In Settings, select “Advanced Settings”:

Step 3: Click “Content Settings”:

Step 4: Open “Notifications”:

Step 5: Click the three dots and choose Block, Edit or Remove options:

Remove Push Notifications on Firefox

Step 1: Go to Firefox Options.

Step 2: Go to “Settings”, type “notifications” in the search bar and click "Settings":

Step 3: Click “Remove” on any site you wish notifications gone and click “Save Changes”

Stop Push Notifications on Opera

Step 1: In Opera, press ALT+P to go to Settings.

Step 2: In Setting search, type “Content” to go to Content Settings.

Step 3: Open Notifications:

Step 4: Do the same as you did with Google Chrome (explained below):

Eliminate Push Notifications on Safari

Step 1: Open Safari Preferences.

Step 2: Choose the domain from where you like push pop-ups gone and change to "Deny" from "Allow".

MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam-FAQ

What Is MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam?

The MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam threat is adware or browser redirect virus.

It may slow your computer down significantly and display advertisements. The main idea is for your information to likely get stolen or more ads to appear on your device.

The creators of such unwanted apps work with pay-per-click schemes to get your computer to visit risky or different types of websites that may generate them funds. This is why they do not even care what types of websites show up on the ads. This makes their unwanted software indirectly risky for your OS.

What Are the Symptoms of MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam?

There are several symptoms to look for when this particular threat and also unwanted apps in general are active:

Symptom #1: Your computer may become slow and have poor performance in general.

Symptom #2: You have toolbars, add-ons or extensions on your web browsers that you don't remember adding.

Symptom #3: You see all types of ads, like ad-supported search results, pop-ups and redirects to randomly appear.

Symptom #4: You see installed apps on your Mac running automatically and you do not remember installing them.

Symptom #5: You see suspicious processes running in your Task Manager.

If you see one or more of those symptoms, then security experts recommend that you check your computer for viruses.

What Types of Unwanted Programs Are There?

According to most malware researchers and cyber-security experts, the threats that can currently affect your device can be rogue antivirus software, adware, browser hijackers, clickers, fake optimizers and any forms of PUPs.

What to Do If I Have a "virus" like MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam?

With few simple actions. First and foremost, it is imperative that you follow these steps:

Step 1: Find a safe computer and connect it to another network, not the one that your Mac was infected in.

Step 2: Change all of your passwords, starting from your email passwords.

Step 3: Enable two-factor authentication for protection of your important accounts.

Step 4: Call your bank to change your credit card details (secret code, etc.) if you have saved your credit card for online shopping or have done online activities with your card.

Step 5: Make sure to call your ISP (Internet provider or carrier) and ask them to change your IP address.

Step 6: Change your Wi-Fi password.

Step 7: (Optional): Make sure to scan all of the devices connected to your network for viruses and repeat these steps for them if they are affected.

Step 8: Install anti-malware software with real-time protection on every device you have.

Step 9: Try not to download software from sites you know nothing about and stay away from low-reputation websites in general.

If you follow these recommendations, your network and all devices will become significantly more secure against any threats or information invasive software and be virus free and protected in the future too.

How Does MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam Work?

Once installed, MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam can collect data using trackers. This data is about your web browsing habits, such as the websites you visit and the search terms you use. It is then used to target you with ads or to sell your information to third parties.

MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam can also download other malicious software onto your computer, such as viruses and spyware, which can be used to steal your personal information and show risky ads, that may redirect to virus sites or scams.

Is MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam Malware?

The truth is that PUPs (adware, browser hijackers) are not viruses, but may be just as dangerous since they may show you and redirect you to malware websites and scam pages.

Many security experts classify potentially unwanted programs as malware. This is because of the unwanted effects that PUPs can cause, such as displaying intrusive ads and collecting user data without the user’s knowledge or consent.

About the MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam Research

The content we publish on SensorsTechForum.com, this MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam how-to removal guide included, is the outcome of extensive research, hard work and our team’s devotion to help you remove the specific, adware-related problem, and restore your browser and computer system.

How did we conduct the research on MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam?

Please note that our research is based on independent investigation. We are in contact with independent security researchers, thanks to which we receive daily updates on the latest malware, adware, and browser hijacker definitions.
Furthermore, the research behind the MetaMask Crypto Phishing Scam threat is backed with VirusTotal.
To better understand this online threat, please refer to the following articles which provide knowledgeable details.