# PhishDestroy threat dossier — admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-25 11:56:21 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 42 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing
Targeted brand: Aave

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      19/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      185.241.208.148 (PL, Warsaw)
ASN:             ASAS210558 services-1337-gmbh 1337 Services GmbH, DE
Hosting org:     AS210558 1337 Services GmbH
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Scotiabank Login

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:50 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 07:46:53 UTC (STALE — 42 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-24 00:13:49 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 42 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 42 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019a0971-978c-7058-aee9-c33aadb3a234/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-18 23:57:45 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com as an active phishing domain impersonating Scotiabank to steal user credentials. This poses a significant risk to victims through unauthorized access and financial fraud.

The domain was created recently on February 21, 2026, and resolves to IP 185.241.208.148. It appears on multiple security blocklists and is flagged by 19 out of 95 VirusTotal scanners, indicating ongoing malicious activity.

Users should avoid interacting with this domain, refrain from submitting any login details, and report suspicious pages to their security teams. Always verify URLs carefully before entering sensitive information.

## 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/admin.scotiaverificationregistry.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=admin.scotiaverificationregistry.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

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