# PhishDestroy threat dossier — author-start-trezor.square.site
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 00:01:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/author-start-trezor.square.site/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Trezor

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Netcraft, PhishFort, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      74.115.51.4
Registrar:       MarkMonitor Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns-1248.awsdns-28.org", "ns-1816.awsdns-35.co.uk", "ns-311.awsdns-38.com", "ns-810.awsdns-37.net"]
Registered:      2026-06-15
Expires:         2031-02-05
Page title:      Trezor.io/Start® | Trezor Suite App (Official) | Trezor®

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-08-05
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 1b4e29676aba09452fbbb418b4fb2022af0dcbfa3f470c0e661431771ab9665f
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - square.site

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-15 19:34:15 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 00:20:33 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-16 00:48:36 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ecc57-515c-7283-9334-773d0a95e5f2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/author-start-trezor.square.site
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.author-start-trezor.square.site
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=author-start-trezor.square.site
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/author-start-trezor.square.site
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/author-start-trezor.square.site/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:36:26 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain poses a significant brand impersonation threat, where it attempts to deceive users into believing they are interacting with the legitimate Trezor brand, which could lead to compromised sensitive information. 

PhishDestroy identifies that this threat is particularly concerning given that 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged it, and it was created as recently as June 15, 2026, through MarkMonitor Inc., indicating a rapid deployment to catch users off guard. The domain's use of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate and its appearance on 3 security blocklists further underscore its malicious intentions.

If a user has visited author-start-trezor.square.site, they should immediately take steps to secure their accounts and devices, considering the high risk level associated with this domain, which has fortunately been taken offline, mitigating further potential harm. Given the specific threat of brand impersonation, users should be cautious of any communications or transactions they may have initiated through this site, and monitor their accounts for any suspicious activity, leveraging the knowledge that 12 security vendors have identified this as a threat to enhance their vigilance.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       d810985ef4dc1c0bd5811e36d13c8ca3
TLS cert SHA-256:      1b4e29676aba09452fbbb418b4fb2022af0dcbfa3f470c0e661431771ab9665f

## 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/author-start-trezor.square.site/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=author-start-trezor.square.site
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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