# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coinsquare-desktop.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-18 11:00:31 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coinsquare-desktop.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      15/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      91.92.241.250
Registrar:       Squarespace Domains LLC
Nameservers:     ns-cloud-a1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-a4.googledomains.com
Registered:      2026-05-30
Expires:         2027-05-30
Page title:      Coinsquare Desktop App for Windows | Canada's Regulated Crypto Platform
HTTP response:   429

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-02
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 9a7ae50ccbb26646cc44380c9baac21608736b1d1d7bc97226cc9ee696d54fb6

## 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: 2026-05-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-16 09:39:45 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-17 14:59:03 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-18 12:27:10 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-17 18:30:27 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/019ecf5d-fcd8-7189-bd91-baac71ee17ab/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/coinsquare-desktop.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coinsquare-desktop.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coinsquare-desktop.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coinsquare-desktop.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coinsquare-desktop.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-16 09:54:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain coinsquare-desktop[.]com is an active malicious domain that poses a threat of crypto theft and phishing. It is currently active and has been flagged by some security vendors. The domain is impersonating a legitimate crypto platform.

Risk Indicators
- 2 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors flag it as malicious
- Brand impersonation of a Canadian crypto platform
- Suspicious domain age and creation date

Technical Details
- Registrar: Squarespace Domains LLC
- Hosting IP: 91.92.241.250
- Domain Created: 2026-05-30
- Page Title: Coinsquare Desktop App for Windows | Canada's Regulated Crypto Platform

Recommendations
- Avoid interacting with the domain coinsquare-desktop[.]com
- Use official channels to download crypto apps
- Monitor accounts for suspicious activity

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260617-D3E926
TLS cert SHA-256:      9a7ae50ccbb26646cc44380c9baac21608736b1d1d7bc97226cc9ee696d54fb6

## 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/coinsquare-desktop.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coinsquare-desktop.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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