# PhishDestroy threat dossier — connectweb.ghost.io
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 07:40:33 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/connectweb.ghost.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: ethereum (and: foundation, trezor)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      151.101.195.7 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS54113 FASTLY, US
Hosting org:     AS54113 Fastly, Inc.
Registrar:       1API GmbH
Nameservers:     sara.ns.cloudflare.com, woz.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2011-10-01
Expires:         2028-10-01
Page title:      Trézor Suite® || Download & verify Trezor Suite
HTTP response:   402

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-05-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 015fe124633494e0f12ca559184431eeb45d2255ce555210b9828d080fa2d649
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - ghost.io

## 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: 2011-10-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-22 10:14:14 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 00:51:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-15 06:12:24 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/019b458c-f77b-733a-ac50-f66817b89f1f/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/connectweb.ghost.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.connectweb.ghost.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=connectweb.ghost.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/connectweb.ghost.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/connectweb.ghost.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:39:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies connectweb.ghost.io as a low-risk brand impersonation threat targeting the Ethereum brand. The domain was designed to mimic Ethereum-associated services, specifically referencing Trezor Suite, a cryptocurrency wallet interface, which could mislead users into trusting fraudulent content.

Supporting evidence includes a minimal trust score of 0/100 from Gridinsoft and only one security vendor flagging the domain on VirusTotal. The domain has appeared on one security blocklist and was registered through 1API GmbH back in October 2011. It resolved to IP address 151.101.195.7 and presented a page titled "Trézor Suite® || Download & verify Trezor Suite," which aligns with the impersonation intent related to Ethereum's ecosystem.

Currently, connectweb.ghost.io is taken offline, mitigating immediate risks. Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain or downloading any software linked from it. Continuous monitoring is recommended for similar domains to protect against brand impersonation attempts. The existing offline status significantly reduces the active threat posed by this domain.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/93 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       467b9feccbe0d278bd918d989b50c1b956a730dc2dbc7cf4b650840f031a326d
TLS cert SHA-256:      015fe124633494e0f12ca559184431eeb45d2255ce555210b9828d080fa2d649

## 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/connectweb.ghost.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=connectweb.ghost.io
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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