# PhishDestroy threat dossier — download-start.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-04-30 15:25:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/download-start.pages.dev/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.44.190 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     ainsley.ns.cloudflare.com, bruce.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-28
Page title:      Ledger® Live | Getting started with Ledger
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-07-18
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 0ed00b41919b4162bdc7d1388a22df5fbc67c1431cd42537d8796a13acaed4ec

## 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: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-28 20:46:24 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-29 19:40:08 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019dd532-17d6-72da-8c2b-23eaf1a4d37c/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/download-start.pages.dev
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.download-start.pages.dev
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=download-start.pages.dev
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/download-start.pages.dev
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/download-start.pages.dev/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-28 20:47:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies download-start.pages.dev as an active crypto drainer phishing domain currently under investigation. This page is designed to trick users into connecting crypto wallets and draining funds under the guise of a file download initiation. The threat is classified as a generic phishing vector with a current status of active and a risk level categorized as under_investigation.

This domain resolves to IP 172.66.44.190 and is registered through Cloudflare, Inc. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal shows 0 detections out of 95 vendors, indicating no current signature-based detection despite active malicious hosting. The domain uses a Google Trust Services SSL certificate, which does not guarantee legitimacy. The threat seed identifier is b6cc16, aiding in tracking across security platforms. No public blocklist counts are currently associated with this domain.

Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with download-start.pages.dev and to verify the safety of any similar domains using PhishDestroy’s real-time scanning tool. Given the absence of mainstream detection and the use of reputable infrastructure (Cloudflare, Google Trust Services), this domain exemplifies the evolving sophistication of crypto drainer phishing campaigns that bypass traditional filters. Immediate verification is critical if accidental exposure occurs, and wallet connections should be revoked through official blockchain interfaces if any interaction has taken place.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       5c25dc4385fe5963f245c0f0dc98b4ca
TLS cert SHA-256:      0ed00b41919b4162bdc7d1388a22df5fbc67c1431cd42537d8796a13acaed4ec

## 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/download-start.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=download-start.pages.dev
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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