# PhishDestroy threat dossier — eng-webstart.ghost.io
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 00:51:07 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/eng-webstart.ghost.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 83/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      9/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Emsisoft, Lionic, Netcraft, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2a04:4e42:600::775 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS54113 FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS54113 Fastly, Inc.
Registrar:       1API GmbH
Nameservers:     ["woz.ns.cloudflare.com", "sara.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Site unavailable

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:24:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 04:19:59 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-15 06:11:37 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/019c0bbc-0f6b-7606-8102-a52c5afcd057/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/eng-webstart.ghost.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.eng-webstart.ghost.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=eng-webstart.ghost.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/eng-webstart.ghost.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/eng-webstart.ghost.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:12:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies eng-webstart.ghost.io as a medium-risk phishing domain that was created recently and has since been taken offline. Although the site currently displays a "Site unavailable" message, its prior activity included attempts to deceive users into revealing sensitive information. This domain’s low trust score and appearance on a security blocklist highlight the potential danger of interacting with it.

The phishing scheme behind eng-webstart.ghost.io typically involved impersonating legitimate services to trick users into submitting confidential data such as login credentials. The domain resolved to an IPv6 address and was flagged by multiple security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating that its infrastructure was likely used to host deceptive content or harvest user data. Given its registration through 1API GmbH, attackers may have leveraged this service to mask their identity.

If you visited eng-webstart.ghost.io, it is important to remain cautious. Do not enter any personal or financial information on suspicious sites. If credentials were submitted, immediately change passwords for affected accounts and enable two-factor authentication where possible. Additionally, monitor your accounts for unusual activity and consider running a reputable security scan to detect potential malware infections.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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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/eng-webstart.ghost.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=eng-webstart.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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