# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ghostappbot.top ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 05:44:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ghostappbot.top/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 56/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot LLC Nameservers: dimitris.ns.cloudflare.com, ivy.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-21 Expires: 2027-05-21 Page title: Website ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-18 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: fb731ad77f0fc2cae447e654158b4138f1a6b85376317863479f55dcbee91861 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-26 11:02:25 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-26 09:02:52 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-01 04:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-26 12:01:23 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f0329-70b4-76d6-8965-69f4d00f1466/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ghostappbot.top crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ghostappbot.top Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ghostappbot.top AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ghostappbot.top URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ghostappbot.top/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 11:07:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, ghostappbot.top, is currently under investigation for credential theft targeting users of the Telegram messaging platform. Analysis indicates the domain is designed to impersonate legitimate Telegram bot services, tricking users into divulging authentication credentials or other sensitive information. The domain remains active and operational as of the latest verification. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on May 21, 2026, through Dynadot LLC, a domain registrar known for its accessibility to both legitimate and malicious actors. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which is hosted on a content delivery network that may obscure the true origin of the malicious infrastructure. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both benign and malicious sites due to its free and automated issuance process. As of the most recent scan, the domain has not been flagged by any of the 95 vendors on VirusTotal, indicating either a low detection rate or a recent deployment of the threat. No blocklist entries or trust score deviations have been recorded, further complicating early detection efforts. Current status confirms the domain is still active, posing an ongoing risk to users who may interact with it under the false pretense of a legitimate Telegram bot service. The lack of detections on VirusTotal suggests the infrastructure may be newly established or employing evasion techniques to avoid automated analysis. Organizations and individuals are advised to block the domain at the network level and monitor for any outbound connections to 188.114.96.3. Users should be educated on verifying the authenticity of Telegram bot URLs and encouraged to report suspicious domains to their security teams. Given the domain's recent registration and lack of prior flagging, continuous monitoring and proactive threat intelligence sharing are recommended to mitigate potential risks. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260626-F678F3 TLS cert SHA-256: fb731ad77f0fc2cae447e654158b4138f1a6b85376317863479f55dcbee91861 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ghostappbot.top/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ghostappbot.top Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,369 domains (13,208 alive under monitoring, 159,487 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io