# PhishDestroy threat dossier — governance-gho.network
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Fetched:   2026-05-09 08:14:14 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/governance-gho.network/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      45.140.17.105 (NL, Amsterdam)
ASN:             ASAS58061 Scalaxy B.V.
Hosting org:     AS58061 Scalaxy B.V.
Registrar:       RU-PROTON66 (ASN: 198953)
Nameservers:     alberto.ns.cloudflare.com, lauryn.ns.cloudflare.com
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-26 11:28:01 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-06 05:53:55 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 06:09:15 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/019985c6-82ec-7370-9194-4650c9423563/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/governance-gho.network
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.governance-gho.network
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=governance-gho.network
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/governance-gho.network
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/governance-gho.network/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:47:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies governance-gho.network as a high-risk phishing domain designed to steal sensitive information. Users exposed to this site risk compromising personal and financial data.

This phishing operation worked by masquerading as a legitimate governance platform, enticing victims to enter credentials or private details. It resolved to IP 45.140.17.105 and was flagged by multiple security vendors before being taken offline.

If you visited governance-gho.network, immediately change your passwords and monitor your accounts for suspicious activity. Avoid clicking links from untrusted sources and use security tools to scan your system.

## 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/governance-gho.network/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=governance-gho.network
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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