# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gparted.fr ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-06 15:14:07 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gparted.fr/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 64/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 35.214.148.249 (NL, Groningen) ASN: AS43515 Google Ireland Limited Hosting org: Google Cloud (europe-west4) Registrar: TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd Nameservers: ns1.siteground.net, ns2.siteground.net Registered: 2007-04-10 Expires: 2027-01-03 Page title: Gparted.fr - Télécharger Gparted pour PC HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 313490f153d8b297ed80565f21da859eec279a87beb459344fcb849164a5bde4 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2007-04-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-06 14:31:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-06 16:30:14 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f3768-627f-71da-abb7-26b83f1a5129/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/gparted.fr crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gparted.fr Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gparted.fr AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gparted.fr URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gparted.fr/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-06 14:36:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, gparted.fr, is actively impersonating the legitimate GParted open-source partition editor to distribute malicious software under the guise of a trusted utility. Analysis indicates the site presents itself as an official download portal for GParted, using identical branding, language, and user interface elements to deceive visitors into downloading compromised or counterfeit binaries. The threat model aligns with a classic brand impersonation scheme designed to exploit user trust in well-known software, potentially leading to system compromise, unauthorized data access, or malware installation upon execution of the downloaded files. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence indicators of compromise. The domain is flagged by 4 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, a notably low detection rate that may indicate evasion techniques or recent deployment. It was registered through TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd and has a creation date of April 10, 2007, though the current malicious activity suggests either domain hijacking or repurposing of an older, previously legitimate asset. The domain resolves to the IP address 35.214.148.249 and is currently present on 5 distinct security blocklists, including StevenBlack, BLP-Malware, OISD, BLP-Abuse, and Hagezi. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, providing a false sense of security while the underlying content remains malicious. Users who have visited gparted.fr or downloaded files from the site should take immediate remedial action. Disconnect the affected device from the network to prevent potential lateral movement or data exfiltration. Perform a full system scan using updated antivirus definitions to detect and remove any installed malware. If credentials or sensitive information were entered on the site, reset those credentials from a secure device and monitor associated accounts for unauthorized activity. System administrators should block the domain, its resolving IP, and associated indicators at the network perimeter. Given the domain's long registration history and current malicious status, organizations are advised to review historical logs for prior interactions with this infrastructure, particularly around software download events. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 1f496e858416c280a670a726d9cfba21 TLS cert SHA-256: 313490f153d8b297ed80565f21da859eec279a87beb459344fcb849164a5bde4 ## 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 (operator 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/gparted.fr/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gparted.fr 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 175,439 domains (13,735 alive under monitoring, 160,779 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io