# PhishDestroy threat dossier — iostarts-eng.ghost.io
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Fetched:   2026-06-25 10:58:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/iostarts-eng.ghost.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      151.101.195.7 (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
HTTP response:   402

## 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 23:23:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-02-26 23:23:28 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-25 12:20:42 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-14 08:58:57 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/019cd2c6-665b-70aa-ba92-f5cd027d80ca/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/iostarts-eng.ghost.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.iostarts-eng.ghost.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=iostarts-eng.ghost.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/iostarts-eng.ghost.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/iostarts-eng.ghost.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-24 04:04:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This report analyzes the domain iostarts-eng.ghost.io. The site displays a "Site unavailable" page, indicating it is currently offline and not serving content. Based on the domain name and hosting context, this site likely posed as a fraudulent or phishing resource, possibly impersonating a legitimate service or brand to deceive users.

Technical evidence shows the domain was flagged by 8 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, with detections from ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, and Ermes. It is listed on 1 blocklist. The domain was registered through 1API GmbH and created on 2026-02-21. It resolves to IP address 151.101.195.7, located in the United States and hosted on AS54113 Fastly, Inc. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (R12), and the nameservers are woz.ns.cloudflare.com and sara.ns.cloudflare.com.

The domain is currently DOWN and OFFLINE. GridinSoft trust score is 0 out of 100, and the DOM risk score is 63, indicating a high risk. The site is considered a threat due to its detection history and low trust rating, though it is not currently accessible.

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