# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ledger-live-download-ledger.lv
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 08:12:40 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ledger-live-download-ledger.lv/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.144.34 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Ledger Live Download: What Crypto Newbies Need to Know

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
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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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-17 00:52:31 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 04:21:12 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/0198ec1e-1601-765b-a61d-47c5145578fc/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ledger-live-download-ledger.lv
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ledger-live-download-ledger.lv
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ledger-live-download-ledger.lv
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ledger-live-download-ledger.lv
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ledger-live-download-ledger.lv/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:48:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies ledger-live-download-ledger.lv as an active phishing domain impersonating the Ledger brand, a well-known cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider. This fraudulent site aims to deceive crypto users, particularly newcomers, by mimicking Ledger’s official download portal to steal sensitive data and potentially compromise digital assets. Such brand impersonation attacks pose significant risks due to the trust users place in Ledger's security.

The domain ledger-live-download-ledger.lv was registered recently on February 21, 2026, and currently resolves to the IP address 172.67.144.34. Analysis reveals that 12 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flag this domain as malicious. It also appears on at least one known security blocklist, underscoring its high-risk nature. The site’s page title "Ledger Live Download: What Crypto Newbies Need to Know" is crafted to lure inexperienced users into interacting with the phishing content.

Users are strongly advised to avoid visiting ledger-live-download-ledger.lv and to only download Ledger Live software from the official Ledger website or trusted app stores. If you have interacted with this domain or provided personal credentials, promptly update your Ledger and associated account passwords. Staying vigilant and verifying domain authenticity is critical to safeguarding cryptocurrency holdings from phishing scams like this one.

## 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/ledger-live-download-ledger.lv/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ledger-live-download-ledger.lv
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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