# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ledgerweb3update.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-04 17:31:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ledgerweb3update.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 92/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet
URLQuery:        2 detections

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      176.123.0.199 (MD, Chisinau)
ASN:             AS200019 ALEXHOST SRL
Hosting org:     Alexhost SRL
Registrar:       Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Nameservers:     alina.ns.cloudflare.com, salvador.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-22
Page title:      Ledger - Update
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-07-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ead9b306ad59ac8e3cf6e442373096a5105654f3c9153976fc9990ba2955cf4a

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-04-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-04 16:17:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-04 13:20:09 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-04 19:50:04 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019df321-267c-7152-8037-7b0ce5a7b91c/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/b94c903b-9d8d-43ce-8d7e-28c60de30e0a
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ledgerweb3update.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ledgerweb3update.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ledgerweb3update.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ledgerweb3update.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ledgerweb3update.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-04 16:18:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies ledgerweb3update.com as an active crypto drainer site masquerading as a Ledger Wallet update portal. This domain is engineered to trick cryptocurrency users into connecting their wallets, enabling silent token and NFT theft via malicious smart-contract signatures. Victims who authorize transactions on the site may see balances drain instantly with no recovery option, due to the irreversible nature of blockchain transfers.

The domain was flagged by only 2 of 95 VirusTotal security engines despite clear red flags: it went live on April 22, 2026, and is registered through Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu. The site hides behind a legitimate-appearing Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear trustworthy, resolving to IP address 176.123.0.199, a known bulletproof hosting node often used to obfuscate fraudulent services.

If you visited ledgerweb3update.com, immediately revoke any wallet connections through your wallet’s connection manager or by resetting your wallet app. Never approve unsolicited transactions or sign messages from unknown domains. Report the interaction to PhishDestroy using your scan results and monitor on-chain activity for unauthorized transfers. Move remaining assets to a clean wallet on a separate device if any approvals occurred.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260504-56A4D6
Favicon MD5:       c68863225458b12d3cae164090b68968
TLS cert SHA-256:      ead9b306ad59ac8e3cf6e442373096a5105654f3c9153976fc9990ba2955cf4a

## 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/ledgerweb3update.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ledgerweb3update.com
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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