# PhishDestroy threat dossier — methodforge.ca ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-08-01 19:23:07 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/methodforge.ca/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 56/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 174.0.36.48 (CA, Calgary) ASN: ASAS6327 SHAW, CA Hosting org: AS6327 Shaw Communications Registrar: eNom Canada Corp. Nameservers: dante.ns.cloudflare.com, paige.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2019-03-05 Page title: Method Forge HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-05-04 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9d49bf9fad593ea13e87035a4ae0d0032649ced756c6a129d7869d7727bfd6b4 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.methodforge.ca ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2019-03-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-11-29 22:03:17 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-08-01 20:21:37 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 15:26:14 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ad1a3-e952-7799-abe1-e585ac393f07/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/methodforge.ca crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.methodforge.ca Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=methodforge.ca AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/methodforge.ca URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/methodforge.ca/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-08 16:07:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] methodforge.ca Phishing Intelligence Report - PhishDestroy The domain methodforge.ca was a generic phishing site targeting users with a crypto scam. It did not impersonate a specific brand or deploy a known drainer kit. As of the latest verification, methodforge.ca has been taken offline, though it previously posed an elevated risk to visitors. Technical analysis shows methodforge.ca was flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, including SOCRadar. Google Safe Browsing did not flag the domain, but it appeared on 1 security blocklist (PhishDestroy). The domain was registered through eNom Canada Corp. on March 05, 2019, and resolved to the IP address 174.0.36.48, hosted on AS6327 (Shaw Communications) in Canada. The SSL certificate was issued by Let's Encrypt (R12), and the observed page title was 'Method Forge'. Detected technologies included WordPress, MySQL, PHP, Apache HTTP Server, jQuery Migrate, and jQuery. Gridinsoft assigned a trust score of 0/100, and the domain used Cloudflare nameservers (dante.ns.cloudflare.com and paige.ns.cloudflare.com). Users who interacted with methodforge.ca should assume their credentials or wallet details may be compromised. For crypto-related exposure, revoke any token approvals and transfer funds to a new wallet. For credential phishing, change passwords immediately, enable two-factor authentication (2FA), and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. Report the domain to platforms like Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, or local cybersecurity authorities to aid in takedown efforts. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 76019b86729d625e393d5342116ecde6 TLS cert SHA-256: 9d49bf9fad593ea13e87035a4ae0d0032649ced756c6a129d7869d7727bfd6b4 ## 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/methodforge.ca/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=methodforge.ca 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: 177,769 domains (72,595 alive under monitoring, 27,318 confirmed neutralized). Site: https://phishdestroy.io