# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ontario.safedrivinggovch.cc
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 18:32:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ontario.safedrivinggovch.cc/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 53/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      7/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      43.166.232.20 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             AS132203 Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue
Hosting org:     Aceville Pte.ltd
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["a3.share-dns.com", "b3.share-dns.net"]
Registered:      2026-06-12

## 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: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-13 00:31:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 20:27:43 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:05:00 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 21:48:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, ontario.safedrivinggovch.cc, is identified as a driver license phishing site designed to impersonate official Ontario government services for the purpose of credential harvesting. Analysis confirms the domain is currently offline, though prior activity suggests it targeted individuals seeking driver licensing or vehicle registration services.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was flagged by 7 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection coverage. It appears on one security blocklist and was registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd. on June 12, 2026, a date inconsistent with typical government domain timelines. The domain resolved to the IP address 43.166.232.20, which has been associated with other low-reputation hosting environments. No valid SSL certificates or legitimate government affiliation were detected, further confirming its fraudulent nature.  Given the elevated risk level and confirmed phishing classification, organizations and individuals are advised to treat this domain as malicious. Network administrators should implement DNS-level blocking for ontario.safedrivinggovch.cc and its associated IP 43.166.232.20. End users who may have interacted with the site should reset credentials for any government or financial services accessed during the exposure window. Monitoring for related domains using similar naming conventions (e.g., safedrivinggovch) is recommended to preempt further phishing attempts.

## 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/ontario.safedrivinggovch.cc/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ontario.safedrivinggovch.cc
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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