# PhishDestroy threat dossier — protocol-3.ghost.io
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 07:41:10 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/protocol-3.ghost.io/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: coinbase (and: ethereum, exodus, ledger, metamask, revolut)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/95 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      151.101.131.7 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS54113 FASTLY, US
Hosting org:     AS54113 Fastly, Inc.
Registrar:       1API GmbH
Nameservers:     woz.ns.cloudflare.com, sara.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2011-10-01
Expires:         2028-10-01
Page title:      protocol
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: 2011-10-01 (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:    2025-12-04 18:22:31 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 00:51:41 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-15 06:13:17 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/019aea99-c81f-715c-bc1d-6ff8ab92c302/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/protocol-3.ghost.io
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.protocol-3.ghost.io
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=protocol-3.ghost.io
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/protocol-3.ghost.io
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/protocol-3.ghost.io/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:17:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies protocol-3.ghost.io as a domain used for brand impersonation targeting Coinbase. The page title 'protocol' suggests an attempt to appear legitimate. The risk level remains under investigation.

This domain was created on October 01, 2011, and resolves to IP 151.101.131.7. Registered through 1API GmbH, it currently has no VirusTotal detections but appears on two security blocklists. Gridinsoft trust score rates it at 0/100, indicating high suspicion.

Currently taken offline, protocol-3.ghost.io should be monitored for any reactivation. Users are advised to avoid any interaction and report suspicious activity related to this domain to maintain security.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       467b9feccbe0d278bd918d989b50c1b956a730dc2dbc7cf4b650840f031a326d
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/protocol-3.ghost.io/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=protocol-3.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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