# PhishDestroy threat dossier — seedgateltd.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 15:02:50 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/seedgateltd.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 77/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      173.252.167.110 (US, Wilmington)
ASN:             AS19853 OrangeHost
Hosting org:     OrangeHost
Registrar:       OrangeHost LLC
Nameservers:     ns1.orangehost.com, ns2.orangehost.com
Registered:      2023-11-08
Expires:         2026-11-08
Page title:      Seedgate - Home
HTTP response:   302

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 01fde3752be2e33cc1e5d0af2ed7b7a26de2ca259d931217c2fab04ec06c1cab

## 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: 2023-11-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-27 08:29:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-07-27 12:37:51 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 16:20:22 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019fa26f-4160-7789-915c-d89af2525632/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/ad16616e-d705-456b-931f-6114281576d6
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/seedgateltd.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.seedgateltd.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=seedgateltd.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/seedgateltd.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/seedgateltd.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-27 08:32:52 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

seedgateltd.com phishing site impersonates corporate login

Analysis of seedgateltd.com indicates a high-risk phishing domain registered on November 8, 2023, through OrangeHost LLC. The domain remains active as of July 27, 2026, resolving to IP address 173.252.167.110 and utilizing nameservers ns1.orangehost.com and ns2.orangehost.com. It appears on one security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy, and is flagged by 11 of 91 security vendors on VirusTotal, confirming detection as malicious by multiple engines. No specific brand impersonation or phishing kit details are currently available, though the domain structure suggests an attempt to mimic corporate or institutional login portals.

The registration age of over 20 months does not align with typical short-lived phishing domains, which may indicate either prolonged abuse or an attempt to appear legitimate. Defenders should treat this domain as hostile and block it at the DNS and proxy layers. Network logs should be reviewed for connections to 173.252.167.110 or requests to seedgateltd.com, particularly from endpoints exhibiting anomalous authentication behavior.

No SSL certificate or HTTP response data is currently provided, limiting further infrastructure assessment. Additional monitoring of OrangeHost LLC-registered domains with similar naming patterns is recommended.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260727-234046
Favicon MD5:       72c664310ad1a3c55d77d853b48526fc
TLS cert SHA-256:      01fde3752be2e33cc1e5d0af2ed7b7a26de2ca259d931217c2fab04ec06c1cab

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/seedgateltd.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=seedgateltd.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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