# PhishDestroy threat dossier — setup-ledger.live
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Fetched:   2026-05-16 02:14:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/setup-ledger.live/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      16/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, AlphaSOC, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
AlienVault OTX:  13 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 5 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      setup-ledger.live

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 01:41:16 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-22 00:27:25 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0199f50d-e621-7185-9c5a-a6f541d7e2ef/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/setup-ledger.live
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.setup-ledger.live
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=setup-ledger.live
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/setup-ledger.live
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/setup-ledger.live/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 00:46:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies setup-ledger.live as a high-risk generic phishing domain designed to deceive users, potentially targeting financial or ledger-related credentials. Classified under generic phishing, this domain was specifically crafted to impersonate legitimate services to extract sensitive data from victims.

Technical analysis shows the domain was registered on February 21, 2026, and quickly drew attention from the cybersecurity community. It appeared on eight prominent security blocklists and was referenced in 13 distinct threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX. VirusTotal data indicated that 16 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain, underscoring its malicious nature. The infrastructure supporting this phishing campaign was likely short-lived but effective enough to cause concern across multiple platforms.

Currently, setup-ledger.live is offline, having been taken down following detection and reporting efforts. Despite its removal, the domain’s presence across various threat intelligence feeds highlights the persistent risk phishing campaigns pose to users. PhishDestroy recommends continued vigilance and immediate reporting of any suspicious emails or links associated with this domain to prevent credential compromise and financial loss.

## 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/setup-ledger.live/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=setup-ledger.live
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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