# PhishDestroy threat dossier — start-leedger-co.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 13:19:38 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/start-leedger-co.pages.dev/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Sophos

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     eric.ns.cloudflare.com, etta.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-30
Page title:      The Ultimate Ledger Start Guide: Secure Your Cryptocurrency Step-by-Step | [Your Site Name]
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-06-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 28bb0e6328216b99777c3f1110c53abef0c07a576254646d3678a7e3851d7e47

## 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: 2026-04-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-30 20:55:24 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-01 13:04:36 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ddf83-761b-72be-a912-a32e980683a4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/start-leedger-co.pages.dev
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.start-leedger-co.pages.dev
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=start-leedger-co.pages.dev
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/start-leedger-co.pages.dev
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/start-leedger-co.pages.dev/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-30 20:59:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies start-leedger-co.pages.dev as a live domain engaged in active brand impersonation against Ledger, a leading cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer. The page is currently accessible and mimics Ledger’s branding to deceive users seeking secure cryptocurrency guidance. This threat is classified as 'under investigation' with an active status, indicating ongoing monitoring and response efforts are in progress.

This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors as of the latest scan, indicating no current detections in widely used threat intelligence platforms. It resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and is registered through Cloudflare, Inc. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which may enhance its perceived legitimacy. While the domain was created recently, no blocklist entries have been recorded at this time. The page title, 'The Ultimate Ledger Start Guide: Secure Your Cryptocurrency Step-by-Step | [Your Site Name],' explicitly targets users seeking Ledger-related information, reinforcing its deceptive intent.

The domain remains active and poses a credible risk to users searching for legitimate Ledger resources. Immediate action is advised: add 188.114.97.3 and start-leedger-co.pages.dev to network blocklists and DNS sinkholes. Users should be notified to avoid this domain and verify URLs via official Ledger channels. Security teams are encouraged to monitor for further impersonation attempts and update threat intelligence feeds accordingly.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 8/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      28bb0e6328216b99777c3f1110c53abef0c07a576254646d3678a7e3851d7e47

## 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/start-leedger-co.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=start-leedger-co.pages.dev
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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