# PhishDestroy threat dossier — starta.money
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 10:18:38 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/starta.money/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 78/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.208.109 (US, San Jose)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot Inc
Nameservers:     ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net
Registered:      2026-05-15
Expires:         2027-05-15
Page title:      Web3 Connect Demo

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: b89c363f385d32235bf9c70d682907b4e635a61118706e24cbe5858d41163623

## 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: 2026-05-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-18 19:09:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-18 17:14:14 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 08:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 00:04:48 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/019edbb4-462c-73d8-a9d6-4bc0a738f1c9/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/b737eec0-f289-4e53-b19e-cd4edd8d64de
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/starta.money
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.starta.money
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=starta.money
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/starta.money
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/starta.money/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 14:58:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, starta.money, is actively engaged in phishing operations targeting users of financial platforms, likely impersonating legitimate banking or payment services to harvest credentials and sensitive financial data. The infrastructure is designed to appear trustworthy, employing SSL encryption to deceive users into believing the site is secure. Analysis indicates the domain is specifically crafted to mimic login portals, where unsuspecting victims may enter account details, credit card information, or personal identification numbers, which are then exfiltrated to threat actors.  Infrastructure analysis reveals concrete indicators of malicious activity. The domain resolves to the IP address 54.215.31.113, hosted on Amazon Web Services (AS16509), a common tactic to blend in with legitimate cloud services. It is registered through Dynadot Inc, with a suspiciously future creation date of May 15, 2026, suggesting domain age manipulation. The domain appears on one security blocklist and is flagged by 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, including detection as a phishing threat. The SSL certificate, issued by Let's Encrypt (YR2), further obscures its malicious intent by providing an encrypted connection.  Users who have visited starta.money or entered credentials on the site should take immediate action to mitigate potential compromise. First, terminate any active sessions and disconnect from the site. Change passwords for any accounts accessed or entered on the domain, prioritizing financial and email accounts. Enable multi-factor authentication where available to add an additional layer of security. Monitor accounts for unauthorized transactions or suspicious activity, and report any anomalies to the respective financial institution. If personal or financial data was submitted, consider placing a fraud alert on credit reports to prevent identity theft. Organizations should update their web filtering rules to block this domain and its associated IP address to prevent further exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260618-3CE5B8
TLS cert SHA-256:      b89c363f385d32235bf9c70d682907b4e635a61118706e24cbe5858d41163623

## 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/starta.money/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=starta.money
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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