# PhishDestroy threat dossier — started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 18:55:41 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      17/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.47.137 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     david.ns.cloudflare.com, paityn.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-30
Page title:      Official Site® | Ledger.com/Start® | Getting started
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-07-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 1625d663b9c854463b46c6559f6487aadccabe4ed266fb6db662cd02e0e06bb7

## 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: 2026-04-30 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-30 17:21:46 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:33:16 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/019ddec2-993b-779d-9d24-1e51c91176f5/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-30 17:23:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev as a crypto drainer posing as a language learning platform. This fraudulent domain uses Cloudflare's infrastructure and resolves to IP 172.66.47.137. Users should avoid interacting with this site due to active phishing risks.  This domain shows zero detections (0/95) on VirusTotal despite its active status, indicating it evades traditional security tools. Registered through Cloudflare, Inc., it leverages Google Trust Services for SSL certification. The seed f4e6bd flags it as a high-priority investigation under PhishDestroy's monitoring system.  If you visited started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev, immediately revoke any connected wallet permissions and scan your devices for malware. PhishDestroy recommends verifying all suspicious links with their real-time checker to prevent cryptocurrency theft or credential harvesting.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 17/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       3c8b6314dfa262958c16db10f4f5eecb
TLS cert SHA-256:      1625d663b9c854463b46c6559f6487aadccabe4ed266fb6db662cd02e0e06bb7

## 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/started-eng-ldge-com.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=started-eng-ldge-com.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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