# PhishDestroy threat dossier — starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 16:25:33 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: LevelBlue

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.66.46.237 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     logan.ns.cloudflare.com, sureena.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-04-19
Page title:      Balancer ® Protocol — Guide: Login, Exchange & Troubleshooting
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-07-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ccbe86349565354f3f27c58219c44a558d207dede2335288c85b51d7bddb0880

## 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: 2026-04-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-19 03:26:43 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-21 16:10:13 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019da320-5803-75f8-926e-81a1c090756e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-19 03:27:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev poses a specific brand impersonation threat by masquerading as Balancer, a well-known decentralized finance protocol. This domain aims to deceive users into trusting the fraudulent site by mimicking the Balancer brand closely, potentially to harvest credentials, steal crypto assets, or facilitate unauthorized transactions. Such impersonation risks the security and funds of users interacting with the platform.

Technical analysis reveals that the domain resolves to IP address 172.66.46.237 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend it an appearance of legitimacy. Registered through Cloudflare, Inc., the domain currently has no detections on VirusTotal, scoring 0 out of 95 antivirus engines, indicating it has yet to be flagged by major security providers. The status of the domain remains active and under investigation, with no public blocklist counts reported at this time, which underscores the importance of vigilance.

Users who have visited starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev should exercise caution immediately. It is advised to refrain from entering any sensitive information such as wallet credentials or private keys on this site. Users should verify all Balancer-related URLs carefully by cross-checking official sources and consider scanning their systems for malware or unauthorized activity. Reporting any suspicious interaction with this domain to cybersecurity authorities and the Balancer community can help mitigate risks and prevent further exploitation.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      ccbe86349565354f3f27c58219c44a558d207dede2335288c85b51d7bddb0880

## 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/starteed-balancer-protocol.pages.dev/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=starteed-balancer-protocol.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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