# PhishDestroy threat dossier — startintro.ghost.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 02:23:50 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/startintro.ghost.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Exodus ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 2a04:4e42:600::775 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS54113 FASTLY, US Hosting org: AS54113 Fastly, Inc. Registrar: 1API GmbH Nameservers: ["woz.ns.cloudflare.com", "sara.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: EXODUS® Web3 Wallet™ | Getting Started With Exódus® HTTP response: 402 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-05-21 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 015fe124633494e0f12ca559184431eeb45d2255ce555210b9828d080fa2d649 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - ghost.io ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:19:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-13 04:19:59 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-14 08:57:55 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019bd5de-a508-735f-83ac-a5da823b9f59/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/startintro.ghost.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.startintro.ghost.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=startintro.ghost.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/startintro.ghost.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/startintro.ghost.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-24 00:27:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies startintro.ghost.io as a generic phishing domain related to Web3 wallet services with a low risk level. The domain’s page title mimics a legitimate Exodus Web3 Wallet onboarding, likely aiming to deceive users into revealing sensitive information. Technically, the domain resolves to an IPv6 address 2a04:4e42:600::775 and was registered through 1API GmbH on February 21, 2026. It appears on one security blocklist and is flagged by 2 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. Gridinsoft trust score rates it 0/100, signaling distrust. The domain is currently taken offline, reducing immediate threat. Users should remain cautious, avoid interacting with suspicious wallet setup pages, and confirm all Web3 wallet domains' legitimacy through trusted sources. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/93 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 015fe124633494e0f12ca559184431eeb45d2255ce555210b9828d080fa2d649 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/startintro.ghost.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=startintro.ghost.io Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io