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telegram-start[.]online

“Telegram Messenger”

Threat verdict Critical 86/100 evidence score
Availability Cloaked · reachable Reachability observed through cloaking checks
Risk signals
VirusTotal detections: 12/91 Brand impersonation: Telegram Last known active
Aug 29, 2025 Telegram CDN

Stored detection

Cloaking alert

Cloaking type
status_split
Cloaking score
2/6
Evidence Summary
CRITICAL
Score
86/100

This domain is flagged as an elevated-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Telegram users. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is designed to mimic the official Telegram Messenger login interface, likely to harvest user credentials or distribute malicious payloads under the guise of legitimate service authentication. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain telegram-start.online was registered through REGRU-RU on June 24, 2025, with a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. VirusTotal detection shows 12 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The domain resolves to the IPv6 address 2001:67c:4e8:f004::9 and is served by Nginx on an Ubuntu system. It appears on one security blocklist and was previously blocked by PhishDestroy. The page title, Telegram Messenger, directly matches the official branding, reinforcing its deceptive nature. Mitigation steps for this threat type include immediate blocking of the domain and its associated IP address at the network perimeter. Security teams should deploy indicators of compromise (IOCs) such as the domain name, IPv6 address, and registrar details into monitoring systems to detect potential lateral movement or credential theft attempts. User awareness training should emphasize verifying domain authenticity, particularly for login pages, and reporting suspicious URLs to security operations. Given the domain's current offline status, organizations should remain vigilant for similar impersonation attempts using newly registered domains or variations of the Telegram brand.

VirusTotal
VirusTotal
12 det.
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified -162d
Age
1.1 yr
Observed status
Cloaked · reachable 502
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed
Data coverage VirusTotal 12 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX no community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict verdict unavailable DNS blocks not checked TLS Expired or unverified WHOIS 14 mo old Screenshot 2 captures · 2 sources Redirect chain not probed

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
9/11

Blocklist coverage

10 sources · synchronized Aug 10, 2026

MetaMask No match ScamSniffer No match Polkadot No match CryptoFirewall No match OpenPhish No match PhishDestroy Source dataset SEAL No match Enkrypt No match Phishunt No match Codeesura No match DiscordPhishing No match

Detection timeline

Stored observations in chronological order.

  1. Cloudflare Radar

    Cloudflare Radar: first observed as https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/a90a2976-cdb1-486d-8429-d0c7e4be7ada

  2. VirusTotal

    VirusTotal: 0 → 0

  3. VirusTotal

    VirusTotal: 0 → 8

  4. VirusTotal

    VirusTotal: 8 → 12

Stored Capture

URLScan capture 2 / 2
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Page Title
Telegram Messenger
Impersonates
Telegram
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified · Issued by Let's Encrypt / R12

Domain Intelligence

Domain
Server / ASN nginx/1.18.0 · AS62041 Telegram Telegram Messenger Inc, VG
IP Context CDN shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Registrar REGRU-RU RU(RU)
Abuse contactabuse@reg.ru, aleksandr_demidov2613@rambler.ru
ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →
WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for telegram-start.online →
IP Address 2001:67c:4e8:f004::9 CDN
GeoNL Amsterdam, NL
NetworkAS62041 · Telegram Messenger Inc
Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →
The origin IP is hidden behind a CDN proxy. Reverse-IP results for the edge address contain unrelated tenants; finding the origin requires passive DNS or certificate-transparency data.
RegistrationCreated Jun 24, 2025 — Expires Jun 24, 2026
HTTP Status502 Error
Elapsed Since First Report 200 days
What we count Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Cloaked · reachable.
What each report contains Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsDNS, TLS names and timestamps
First DetectedAug 29, 2025
DOM Analysisanalyzed Mar 11, 2026score 10/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttp://telegram-start.online/
Nameserversdaniella.ns.cloudflare.comskip.ns.cloudflare.com
TLS fingerprint
TLS observationvalid from Dec 1, 2025scanned Mar 11, 2026
TLS subject alternative namesstarllnk.onlinestarllnk.rusupport-telegramn.onlinetekegramload.onlinetelegraamm.onlinetelegramauthh.onlinetelegramauto.onlinetelegramlogg.onlinetelegramlogging.onlinetelegrammautch.onlinetelegramn.infotelegramn.protelegramnlogin.onlinetelegramsecurity.onlinetelegramtec.online+2
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

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Technologies

2 high-confidence technologies identified

Ubuntu Nginx
Cloudflare Radar
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VirusTotal Analysis

12 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain
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Last analyzed First positive detection Previous stored snapshot: 0 detections
ADMINUSLabs
alphaMountain.ai
BitDefender
Chong Lua Dao
CyRadar
ESET
Fortinet
G-Data
Gridinsoft
Lionic
Sophos
VIPRE
Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of telegram-start.online · checked Jun 27, 2026

95
Good
Performance
FCP
2.42s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
2.42s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
0ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
2.42s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good 50-89 Needs Work 0-49 Poor

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