usoil[.]finance

Analysis of the domain usoil.finance indicates that it was registered on 21 February 2026 through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited. DNS resolution points to the Cloudflare‑owned address 188.114.97.3, located in the United States and announced by AS13335. The TLS certificate presented by the site is issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 profile, and HTTP responses return a 403 status code. The page title returned by the server is “U.S Oil ($USO) | Airdrop”, which aligns with the observed “Fake Airdrop” scam type and the Airdrop Scam kit reported in intelligence feeds.

Infrastructure fingerprints show the presence of Node.js, Socket.io, HTTP/3 and HSTS, all delivered behind Cloudflare’s edge network. The domain is listed on four public blocklists and has been actively blocked by phishing‑mitigation services including PhishDestroy, MetaMask, ScamSniffer and SEAL. VirusTotal scans report three detections out of ninety‑three participating security vendors, reinforcing the malicious classification. Current monitoring indicates that the site has been taken offline, and no further content beyond the HTTP 403 response and page title is available for deeper content analysis.

The lack of a live endpoint limits confirmation of the exact payload, but the combination of the airdrop‑related title, the known kit, and the multiple vendor detections strongly suggests a fraudulent airdrop lure targeting users of the US Oil (USO) ticker. Defenders should continue to block the domain at network perimeter and DNS resolvers, add the associated IP address to deny lists, and monitor for any re‑hosting attempts that may reuse the same certificate or hosting configuration. Regular re‑scanning with VirusTotal and inclusion in threat‑intel feeds will help capture any future re‑activation. Organizations should also educate users about unsolicited airdrop offers that reference US Oil or other financial symbols, as these are commonly abused in social‑engineering campaigns.