# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aave.com-dappv2-connect.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-24 16:50:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aave.com-dappv2-connect.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CyRadar, Fortinet, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.202.197 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       MAT BAO CORPORATION
Nameservers:     ["eva.ns.cloudflare.com", "rayden.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Page Not Found

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-25
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: abd07ee0b88ead0d02efaf8062b3ca1d1cb2287c13fb9d65a1caa4c12da980a9
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - com-dappv2-connect.com

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 01:40:25 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-02 22:04:44 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/01980158-f1bf-73e9-ba7f-2b6aa39ee251/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aave.com-dappv2-connect.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aave.com-dappv2-connect.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aave.com-dappv2-connect.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aave.com-dappv2-connect.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aave.com-dappv2-connect.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:27:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies aave.com-dappv2-connect.com as a phishing domain designed to impersonate the legitimate Aave platform, potentially aiming to steal user credentials or sensitive information. This type of threat matters because unsuspecting users may be misled into providing confidential data, risking financial loss or identity theft.

aave.com-dappv2-connect.com was registered recently on February 21, 2026, through MAT BAO CORPORATION and resolved to IP address 172.67.202.197. The domain appeared on three security blocklists and was flagged by 3 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors. Currently, the domain is offline, showing a "521: Web server is down" message, indicating that the phishing operation has been disrupted or taken down.

Users are advised to avoid interacting with this domain or any suspicious links claiming affiliation with Aave. Always verify URLs carefully and access services through official channels. If users suspect they have provided information to this site, they should update their credentials immediately and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      abd07ee0b88ead0d02efaf8062b3ca1d1cb2287c13fb9d65a1caa4c12da980a9

## 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/aave.com-dappv2-connect.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aave.com-dappv2-connect.com
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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