# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aave.ltd
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Fetched:   2026-04-21 19:57:06 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aave.ltd/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: G-Data, Gridinsoft
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.16.1 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Aquatis LLC - Account Suspended
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-21 20:13:29 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01989f17-b05f-7208-aa56-2cd6d7d70d36/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aave.ltd
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aave.ltd
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aave.ltd
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aave.ltd
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aave.ltd/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:48:04 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.ltd as a low-risk generic phishing domain. The page displays "Aquatis LLC - Account Suspended," indicating potential misuse or abandoned infrastructure with phishing intent.

The domain was created on February 21, 2026, and resolves to IP 104.21.16.1. It appears on four security blocklists and is referenced in one AlienVault OTX pulse. VirusTotal flags the domain with 2 out of 95 vendors, supporting a low-risk classification.

Currently active, aave.ltd remains under observation. Users and organizations are advised to block or monitor this domain to prevent potential phishing exposure and avoid interaction until further updates are available.

## 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.ltd/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aave.ltd
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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