# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aaveapp.club ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-07 10:20:02 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aaveapp.club/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/95 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: isabel.ns.cloudflare.com, yadiel.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-04 Page title: Rules & Terms — Aave Dashboard HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 316da69ce9d64ae7383e81cef87539cbd7210db94c807910f3dfcc1856bc1492 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-07 09:30:50 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-07 06:31:42 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-07 13:15:21 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e0121-01f6-713d-8a9b-cc38d8baf9cc/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aaveapp.club crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aaveapp.club Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aaveapp.club AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aaveapp.club URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aaveapp.club/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-07 09:31:37 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies aaveapp.club as an active brand impersonation scam targeting Aave users. This domain masquerades as the legitimate Aave platform to deceive visitors into connecting crypto wallets or submitting credentials, creating a high-risk crypto drainer threat. The fraudulent site leverages the trust associated with Aave’s DeFi ecosystem to trick users into authorizing malicious transactions or disclosing private keys. Investors and traders in decentralized finance should exercise extreme caution when encountering unsolicited links or ads referencing Aave. This domain was flagged with a current risk level of 'under_investigation' and exhibits multiple red flags consistent with brand impersonation. It resolved to IP address 188.114.96.3 and was registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com on May 04, 2026. Despite its recent creation, the domain already hosts an active SSL certificate issued by Let’s Encrypt. As of this report, VirusTotal shows 0 detections across 95 security engines, indicating low detection coverage despite clear malicious intent. The domain has not yet appeared on major blocklists, reflecting the evolving nature of this threat. Trust scores from domain reputation services remain unassigned or neutral due to its recent registration. To mitigate the risk of falling victim to brand impersonation scams like aaveapp.club, users must verify the authenticity of any crypto-related website by confirming the official domain (aave.com) and checking for HTTPS with a valid certificate. Never click on ads or unsolicited links purporting to offer Aave services, especially on social media or messaging platforms. Always manually type the correct URL or use bookmarked links. Enable transaction simulation tools on your wallet interface and monitor for unauthorized approvals or transfers. Report suspicious domains to Aave’s official security channels and share intelligence with threat analysis platforms to help increase detection rates and protect the broader DeFi community. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260507-BFE9A0 TLS cert SHA-256: 316da69ce9d64ae7383e81cef87539cbd7210db94c807910f3dfcc1856bc1492 ## 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/aaveapp.club/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aaveapp.club 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: 146,804 domains (58,465 alive under monitoring, 88,078 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io