# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aavefinance.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-15 12:35:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aavefinance.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.152.50 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: carter.ns.cloudflare.com, meiling.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-05 Expires: 2027-07-05 Page title: Loading… HTTP response: 302 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-03 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: b5a31ed9a2e3d353042901fb14b2f4f00de6916869042a687e3099186a0715a0 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-07-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 14:04:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-15 12:20:44 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 18:17:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f419c-72ea-7342-a69f-5eaf187f96f6/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/5bbc86c4-cf0d-442a-b4c1-1f74c1c163ee Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aavefinance.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aavefinance.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aavefinance.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aavefinance.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aavefinance.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-08 14:26:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, aavefinance.live, poses a direct threat to users by impersonating Aave, a decentralized finance protocol. The site is designed to deceive visitors into entering sensitive credentials, such as wallet private keys or recovery phrases, under the false pretense of accessing legitimate Aave services. Such impersonation attacks are commonly used to drain cryptocurrency assets from unsuspecting victims, often resulting in irreversible financial losses. The site displays a generic 'Loading…' page title, a tactic frequently employed to mask malicious intent while backend scripts or redirects prepare to harvest user input. Analysis indicates this domain was registered on July 5, 2026, through Dynadot Inc, a registrar often leveraged for short-lived phishing campaigns. Infrastructure review reveals the domain resolves to IP address 172.67.152.50 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy. Security vendor detection is currently low but notable: VirusTotal reports 1 out of 95 vendors flagging the domain as malicious. Additionally, the domain appears in one AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulse, further corroborating its association with phishing activity. If you have visited aavefinance.live or interacted with its content, immediate action is required. Disconnect any wallets or accounts linked to the site and cease all further interaction. Monitor connected wallets for unauthorized transactions and revoke any suspicious token approvals using a trusted blockchain explorer. Change passwords and recovery phrases for all financial or cryptocurrency-related accounts, especially if credentials were entered on the site. Report the domain to relevant platforms, including cryptocurrency exchanges or wallet providers, to aid in broader mitigation efforts. Users should also scan their devices for malware, as phishing sites may deploy additional payloads. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 3c1378d54608925fe1dff523c02e4f7a TLS cert SHA-256: b5a31ed9a2e3d353042901fb14b2f4f00de6916869042a687e3099186a0715a0 ## 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 (operator 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/aavefinance.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aavefinance.live 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 179,154 domains (50,708 alive under monitoring, 128,446 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io