# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aavemini.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-20 13:12:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aavemini.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 95/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Aave

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/92 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.220.4 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       MAT BAO CORPORATION
Nameservers:     ligia.ns.cloudflare.com, ryan.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-09
Page title:      Aave Interface on Base - LiquidLens

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-08-07
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: f57d20801c130d68914ad11a715b4f2675b6d69ba1b41d6f5a0e5b7d2be42767

## 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: 2026-05-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-12 17:17:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-12 14:18:17 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-19 03:39:21 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-15 01:32:30 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/019e1c8b-2bd8-74bb-971a-21dc39062a5e/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/c7bb1e31-5b10-4d08-b7b0-c2e14cc45339
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aavemini.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aavemini.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aavemini.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aavemini.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aavemini.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-12 17:18:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies aavemini.com as a malicious domain designed to impersonate the Aave brand. The site is engineered to trick visitors into revealing sensitive information or downloading harmful software under the guise of legitimacy. Brand impersonation remains one of the most effective tactics used by cybercriminals to exploit user trust and facilitate crypto drainer operations or credential theft.  This domain was flagged for brand impersonation targeting Aave. Security analysis shows the domain was created on May 09, 2026, and is registered through MAT BAO CORPORATION. As of the latest scan, VirusTotal reports 0 out of 95 antivirus engines detecting malicious content, indicating this threat is still emerging and not yet widely recognized by automated systems. The domain resolves to IP address 172.67.220.4 and is blocked by the SEAL security network.  If you visited aavemini.com, do not enter any credentials or connect a cryptocurrency wallet. Clear your browser cache and cookies related to the site. Run a full antivirus scan and consider revoking any connected wallet permissions. Report the domain to your security provider and through official Aave channels to help protect the community. Stay vigilant and verify URLs before interacting with any crypto-related platform.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260512-A188CE
Favicon MD5:       f93db3e7c07977eae909f3f3505b6510
TLS cert SHA-256:      f57d20801c130d68914ad11a715b4f2675b6d69ba1b41d6f5a0e5b7d2be42767

## 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/aavemini.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aavemini.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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