# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aaveupdate.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 04:57:46 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aaveupdate.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Ermes, Fortinet ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: margot.ns.cloudflare.com, skip.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-20 Expires: 2027-04-20 Page title: aaveupdate.live HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-19 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ebc20fc6d76499ba4c9b3b87c6f549c09ecb5af716a0ea813bb163355f4e0c72 ## 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: 2026-04-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-23 06:00:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-24 01:13:27 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019db847-6109-7529-8479-059ad9b8b3c2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aaveupdate.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aaveupdate.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aaveupdate.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aaveupdate.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aaveupdate.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-23 06:00:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies aaveupdate.live as an active brand impersonation domain targeting Aave users. This elevated-risk domain employs deceptive branding to trick victims into revealing credentials or transferring crypto assets. The threat is ongoing and should be treated with urgency by security teams and end-users alike. This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy on April 20, 2026 and resolves to IP 188.114.96.3. It was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Security vendors on VirusTotal rate it at 3/95 detections, indicating low but present malicious signal. The page title and domain name both explicitly mimic the legitimate Aave brand, confirming intent to deceive. While no public blocklist entries are noted at this time, the fresh registration date and low VT score suggest rapid evolution of this threat. To mitigate exposure, avoid accessing aaveupdate.live or any related subdomains. Verify all Aave-related links via official channels only—never through unsolicited messages or third-party sites. Organizations should implement web filtering rules to block the domain and IP, and deploy browser isolation for users interacting with crypto platforms. End-users should enable multi-factor authentication on Aave accounts and monitor wallet transactions for unauthorized transfers. Report any encountered instances to your security team and the official Aave impersonation reporting channel. Stay vigilant: brand impersonation attacks like this often escalate during high-volume events or protocol updates. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: a95c0689a50b993f5946e893c6e4dbda TLS cert SHA-256: ebc20fc6d76499ba4c9b3b87c6f549c09ecb5af716a0ea813bb163355f4e0c72 ## 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/aaveupdate.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aaveupdate.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io