# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aden.exchange
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Fetched:   2026-06-06 21:46:53 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aden.exchange/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: across (and: base, dydx, ethereum, layerzero, solana)
Wallet drainer: Wallet Connect Abuse
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: bot_redirect_safe) (score: 4/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Dynadot LLC
Nameservers:     donald.ns.cloudflare.com, hera.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-09-01
Expires:         2026-09-01
Page title:      ADEN - Decentralized Perpetual Contracts
HTTP response:   429

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-04-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 442dcb58603623d007bb257a5406b18b66c9d0efaf194b9212e5150c3119fa65

## 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: 2025-09-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-17 21:06:11 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-02 17:20:40 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 15:25:34 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b2e21-d1be-74bf-9c17-662fcb699ea7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aden.exchange
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aden.exchange
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aden.exchange
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aden.exchange
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aden.exchange/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:48:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies aden.exchange as a low-risk crypto drainer domain targeting users of decentralized perpetual contracts platforms. The threat leverages a Wallet Connect abuse kit designed to illicitly drain cryptocurrency wallets by exploiting user trust during connection approvals.

Supporting intelligence shows aden.exchange was registered through Dynadot LLC on September 1, 2025, and resolved to IP 188.114.96.3 before being taken offline. VirusTotal flags are minimal, with only 2 out of 95 security vendors identifying suspicious activity, while Gridinsoft assigns it a trust score of 0/100. The domain appears on three security blocklists, indicating some community detection despite its low-risk rating.

Currently offline, aden.exchange poses limited immediate danger, but users should remain vigilant against similar Wallet Connect abuse tactics. Avoid connecting wallets to unknown or suspicious domains, and monitor for unauthorized transaction requests. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining updated security software and consulting blocklists to prevent exposure to this and related crypto drainer threats.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 2/95 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e7c5097dbf8427b356b88a6df119fa1b77101b45de5c0464b8a1df1509af70bd
TLS cert SHA-256:      442dcb58603623d007bb257a5406b18b66c9d0efaf194b9212e5150c3119fa65

## 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/aden.exchange/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aden.exchange
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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