# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aethircheck.live
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Fetched:   2026-04-30 12:54:44 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aethircheck.live/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Wallet drainer: Angel Drainer

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      18/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.241.149.121 (US, Atlanta)
ASN:             ASAS19871 NETWORK-SOLUTIONS-HOSTING, US
Hosting org:     AS46606 Unified Layer
Registrar:       Global Domain Group LLC
Nameservers:     ishaan.ns.cloudflare.com, pam.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-12-10
Expires:         2026-12-10
Page title:      ATHcheck - Discover Your Missed Gains

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-12-10 (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:    2025-12-20 06:38:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-29 13:56:50 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-23 11:46:34 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/019b39fe-e778-76db-a1b9-67022c152803/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/aethircheck.live
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aethircheck.live
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aethircheck.live
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aethircheck.live
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aethircheck.live/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 00:01:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies aethircheck.live as a high-threat domain primarily engaged in crypto currency draining attacks. Classified under the Angel Drainer kit, it targets users by promising missed gains, a common social engineering lure used to siphon digital assets. This domain fits the profile of high-risk cryptocurrency scams designed to compromise wallet security.

The domain was registered through Global Domain Group LLC on December 10, 2025, and resolves to the IP address 162.241.149.121. It is currently flagged by Google Safe Browsing under social engineering concerns and appears on three separate security blocklists. VirusTotal analysis indicates that 18 out of 95 security vendors detect malicious activity related to this domain, underscoring its dangerous infrastructure and active threat status.

Currently, aethircheck.live has been taken offline to mitigate ongoing risks. Users are strongly advised to avoid accessing this domain and to review their crypto wallet security if any interactions occurred. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining vigilance against similar phishing attempts that exploit the promise of financial gains to drain cryptocurrencies.

## 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/aethircheck.live/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aethircheck.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

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