# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app-aave.finance
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 17:34:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app-aave.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Aave

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      186.2.161.149 (BZ, Belize City)
ASN:             ASAS59692 IQWEB IQWeb FZ-LLC, AE
Hosting org:     AS59692 IQWeb FZ-LLC
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Aave Dashboard

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R11
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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:22:47 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 01:41:22 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-17 00:04:10 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/0198b298-0839-7651-bdd7-c1adb0def75b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/app-aave.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app-aave.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app-aave.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app-aave.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app-aave.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:35:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies app-aave.finance as a domain engaged in brand impersonation targeting the Aave platform. The domain's page title "Aave Dashboard" is designed to mislead users into believing it is affiliated with Aave, a well-known DeFi protocol. This classification falls under low-risk brand impersonation due to its offline status and minimal threat indicators.

Technically, app-aave.finance resolves to the IP address 186.2.161.149 and was registered recently on February 21, 2026. VirusTotal flags the domain with only one out of 95 security vendors, indicating limited detection but warranting caution. The domain appears on one security blocklist, reinforcing its suspicious nature. No active phishing content or credential harvesting has been conclusively observed, but the infrastructure aims to mimic the Aave brand to potentially gain user trust.

As of the latest analysis, app-aave.finance is currently offline, mitigating immediate risks to users. PhishDestroy recommends users avoid visiting or interacting with this domain and to rely exclusively on official Aave channels. Continued monitoring is advised in case the domain resurfaces or exhibits more aggressive malicious behaviors in the future.

## 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/app-aave.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app-aave.finance
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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