# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app-aavy.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-21 16:38:14 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app-aavy.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: aave (and: ethereum, metamask)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.156.134 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       OwnRegistrar, Inc.
Registered:      2025-09-03
Expires:         2026-09-03
Page title:      Aave - Open Source Liquidity Protocol
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-09-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:55 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-21 17:31:23 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01991dfc-98f2-75ea-ac12-42ce7aa21f34/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/app-aavy.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app-aavy.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app-aavy.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app-aavy.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app-aavy.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:35:04 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-aavy.com as a domain engaged in brand impersonation targeting the Aave open-source liquidity protocol. Although the risk level is assessed as low, the domain mimics Aave’s page title to deceive users, which can lead to potential confusion or misuse of credentials. Brand impersonation remains a critical threat vector for phishing and fraud, especially in the decentralized finance sector.

The domain app-aavy.com was registered recently on February 21, 2026, and currently remains active. It is listed on three separate security blocklists and resolves to the IP address 172.67.156.134. Despite appearing on these blocklists, it has low detection rates on VirusTotal, with only one out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain. This suggests that while it is recognized as suspicious, the domain may not yet be widely detected by automated defenses.

Users are strongly advised to exercise caution when encountering this domain or links pointing to it. Avoid submitting any personal, login, or financial information on app-aavy.com. Instead, always verify the legitimacy of the website by accessing Aave’s official URLs directly. Security professionals and users should report suspicious activity related to this domain to help improve detection and prevent potential harm.

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