# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app-curves.online
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 12:17:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app-curves.online/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 81/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: Curve (and: curve, ethereum)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Seclookup, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      191.101.104.38 (US, Asheville)
ASN:             ASAS47583 AS-HOSTINGER Hostinger International Limited, CY
Hosting org:     AS47583 Hostinger International Limited
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ns1.dns-parking.com, ns2.dns-parking.com
Registered:      2025-12-23
Expires:         2026-12-23
Page title:      Curve DAO Token (CRV) To Bounce Back? Key Bullish Pattern Formation Suggest So!
HTTP response:   429

## 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: 2025-12-23 (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:    2025-12-25 15:26:43 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 14:53:43 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 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/019b561e-1d0d-76fe-83ad-232bec8a8597/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/app-curves.online
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app-curves.online
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app-curves.online
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app-curves.online
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app-curves.online/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:18:06 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-curves.online as a medium-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the Curve DAO Token brand. The domain's page title suggested misleading bullish cryptocurrency content, likely aiming to exploit Curve's reputation to deceive users. The intent was to mislead visitors into believing the site was affiliated with the legitimate Curve platform, potentially harvesting sensitive information or distributing malicious content.

The domain app-curves.online was registered on December 23, 2025, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB, and resolved to IP address 191.101.104.38. It appeared on two distinct security blocklists and was flagged by four out of ninety-five security vendors on VirusTotal, reflecting moderate detection. Scamadviser assigned a low trust score of 24 out of 100, further indicating questionable legitimacy and security concerns.

Currently, app-curves.online is taken offline, reducing immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining vigilance by verifying URLs closely and avoiding interaction with suspicious or unknown crypto-related domains. Users and organizations should continue monitoring for similar impersonation attempts involving Curve or other high-profile brands to safeguard against phishing and fraud.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       e7db95c97a5d45787cc3e40cbcb93b748fefc65bc14e162c746e37f979861729

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