# PhishDestroy threat dossier — app.v4aave.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-21 01:10:59 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.v4aave.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.22.101 Registrar: MAT BAO CORPORATION Nameservers: ["ashton.ns.cloudflare.com", "norah.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-06-15 Expires: 2027-06-14 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-12 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 307a7e3d94e917eec59b053ce956678ac5b338cc1f12131497e9b12af94afa09 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - v4aave.com ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-15 02:25:23 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 14:30:17 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-21 02:45:30 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-15 13:20:09 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ecaea-e6e0-753f-b5ed-8777d8e03ad3/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/f33b6ff8-f3ba-4c06-a3b0-d2be5cfe010f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/app.v4aave.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.app.v4aave.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=app.v4aave.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/app.v4aave.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/app.v4aave.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:37:35 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.v4aave.com as a domain engaged in brand_impersonation, specifically targeting Aave, and it is currently offline. This domain was flagged by 4 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating a significant risk, and it is registered through MAT BAO CORPORATION, resolving to the IP address 104.21.22.101, with an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services / WE1, and it appears on 1 security blocklist, having been created on June 15, 2026. The domain's creation date and its appearance on security blocklists suggest a deliberate attempt to deceive users, with its trust scores potentially being influenced by the Google Trust Services SSL certificate, yet the fact that it is flagged by VirusTotal vendors and appears on a blocklist underscores the risks associated with it, particularly given that it impersonates a well-known brand like Aave, and users should be cautious of such tactics, especially when the domain is associated with a specific IP and has a recent creation date. Given that app.v4aave.com is currently offline, it may indicate that the threat has been mitigated to some extent, but users should still be vigilant and avoid interacting with this domain or any similar ones that may emerge, as the tactics used for brand impersonation can evolve, and relying on information from security vendors and blocklists can help in making informed decisions about online interactions, thus PhishDestroy advises users to exercise caution when encountering domains that impersonate known brands, especially those with recent creation dates and those that have been flagged by security vendors. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-4033A9 Favicon MD5: 9871e69b95beccfff5b48e42b0622f6a TLS cert SHA-256: 307a7e3d94e917eec59b053ce956678ac5b338cc1f12131497e9b12af94afa09 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/app.v4aave.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=app.v4aave.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 167,118 domains (16,029 alive under monitoring, 150,758 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io