# PhishDestroy threat dossier — aveforge.app ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-01 19:21:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/aveforge.app/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet, Gridinsoft URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.194.101 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: adam.ns.cloudflare.com, danica.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-25 Expires: 2027-04-25 Page title: Ave Forge HTTP response: 405 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-07-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 71bf3bc45a7315dc7037fd9ba6c5760dfabe9abf582de8fe68e96cdd766afc47 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-01 16:55:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-01 13:56:44 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-01 21:15:47 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019de3d0-b026-711d-81e6-1a9865a3a8e7/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/877dfb25-2c36-43c7-a4ae-6383b8c2716b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/aveforge.app crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.aveforge.app Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=aveforge.app AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/aveforge.app URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/aveforge.app/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-01 16:56:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Domain aveforge.app has been flagged as an elevated-risk brand impersonation site targeting Aave users. Intelligence confirms it is actively distributing a crypto drainer disguised as a legitimate Aave interface, aiming to siphon funds from victim wallets. The domain’s recent creation date (April 25, 2026) and overlapping infrastructure with known malicious campaigns indicate a coordinated effort to exploit user trust in the Aave brand. PhishDestroy’s forensic analysis reveals critical technical indicators: the domain is currently detected by 3 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, reflecting a low but critical detection rate for such high-risk activity. It is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and hosted on IP address 172.67.194.101. The SSL certificate, issued by Let’s Encrypt, provides no legitimacy—often a tactic to appear benign at a glance. Additionally, the domain is blacklisted by both SEAL and MetaMask, and appears on 2 security blocklists, underscoring its malicious nature. The domain’s unusually recent registration (April 25, 2026) suggests a hastily deployed campaign. As of the latest assessment, aveforge.app remains active and poses a significant threat to users seeking access to Aave services. PhishDestroy has flagged this domain for blocklisting and issued alerts to partner security platforms. While immediate access is restricted via major browsers and wallets (MetaMask, SEAL), the domain’s continued presence on the internet underscores the need for constant vigilance. Users are strongly advised to verify any Aave-related link using PhishDestroy’s real-time lookup tool. The residual risk remains elevated due to the active drainer infrastructure, emphasizing the importance of not engaging with unsolicited links claiming to lead to Aave services. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260501-FE6B93 Favicon MD5: b4f3d9a128a3ab4cb256918230112046 TLS cert SHA-256: 71bf3bc45a7315dc7037fd9ba6c5760dfabe9abf582de8fe68e96cdd766afc47 ## 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/aveforge.app/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=aveforge.app 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io