# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cavepay.app
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Fetched:   2026-06-26 14:28:48 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cavepay.app/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Aave

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       Global Domain Group LLC
Registered:      2026-01-09
Expires:         2027-01-09

## 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: 2026-01-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-17 08:30:22 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-26 16:20:36 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-17 08:45:13 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 18:26:21 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, cavepay.app, is actively engaged in brand impersonation targeting users of the Aave decentralized finance protocol. Analysis indicates the site functions as a crypto wallet drainer, designed to trick victims into connecting their wallets under the pretense of legitimate Aave services. Once connected, the malicious infrastructure initiates unauthorized transactions, siphoning cryptocurrency assets from the victim's wallet to attacker-controlled addresses. The domain mimics Aave's branding, interface, and functionality to deceive users into believing they are interacting with the official platform, thereby facilitating the theft of digital assets with minimal user awareness or consent.

Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on January 9, 2026, through Global Domain Group LLC, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. As of the latest assessment, cavepay.app is flagged by 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating limited but emerging detection. The domain appears on three independent security blocklists, including those maintained by specialized cryptocurrency threat intelligence sources. The combination of recent registration, low detection rates, and active blocklisting suggests an evolving threat that may evade traditional security measures during its initial deployment phase.

Users who have visited cavepay.app or interacted with its content are advised to immediately revoke any wallet connections associated with the domain. All connected sessions should be terminated, and wallet software should be scanned for unauthorized transactions or malicious extensions. If assets were transferred, victims should document transaction hashes and report the incident to relevant blockchain analytics platforms for potential tracking. Due to the high-risk nature of crypto drainers, affected users should also consider migrating assets to a new wallet address and monitoring for further unauthorized activity across all connected services.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       ace15cb303b1ba1acaac315d2741331f

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

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