# PhishDestroy threat dossier — claimethereum.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-22 06:51:11 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/claimethereum.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Ethereum

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      7/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, BitDefender, ESET, G-Data, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       COSMOTOWN, INC.
Nameservers:     harlan.ns.cloudflare.com, maisie.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-08-02
Expires:         2026-08-02
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 5859f9652467db2fb89d6ffe29319b6dc16de2ac7ef5d5f8e18cb30f26d9c552

## 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: 2025-08-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-21 21:33:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-21 19:34:54 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-22 08:46:27 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019eebab-90c5-7099-bca6-18542ca78596/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/508bdd90-d4cd-4474-bb9c-aabb681a80b4
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/claimethereum.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.claimethereum.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=claimethereum.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/claimethereum.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/claimethereum.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-21 21:44:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The generic scam domain claimethereum[.]com presents itself as a platform for claiming ethereum, imitating a legitimate cryptocurrency brand. According to VirusTotal, 5 out of 91 vendors flag this domain as malicious, indicating a significant risk to users. Registered through COSMOTOWN, INC., this domain is hosted on IP 188.114.96.3 and was created on 2025-08-02. First detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-06-21, claimethereum[.]com is currently active. The domain's infrastructure suggests a deliberate attempt to deceive users, with the hosting IP and registrar information available. Defenders should block claimethereum[.]com to prevent potential phishing attacks.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260621-0B3F1E
TLS cert SHA-256:      5859f9652467db2fb89d6ffe29319b6dc16de2ac7ef5d5f8e18cb30f26d9c552

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