# PhishDestroy threat dossier — compensation-aave.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-24 03:44:48 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/compensation-aave.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 72/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: aragorn.ns.cloudflare.com, roxy.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-20 Page title: compensation-aave.com | 504: Gateway time-out ## 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: 2026-04-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-23 22:43:56 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-24 04:06:12 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 22:57:06 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dbbdd-f178-71ea-8bb9-a88d47d84e8c/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/compensation-aave.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.compensation-aave.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=compensation-aave.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/compensation-aave.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/compensation-aave.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-23 22:44:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies compensation-aave.com as an active brand impersonation domain designed to mimic Aave, a leading decentralized finance protocol. The domain is currently under investigation for its potential role in cryptocurrency drainer schemes, where unsuspecting users may be tricked into connecting their wallets or revealing sensitive credentials under the pretense of compensation-related offers. As of the latest analysis, this threat remains unresolved and poses a credible risk to cryptocurrency holders interacting with Aave or related services. Technical analysis of compensation-aave.com reveals several red flags consistent with malicious intent. Flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, this domain employs a legitimate SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, likely to enhance its appearance of legitimacy. Registered through Dynadot Inc, the domain resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3 and was created on April 20, 2026, indicating recent and opportunistic deployment. Despite its low detection rate, the absence of a blocklist entry or poor trust score (measured at 1 on platforms such as Scamadviser) underscores its novelty and the need for heightened vigilance among crypto users. Users are strongly advised to exercise extreme caution when encountering compensation-aave.com or any domain claiming affiliation with Aave without verification through official channels. Do not interact with this domain, click any links, or input credentials. Report suspicious activity to relevant crypto fraud databases, such as Aave’s official channels or platforms like Chainalysis. Employ browser-based protections, such as uBlock Origin or ad-blockers with anti-phishing filters, to mitigate exposure. For organizations, consider updating DNS blocklists and threat intelligence feeds to include this domain based on its IP and registrar details. ## 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/compensation-aave.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=compensation-aave.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io