# PhishDestroy threat dossier — connectwallets.online ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-30 12:39:29 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/connectwallets.online/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: WalletConnect ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 7/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, CyRadar, Fortinet, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 91.204.209.9 (GB, Portsmouth) ASN: ASAS52148 Enix Ltd Hosting org: AS52148 Enix Ltd Registrar: UPPERLINK LIMITED Nameservers: ns1.hostns.io, ns1.upperserver26.com, ns2.hostns.io, ns2.upperserver26.com Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Connect Wallet - Wallet Connect ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-02-20 13:13:46 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-30 13:20:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-02-27 16:02:09 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019c7b2b-92cc-70c3-a560-a904d5ccabfd/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c2629dc4-4f2f-4e62-af00-ddde5550570a Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/connectwallets.online crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.connectwallets.online Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=connectwallets.online AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/connectwallets.online URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/connectwallets.online/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 15:38:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies connectwallets.online as a medium-risk crypto drainer phishing domain designed to deceive users into connecting their cryptocurrency wallets. The site masqueraded as a legitimate wallet connection portal titled "Connect Wallet - Wallet Connect" to lure victims into granting access to their digital assets. Its primary objective was to extract private keys or authorization, enabling unauthorized fund transfers. The domain was registered through UPPERLINK LIMITED and created on February 21, 2026. It resolved to IP address 91.204.209.9 and appeared on three security blocklists, indicating a recognized threat within multiple cybersecurity communities. VirusTotal flagged the domain by 7 out of 95 security vendors, reflecting moderate detection levels. The infrastructure and hosting details suggest a setup typical for phishing operations targeting the cryptocurrency community. Currently, connectwallets.online is offline and inaccessible, reducing immediate risk to users. However, PhishDestroy recommends that users remain vigilant against similar scams by verifying wallet connection requests and avoiding unknown or suspicious domains. Users should enable multi-factor authentication on their crypto accounts and use hardware wallets where possible to minimize exposure to such threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260220-962325 Favicon SHA-256: 4c13d452dd5d49671bd93ca32f2b4f85c78e39b6ab0ad1f38d98ed267f8fd896 ## 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/connectwallets.online/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=connectwallets.online 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: 156,069 domains (37,010 alive under monitoring, 118,599 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io