Security engines reporting a detection: 7. Public blocklists reporting a match: 3. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
Stored registration data identifies NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (IANA 3765) as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate NiceNIC abuse-report research; registrar association is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.
This domain, dao-ether.finance, is identified as a phishing site targeting cryptocurrency users through fraudulent DeFi reward schemes. Analysis indicates it impersonates the legitimate ether.fi platform, using a page title of 'Earn DeFi Rewards Effortlessly with Liquid Vaults | ether.fi' to deceive victims into interacting with malicious smart contracts or wallet-draining scripts. No specific drainer kit has been attributed, but the domain exhibits characteristics consistent with crypto-phishing infrastructure, including SSL certificates issued by Google Trust Services and a Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on June 10, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3. VirusTotal reports 2 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while it appears on 4 distinct security blocklists. AlienVault OTX includes the domain in 4 threat intelligence pulses, further corroborating its association with malicious activity. The domain is not currently listed in Google Safe Browsing databases but has been proactively blocked by multiple wallet security providers. As of the latest assessment, dao-ether.finance has been taken offline, reducing immediate exposure risk. However, residual threats persist due to potential cached DNS records, historical associations with active phishing campaigns, and the possibility of domain reactivation under altered infrastructure. Users who interacted with the domain prior to its takedown should revoke any connected smart contract approvals, monitor wallet transactions for unauthorized activity, and verify the legitimacy of all DeFi-related communications. The elevated risk level remains justified due to the domain's prior use in targeted phishing operations and its documented presence in threat intelligence repositories.
Detection-evasion analysis
Cloaking suspected: scanner and visitor titles differ
Not observedNo cloaking was observed in the stored scan
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
RegistrationCreated Jun 10, 2026 (122d)—Expires Jun 10, 2027
HTTP Status403 Forbidden
Elapsed Since First Report3 days
What we count
Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Reachable · access restricted.
What each report contains
Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedJun 10, 2026
Submitted URLhttp://dao-ether.finance/
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditation and RAA context
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
RDAP registrationActiveNICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765RDAP HTTP 200source: Rdap Status CollectorclientDeleteProhibitedclientTransferProhibitedexpires 2027-06-10 17:18:49 UTCchecked 2026-08-06 04:43:26 UTC
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-15 22:17:54 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-17 02:43:05 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-15 22:17:54 UTC → 2026-09-17 02:43:05 UTC · 28.42hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-16 12:30:29 UTC · precision medium · basis bounded
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Technologies · 5 identified
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jsDelivr
CDN
JSDelivr is a free public CDN for open-source projects. It can serve web files directly from the npm registry and GitHub repositories without any configuration.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Last analyzed Previous stored snapshot: 6 detections
alphaMountain.ai
Bfore.Ai PreCrime
Chong Lua Dao
CRDF
Fortinet
Gridinsoft
SOCRadar
Site Performance Analysis
Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of dao-ether.finance· checked Jun 26, 2026
67
Needs Work
Performance
FCP
4.17s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
5.78s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
47ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
5.17s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good50-89 Needs Work0-49 Poor
Forensic History & Detection Timeline
ThreatLifecycleTelemetry
This timeline displays historical security and status checkpoints observed by the PhishDestroy automated monitoring network. It records domain lifecycle updates, scanner changes, and threat telemetry over time.
Domain Status Transition2026-08-04 22:14:26 UTC
Domain state transitioned from dead to alive.
Domain Status Transition2026-08-04 10:05:56 UTC
Domain state transitioned from alive to dead.
VirusTotal Detections Update2026-06-25 22:03:07 UTC
VirusTotal scanner detections updated from 1 to 2. Added scanner alerts: CRDF.
Threat Response Pipeline
Discovery
Analysis
Monitoring
14 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
dao-ether.finance detected and queued for full analysis
A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.
The domain remains reachable or access-restricted; future checks may update this observation.
How we investigate & report
Public scans, evidence and abuse channels
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 reports recordedReachable · access restricted
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
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Related Infrastructure & Reports
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Direct link Shares a registration or an identical phishing kit.
Supporting signal Shares infrastructure or a target brand; not proof of one operator.
Discovery only Listed for navigation; no shared attribute with this host.
Infrastructure map · dao-ether.finance
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Content matches8
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
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