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dao-ether[.]finance

“Earn DeFi Rewards Effortlessly with Liquid Vaults | ether.fi”

Threat verdict Critical 88/100 evidence score
Availability Reachable · access restricted Reachable response; page content was not verified
Risk signals
VirusTotal detections: 6/91 Spamhaus DBL: DBL_PHISH Stored blocklist matches: 3 Scam type: Generic Phishing Last known active
OTX: 4 refs Jun 10, 2026 CDN
Evidence Summary
CRITICAL
Ref
85591260
Score
88/100

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.

VirusTotal
VirusTotal
6 det.
OTX references
4 community refs
URLScan
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TLS Certificate
Google Trust Services
Age
3 mo New
Observed status
Reachable · access restricted 403
PhishDestroy
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Listed
Data coverage VirusTotal 6 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX 4 community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict Analysis completed DNS blocks not checked TLS valid certificate, 74d WHOIS 3 mo old Screenshot 2 captures · 2 sources Redirect chain not probed
Network Security Intelligence Registrar context
Registrar context NiceNIC
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.
NiceNIC Verdict Full Investigation

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
15/17

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

URLScan capture 2 / 2
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Page Title
Earn DeFi Rewards Effortlessly with Liquid Vaults | ether.fi
TLS Certificate
Valid transport encryption · Issued by Google Trust Services · valid for 74 days

Domain Intelligence

Domain
URLScan Verdict Analysis completed score 0 report ↗
Server / ASN cloudflare · AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
IP Context Cloudflare shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Registrar NiceNIC RU(RU) PhishDestroy Investigation
Abuse contactabuse@nicenic.net
ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →
WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for dao-ether.finance →
IP Address 188.114.96.3 CDN
GeoCA Toronto, CA
NetworkAS13335 · CloudFlare, Inc.
Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →
The origin IP is hidden behind a CDN proxy. Reverse-IP results for the edge address contain unrelated tenants; finding the origin requires passive DNS or certificate-transparency data.
RegistrationCreated Jun 10, 2026 (75d · New) — Expires Jun 10, 2027
HTTP Status403 Forbidden
Elapsed Since First Report 3 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 detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps
First DetectedJun 10, 2026
IoC Extractionscanned Jul 29, 20260 wallet · 0 Telegram IoCs
Submitted URLhttp://dao-ether.finance/
Nameserverskeaton.ns.cloudflare.comoaklyn.ns.cloudflare.com
TLS Fingerprint
TLS Observationvalid from Jun 10, 2026scanned Jun 11, 2026
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.

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Latest Classified Outcome 2026-08-25 02:41:19 UTC

Primary outcome Provider block observed reason: Cloudflare anti-phishing block 95% confidence
Attribution Cloudflare mechanism: Phishing Interstitial source: Current Http Probe
Evidence layers Availability: Provider blocked Content: Provider blocked DNS: Resolved Registration: Active
Latest HTTP observation Provider block observed Cloudflare anti-phishing block Cloudflare Phishing Interstitial 95% provider marker verified 2026-08-25 02:41:19 UTC
RDAP registration Active NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765 RDAP HTTP 200 source: Rdap Status Collector clientDeleteProhibitedclientTransferProhibited expires 2027-06-10 17:18:49 UTC checked 2026-08-06 04:43:26 UTC
Observed timeline last reachable: 2026-08-24 22:15:45 UTC current episode first observed: 2026-08-25 02:41:19 UTC observed RIP window: 2026-08-24 22:15:45 UTC → 2026-08-25 02:41:19 UTC · 4.43h midpoint estimate ≈ 2026-08-25 00:28:32 UTC · precision high · 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
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.

www.jsdelivr.com 100% confidence
crypto-js
JavaScript libraries

crypto-js is a JavaScript library of crypto standards.

github.com 100% confidence
Cloudflare Browser Insights
Analytics RUM

Cloudflare Browser Insights is a tool that measures the performance of websites from the perspective of users.

www.cloudflare.com 100% confidence
Cloudflare
CDN

Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.

www.cloudflare.com 100% confidence
HTTP/3
Miscellaneous

HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.

httpwg.org 100% confidence
Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine
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VirusTotal Analysis

6 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain
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Last analyzed Previous stored snapshot: 2 detections
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Bfore.Ai PreCrime
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 Good 50-89 Needs Work 0-49 Poor

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis
URLScan Analyzed VirusTotal 6 det. ChainPatrol URLQuery Open lookup Gridinsoft SSL Labs Stored TLS valid CF Radar Open report OTX 4 refs WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory
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DNS & Network
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SEO & Domain
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