# PhishDestroy threat dossier — dao-ether.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 12:56:28 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/dao-ether.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: keaton.ns.cloudflare.com, oaklyn.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-10 Expires: 2027-06-10 Page title: Earn DeFi Rewards Effortlessly with Liquid Vaults | ether.fi ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-08 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ce22302e184ae1f26f48a6b49cb72ebbd8ac09a9f64c6e16f7c9d69c019bd9d3 ## 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: 2026-06-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-10 22:06:51 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-10 22:06:51 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 12:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-14 00:17:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019eb323-c280-74bd-ae34-c841976a6fd7/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/dao-ether.finance crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.dao-ether.finance Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=dao-ether.finance AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/dao-ether.finance URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/dao-ether.finance/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 00:06:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] 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. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 47fb2ccd7101e2639d07857e40c7a113 TLS cert SHA-256: ce22302e184ae1f26f48a6b49cb72ebbd8ac09a9f64c6e16f7c9d69c019bd9d3 ## 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/dao-ether.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=dao-ether.finance 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: 172,677 domains (12,746 alive under monitoring, 159,341 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io