# PhishDestroy threat dossier — darksynthwave1112233198.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 02:56:22 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/darksynthwave1112233198.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## 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: jocelyn.ns.cloudflare.com, newt.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-26 Expires: 2027-06-26 Page title: darksynthwave1112233198.xyz ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 576e7eebd4b146adf97f62e04b552eeb91fab55a5eb94a569d4965c5324361e2 ## 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: 2026-06-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 06:03:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-01 04:15:40 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 04:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:02:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1bd7-1818-726b-8faa-8dce1e594c4c/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/c2bb3f86-b3f6-4019-bad8-b43048b15497 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/darksynthwave1112233198.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.darksynthwave1112233198.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=darksynthwave1112233198.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/darksynthwave1112233198.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/darksynthwave1112233198.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 06:04:39 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, darksynthwave1112233198.xyz, has been identified as an active brand impersonation threat targeting the Aave decentralized finance protocol. Analysis indicates the site is designed to deceive users into divulging sensitive credentials, including wallet private keys or recovery phrases, by mimicking the legitimate Aave platform interface. The domain remains under investigation for potential credential harvesting and unauthorized transaction facilitation. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 26, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3, which has not been flagged in public blocklists at the time of this report. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing an appearance of legitimacy. Detection metrics from VirusTotal indicate zero detections across 95 security vendors, suggesting the domain has not yet been widely recognized as malicious. The page title, identical to the domain name, further suggests a lack of effort to emulate the legitimate Aave branding in metadata. Current assessment categorizes this domain as an active, low-visibility threat with potential for rapid escalation. Organizations and users are advised to implement immediate network-level blocking of the domain and associated IP address 188.114.96.3. Security teams should monitor for connections to this infrastructure, particularly from endpoints handling cryptocurrency transactions. Users of the Aave protocol are urged to verify domain authenticity through official channels before interacting with any platform claiming affiliation. Given the domain's recent registration and absence of detection, continuous monitoring for related infrastructure is recommended. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260701-3FCD8F Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 576e7eebd4b146adf97f62e04b552eeb91fab55a5eb94a569d4965c5324361e2 ## 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/darksynthwave1112233198.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=darksynthwave1112233198.xyz 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: 173,583 domains (13,714 alive under monitoring, 159,163 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io