# PhishDestroy threat dossier — defidesktop.app ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-21 18:21:39 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/defidesktop.app/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.198.79.1 (US, Atlanta) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: Lefkoff Industries 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: lou.ns.cloudflare.com, stevie.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-04 Expires: 2027-04-01 Page title: Aave Desktop App — The Full Power of DeFi HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-06-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: dafe21a0a2309fafce166d1e8effc27077647bf15c594d3e17d8cde1e4d9b940 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-04 18:36:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-21 20:14:45 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d591e-b541-775c-aca5-b2e93e249f19/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/defidesktop.app crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.defidesktop.app Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=defidesktop.app AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/defidesktop.app URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/defidesktop.app/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-04 18:39:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies defidesktop.app as an active crypto drainer domain posing imminent risk to cryptocurrency users. This domain is designed to deceive victims into connecting wallets and automatically transferring funds to attacker-controlled addresses through malicious smart contract interactions. The threat level is classified as 'under investigation' due to limited historical data, but the active status and available indicators suggest high operational risk. Users interacting with this domain are likely to experience unauthorized fund transfers within minutes of wallet connection. This domain was flagged through multiple threat intelligence sources and resolved to IP address 216.198.79.1 using a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. Domain registration occurred on April 01, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, with current VirusTotal detection at 0/95 scans. The domain remains unlisted on major blocklists and reputation databases, indicating its recent emergence in threat actor infrastructure. The use of Let's Encrypt suggests attempts to establish trust through legitimate-looking certificates, while the recent registration date aligns with patterns of disposable infrastructure used in crypto drainer campaigns. The specific threat type is crypto drainer malware, which operates by impersonating legitimate desktop applications to trick victims into connecting cryptocurrency wallets. Technical indicators including the domain's recent creation date, minimal detection coverage, and hosting on a suspicious IP address all correlate with active drainer operations. The lack of current blocklist coverage represents a critical window of vulnerability for potential victims. This threat is particularly dangerous due to the irreversible nature of cryptocurrency transactions once funds are drained to attacker-controlled wallets. Immediate mitigation steps include blocking defidesktop.app and its IP address 216.198.79.1 at network and endpoint levels. Cryptocurrency users should verify all wallet connection requests through secondary channels and avoid entering seed phrases or private keys on any website. Security teams should implement DNS sinkholing for this domain and monitor for related infrastructure using the unique seed identifier f529db. Organizations should immediately update threat intelligence feeds with these indicators and conduct user awareness training regarding crypto drainer tactics. Wallet extension users should install security plugins that validate contract interactions and display transaction previews before approval. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 8cad24635fdad05b47fe476716968f9d TLS cert SHA-256: dafe21a0a2309fafce166d1e8effc27077647bf15c594d3e17d8cde1e4d9b940 ## 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/defidesktop.app/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=defidesktop.app 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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io