# PhishDestroy threat dossier — efilaunch.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-07 00:56:57 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/efilaunch.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) 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: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## 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: mckenzie.ns.cloudflare.com, seth.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-07-02 Expires: 2027-07-02 Page title: ether.fi — Claim $EFI HTTP response: 200 ## 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: 2026-07-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-06 16:31:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-07 00:30:12 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f37d6-6416-74f9-aafb-4fb71d1092d4/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/efilaunch.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.efilaunch.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=efilaunch.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/efilaunch.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/efilaunch.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-06 16:35:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a generic phishing site targeting users of the ether.fi platform by falsely offering $EFI token claims. The site mimics legitimate cryptocurrency airdrop pages, a common tactic to deceive victims into entering sensitive credentials or connecting wallets to malicious smart contracts. Analysis indicates the domain is designed to harvest private keys, recovery phrases, or execute unauthorized transactions under the guise of a token distribution event. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on July 02, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk domains. It currently resolves to the IP address 216.198.79.1, which has no prior detections on VirusTotal (0/95 engines flagged it at the time of this report). The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting users. The page title, 'ether.fi — Claim $EFI,' directly impersonates the official ether.fi branding, increasing the likelihood of successful social engineering. Users who visited efilaunch.live should immediately disconnect any connected wallets from the site and revoke any smart contract approvals granted during the interaction. Monitor all linked accounts and devices for unauthorized transactions or logins, particularly cryptocurrency wallets and exchange accounts. If credentials or private keys were entered, treat them as compromised and migrate to a new wallet or account immediately. Report the domain to relevant security teams, such as the official ether.fi support channels, and consider submitting the URL to threat intelligence platforms for further analysis. Avoid interacting with any communications or links associated with this domain, as follow-up phishing attempts may occur. ## 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 (operator 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/efilaunch.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=efilaunch.live 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 175,640 domains (12,488 alive under monitoring, 162,211 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io