# PhishDestroy threat dossier — equivestltd.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 09:05:27 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/equivestltd.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Scam Targeted brand: aave (and: across, base, celer, google, jito) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 198.12.66.123 (US, Buffalo) ASN: ASAS36352 AS-COLOCROSSING, US Hosting org: AS36352 HostPapa Registrar: HOSTINGER operations, UAB Nameservers: ["horizon.dns-parking.com", "orbit.dns-parking.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Equivest Ltd - Trading for everyone HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: R10 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:42 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-02-26 23:20:42 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-29 08:07:36 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01989c79-49c9-736b-89ca-0116706588ba/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/equivestltd.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.equivestltd.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=equivestltd.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/equivestltd.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/equivestltd.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-24 10:59:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] equivestltd.com — Aave Brand Impersonation Investigation The domain equivestltd.com was registered on February 21, 2026 and is presently taken offline, but forensic traces indicate it was used for a crypto‑related brand impersonation campaign targeting Aave. The site presented the page title "Equivest Ltd - Trading for everyone," a generic claim that aligns with the listed scam type of a Crypto Scam. DNS resolution points to the IP address 198.12.66.123, which belongs to the HostPapa hosting provider (AS36352) and is geolocated in the United States. Reputation scoring from Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0 out of 100, and the domain appears on a single security blocklist, specifically blocked by PhishDestroy. SSL analysis identified a certificate classified as R10, indicating a low‑confidence or self‑signed issuance. VirusTotal scanning recorded a single positive detection out of 93 security vendors, confirming at least one security product flagged the domain as malicious. The combination of a newly created domain, low trust score, minimal blocklist presence, and a solitary vendor detection suggests a short‑lived infrastructure that was likely dismantled after initial use. Defenders should continue to block the resolved IP 198.12.66.123 and add equivestltd.com to internal deny lists, even though the site is offline, to prevent re‑hosting or reuse of the same domain. Continuous monitoring of HostPapa‑owned IP ranges for reappearance of similar brand‑impersonation patterns is advised, as well as periodic re‑scanning of the domain should it become active again. Organizations using Aave services should reinforce user awareness training to recognize unsolicited communications referencing "Equivest Ltd" and ensure that any credential entry points are restricted to official Aave domains. ## 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/equivestltd.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=equivestltd.com 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: 194,182 domains (83,156 alive under monitoring, 108,406 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io