On July 22, 2026 analysts examined ethereal-vote.finance, which was observed hosting a Google brand impersonation campaign. The domain resolved to 142.250.185.100, an address owned by AS15169 Google LLC in the United States, and employed Cloudflare’s network services, including HTTP/3 support. DNS records listed derek.ns.cloudflare.com and maleah.ns.cloudflare.com as authoritative nameservers, confirming registration through Cloudflare, Inc. The site presented a page title of "Google," aligning with the declared target brand, and presented a TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 designation, suggesting an attempt to masquerade as a legitimate Google endpoint.
VirusTotal scans reported that two of ninety‑five security vendors flagged the domain, indicating partial detection of malicious activity. The domain appeared on a single external blocklist and was actively blocked by the PhishDestroy service, reinforcing its classification as a phishing infrastructure element. Current infrastructure status is offline, implying that the hosting or content has been taken down, though the underlying registration and DNS configuration remain intact.
Uncertainties remain regarding the specific phishing kit or payload used, as no page content beyond the title has been disclosed. Defenders should continue to monitor DNS queries for the domain and its associated IP address, enforce blocklist rules that already flag ethereal-vote.finance, and consider adding the domain to internal URL filtering policies. Additional scrutiny of outbound traffic to the IP may uncover residual command‑and‑control activity, and any future re‑registration of the domain should be treated as high‑risk given its prior abuse of Google branding.
Detection-evasion analysis
Cloaking and traffic-distribution check
Not yet scannedNo crawler-versus-browser difference has been recorded yet
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
RegistrationCreated Nov 2, 2025 (344d)—Expires Nov 2, 2026
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedNov 9, 2025
DOM Analysisanalyzed Jul 27, 2026score 81/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttps://ethereal-vote.finance/
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditation and RAA context
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Latest HTTP observationUnknownProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-12 22:14:57 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-15 22:17:56 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Technologies · 2 identified
Cloudflare
CDN
Web infrastructure and security company providing CDN, DDoS mitigation, and DNS services.
This timeline displays historical security and status checkpoints observed by the PhishDestroy automated monitoring network. It records domain lifecycle updates, scanner changes, and threat telemetry over time.
13 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
Threat Ingested
ethereal-vote.finance detected and queued for full analysis
A stored Cloudflare Radar report is available. The report link alone is not a malicious verdict and does not prove that every network field was captured.
We scan suspicious URLs, inspect public results and send evidence through the appropriate abuse-reporting channels. The dated events above show what is recorded for this domain. The directory below explains the wider workflow.
01Public scans & evidence collection10 sources and tool groups+
Inspect the public DNS, TLS, HTTP and technology surface.
02Abuse reports & follow-upRegistrar, hosting and security channels+
Identify the responsible provider. Match registration and hosting records to the relevant abuse contact.
Prepare an evidence package. Include the URL, public scan references, captures and the recorded observations.
Send the report. Keep outgoing report records and recipient information when available.
Recheck and publish updates. Track later scanner verdicts, provider responses and site availability.
Security services used for scanning, reputation checks and reporting are listed below. A service being listed is not evidence that it received, accepted or acted on this particular domain. Recorded submissions appear in the notification history above.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 reports recordedUnverified
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
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Related Infrastructure & Reports
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Direct link Shares a registration or an identical phishing kit.
Supporting signal Shares infrastructure or a target brand; not proof of one operator.
Discovery only Listed for navigation; no shared attribute with this host.
Infrastructure map · ethereal-vote.finance
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
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