# PhishDestroy threat dossier — etherfiwc26.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-21 11:53:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/etherfiwc26.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: EtherFi ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Kaspersky, SOCRadar URLQuery: 2 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: brian.ns.cloudflare.com, colette.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-16 Expires: 2027-06-16 Page title: ether.fi Cash HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-14 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4f03cf2f2e84d2f60589339350689effd63f8cb0af080d96ae70e05388bfe04f ## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-16 14:19:30 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-17 15:17:43 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-21 12:20:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-18 00:10:58 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019ed05e-7eb0-74ee-b045-986af5748ec1/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/5b7fa4d4-186e-47bc-a352-e0e18ee1cd51 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/etherfiwc26.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.etherfiwc26.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=etherfiwc26.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/etherfiwc26.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/etherfiwc26.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:35:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies etherfiwc26.com as a brand impersonation threat, posing a significant risk to users who may mistakenly trust the site due to its resemblance to the legitimate EtherFi brand. This domain was flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and was created on June 16, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, which raises concerns about its legitimacy. The site's current offline status may indicate that it has been taken down, but its brief existence and ability to resolve to IP 188.114.97.3 suggest potential harm to users who may have visited it. The exact nature of the threat posed by etherfiwc26.com is brand impersonation, where the site attempts to deceive users into believing it is the genuine EtherFi website, as evidenced by its page title 'ether.fi Cash'. With the site appearing on 3 security blocklists and having an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services / WE1, it is clear that this domain has been identified as malicious by multiple sources. The fact that it was created very recently, on June 16, 2026, and was already flagged by multiple security vendors, underscores the importance of being cautious when encountering unfamiliar websites. If a user visited etherfiwc26.com, they should take immediate action to protect themselves, including monitoring their accounts for any suspicious activity and changing passwords if necessary. Given the elevated risk level associated with this domain, it is crucial for users to be vigilant and report any further attempts by the site to impersonate the EtherFi brand. By staying informed and taking proactive steps to secure their personal information, users can minimize the potential harm caused by brand impersonation threats like etherfiwc26.com. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260617-EB6EE2 Favicon MD5: 0f98b704c93538fcb68377c679051b5a TLS cert SHA-256: 4f03cf2f2e84d2f60589339350689effd63f8cb0af080d96ae70e05388bfe04f ## 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/etherfiwc26.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=etherfiwc26.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 167,252 domains (15,583 alive under monitoring, 151,351 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io