# PhishDestroy threat dossier — etherfiwc26.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-06-19 06:46:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/etherfiwc26.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 90/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: EtherFi

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      7/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
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:     clayton.ns.cloudflare.com, walk.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-17
Expires:         2027-06-17

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-15
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 99f17698b4e0bfc4395fbf57247312e2479130d63b4310ccc572172223279ca0

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-19 05:19:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-19 03:23:25 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-19 08:45:03 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-19 06:19:06 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019edde2-5944-7208-9d0a-d3d3993391a5/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/f9ea7cd6-71f5-443d-8b4d-e430af36e1fc
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/etherfiwc26.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.etherfiwc26.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=etherfiwc26.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/etherfiwc26.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/etherfiwc26.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-19 05:44:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain etherfiwc26[.]xyz is an active malicious domain that poses a phishing threat to users. It was first detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-06-19. The domain remains active and continues to pose a risk.

Risk Indicators
- 7 out of 91 VirusTotal vendors flag the domain as malicious
- The domain is relatively new and has a suspicious top-level domain
- The domain's short existence and malicious flags indicate a high risk of phishing

Technical Details
- Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED
- Hosting IP: 188.114.97.3
- Domain Created: 2026-06-17

Recommendations
- Avoid interacting with the domain etherfiwc26[.]xyz
- Use caution when clicking on links from unknown sources
- Keep antivirus software up to date to detect and prevent malware infections

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260619-DDFAC1
TLS cert SHA-256:      99f17698b4e0bfc4395fbf57247312e2479130d63b4310ccc572172223279ca0

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/etherfiwc26.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=etherfiwc26.xyz
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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