# PhishDestroy threat dossier — etherscan-ai.github.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 08:19:25 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/etherscan-ai.github.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Brand Impersonation Targeted brand: Ethereum ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, LevelBlue URLQuery: -1 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.199.108.153 (US, San Francisco) ASN: AS54113 Fastly, Inc. Hosting org: GitHub, Inc Registrar: GitHub, Inc. Nameservers: NS_NOT_FOUND Registered: 2026-02-20 Page title: Etherscan -Ethereum Explorer | Home HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 32491b26bfaf7bfb556029ef32299ac4374db34d09eecd4ffd01f21b2c5a8567 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - github.com - github.io - githubusercontent.com ## 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: 2026-02-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-06 14:21:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 08:20:41 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f375f-58d9-73d1-a519-aa0ab8dd521f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/etherscan-ai.github.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.etherscan-ai.github.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=etherscan-ai.github.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/etherscan-ai.github.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/etherscan-ai.github.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-06 14:25:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, etherscan-ai.github.io, is actively impersonating the Ethereum blockchain explorer platform Etherscan. Analysis indicates it operates as a brand impersonation threat, designed to deceive users into believing they are interacting with the legitimate Ethereum network tool. The domain is currently active and has not yet been flagged by security vendors, posing a risk to unsuspecting users seeking transaction verification or blockchain data. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain resolves to the IP address 185.199.108.153 and is registered through GitHub, Inc. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common provider for both legitimate and malicious sites. VirusTotal reports 0 detections out of 95 security vendors, suggesting it has not yet been widely identified as malicious. The page title, 'Etherscan -Ethereum Explorer | Home,' closely mimics the legitimate Etherscan platform, further reinforcing the impersonation attempt. No historical blocklist records or trust scores were identified at the time of assessment, though the lack of detections does not guarantee safety. Current status remains under investigation, but the domain exhibits high-risk characteristics due to its active impersonation of a critical cryptocurrency infrastructure service. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with this domain and instead access Etherscan exclusively through verified channels, such as the official etherscan.io. Organizations should monitor for similar impersonation attempts, particularly those hosted on code-sharing platforms, and implement domain reputation checks as part of their security protocols. If encountered, this domain should be reported to relevant security teams for further analysis and potential takedown. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 4c0581ccca06460e3d66eea3d790439c TLS cert SHA-256: 32491b26bfaf7bfb556029ef32299ac4374db34d09eecd4ffd01f21b2c5a8567 ## 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/etherscan-ai.github.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=etherscan-ai.github.io 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: 178,033 domains (49,760 alive under monitoring, 128,273 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io