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gain-aave[.]com

“Aave”

Threat verdict Critical 86/100 evidence score
Availability Unverified No conclusive current response is stored
Risk signals
VirusTotal detections: 12/93 URLQuery threat systems: 1 alert Brand impersonation: Aave
Feb 26, 2026 Aave CDN
Evidence Summary
CRITICAL
Ref
7DFF28C9
Score
86/100

The domain gain-aave.com is an active phishing site engaged in brand impersonation targeting Aave, a cryptocurrency platform. It poses an elevated risk by presenting itself as the legitimate Aave service to deceive users into interacting with fraudulent cryptocurrency transactions. As of the latest verification, gain-aave.com remains operational and does not utilize a known drainer kit, but its impersonation tactics classify it as a cryptocurrency scam.

Technical analysis reveals that gain-aave.com is flagged by 12 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, including alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, and CyRadar. The domain is registered through NiceNIC International Group Co., Limited, with a creation date of February 21, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 104.18.20.145, hosted on Cloudflare's infrastructure in the US (AS13335). It appears on one security blocklist, PhishDestroy, and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services (WE1). The observed page title is 'Aave', and the site returns an HTTP 403 status. Nameservers are ariadne.ns.cloudflare.com and nolan.ns.cloudflare.com.

Users who may have interacted with gain-aave.com should immediately revoke any token approvals granted to unknown contracts and transfer funds to a new, secure wallet. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all cryptocurrency and financial accounts as an additional safeguard. Report the domain to platforms such as Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, or the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) to assist in takedown efforts. Monitor accounts for unauthorized transactions and consider notifying the impersonated brand, Aave, of the fraudulent activity.

VirusTotal
VirusTotal
12 det.
URLQuery
URLQuery
1 threat alert
CF Radar
Malicious
URLScan
URLScan
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TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified -109d
Age
6 mo
Observed status
Unverified
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed
Data coverage VirusTotal 12 / 93 URLQuery 1 threat-system alert PhishStats not checked OTX no community references CF Radar provider verdict: malicious URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict Analysis completed DNS blocks not checked TLS Expired or unverified WHOIS 6 mo old Screenshot 3 captures · 3 sources Redirect chain not probed
Network Security Intelligence Registrar context
Threat Detection Systems 1 alert
Detection System Indicator Verdict Alert
Quad9 DNS gain-aave.com malicious Sinkholed
Stored URLQuery scan evidence · Aug 29, 2025 04:25 UTC Open source report
CF Cloudflare Radar Verdict Malicious
Phishing Phishing Security threats
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Registrar context NiceNIC
Stored registration data identifies NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (IANA 3765) as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate NiceNIC abuse-report research; registrar association is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.
NiceNIC Verdict Full Investigation

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
16/18

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

URLScan capture 2 / 3
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Page Title
Aave
Impersonates
Aave Across Ethereum Foundation Kraken MetaMask Pendle
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified · Issued by Google Trust Services / WE1

Domain Intelligence

Domain
URLScan Verdict Analysis completed score 0 report ↗
Server / ASN cloudflare · AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
IP Context Cloudflare shared edge origin IP hidden Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Registrar NiceNIC RU(RU) PhishDestroy Investigation
Abuse contactabuse@nicenic.com
ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →
WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for gain-aave.com →
IP Address 104.18.20.145 CDN
GeoUS San Francisco, US
NetworkAS13335 · Cloudflare, Inc.
Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →
The origin IP is hidden behind a CDN proxy. Reverse-IP results for the edge address contain unrelated tenants; finding the origin requires passive DNS or certificate-transparency data.
RegistrationCreated Feb 21, 2026 (176d)
Elapsed Since First Report 4 days
What we count Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Unverified.
What each report contains Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps
First DetectedFeb 26, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Apr 10, 2026score 10/1007 brand signals
IoC Extractionscanned Aug 1, 20260 wallet · 0 Telegram IoCs
Nameserversnolan.ns.cloudflare.com
TLS Fingerprint
TLS Observationvalid from Jan 29, 2026scanned Mar 15, 2026
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.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety seal. Verify ICANN fees Read RAA §3.18 PHISHDESTROY INVESTIGATIONICANN funding, contracts, and DNS abuse oversight
Accountability draft Nothing is sent automatically.

Latest Classified Outcome 2026-08-16 02:42:03 UTC

Primary outcome Unknown reason: Probe Inconclusive 20% confidence
Attribution source: Current Http Probe
Evidence layers Availability: Unreachable Content: Unknown DNS: Resolved Registration: Active
Latest HTTP observation Unknown Probe Inconclusive 20% 2026-08-16 02:42:03 UTC
RDAP registration Active NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED · IANA 3765 RDAP HTTP 200 source: Rdap Status Collector clientDeleteProhibitedclientTransferProhibited expires 2027-08-01 01:03:46 UTC checked 2026-08-05 18:51:30 UTC
Observed timeline last reachable: 2026-08-15 22:15:15 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 · 1 identified
Cloudflare
CDN

Web infrastructure and security company providing CDN, DDoS mitigation, and DNS services.

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Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine
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VirusTotal Analysis

12 / 93 security vendors flagged this domain
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Last analyzed
alphaMountain.ai
BitDefender
CyRadar
ESET
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Fortinet
G-Data
Google Safebrowsing
Lionic
Seclookup
Sophos
VIPRE
Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of gain-aave.com · checked Mar 2, 2026

100
Good
Performance
FCP
0.76s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
1.82s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0.019
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
0ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
0.76s
Speed Index
Powered by Google PageSpeed Insights · Mobile strategy · Scores: 90-100 Good 50-89 Needs Work 0-49 Poor

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis
URLScan Analyzed VirusTotal 12 det. ChainPatrol URLQuery 1 threat alert Gridinsoft SSL Labs Expired/unverified CF Radar Malicious WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory
OSINT & Intelligence
Web-Check Full scan SOCRadar Dark web report LeakIX Leak search Shodan Censys ThreatFox Hudson Rock Sign-in search IntelX crt.sh Certs WHOIS Wayback
DNS & Network
nslookup.io DNS bgp.tools ASN/Route
SEO & Domain
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