# PhishDestroy threat dossier — governance-etherfi.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 21:49:57 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/governance-etherfi.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ["coco.ns.cloudflare.com", "vern.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-14 Page title: Save, Grow, Spend. Do more with your crypto | ether.fi HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-06-30 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 7bd37934b7b2dada7af5097fc0a73efd5d3a3a5b3a67efe1d16c83f901ae657c ## 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: 2026-04-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-14 23:55:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-23 20:20:32 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d8dc4-1aba-739d-88d7-d2f1a726fb8f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/governance-etherfi.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.governance-etherfi.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=governance-etherfi.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/governance-etherfi.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/governance-etherfi.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-14 23:56:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies governance-etherfi.com as an active phishing domain impersonating Ether.fi’s governance portal. The domain is currently classified under a generic phishing threat type and remains in an under-investigation status, indicating ongoing analysis to confirm additional malicious indicators. Ether.fi users are urged to exercise caution when accessing governance-related links to avoid credential theft and financial loss. This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors as of June 12, 2025, indicating it has evaded immediate detection by automated scanning systems. The domain is registered through Dynadot Inc, resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3, and was created on June 10, 2025—just two days prior to detection. It appears on 1 security blocklist and holds an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may contribute to a false sense of legitimacy. Despite the absence of vendor detections, the domain’s recent creation, low blocklist presence, and SSL certification represent a high-risk combination typical of opportunistic phishing campaigns. As of this report, governance-etherfi.com remains an active threat and should be treated as a high-risk domain. Users are advised to avoid accessing the site entirely. Security teams should consider blocking the domain at the network level, flagging the associated IP (188.114.96.3), and inspecting any recent DNS logs for related traffic. If interaction with Ether.fi governance resources is required, only use official domains confirmed through verified channels to prevent exposure to credential harvesting or wallet-draining attacks. Monitor for updates as this investigation progresses. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 1/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: e7133ccf5173cf3430e997c7bd80a307 TLS cert SHA-256: 7bd37934b7b2dada7af5097fc0a73efd5d3a3a5b3a67efe1d16c83f901ae657c ## 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/governance-etherfi.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=governance-etherfi.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io