# PhishDestroy threat dossier — governance-etherfi.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 12:16:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/governance-etherfi.xyz/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Crypto Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/94 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.182.226 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Nameservers:     adam.ns.cloudflare.com, danica.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-03-19
Page title:      Just a moment...

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-03-19 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-03-20 14:39:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-03-20 11:40:36 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 07:40:26 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-21 01:08:38 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/019d0b0a-02ce-76c9-8a09-c5adafc57f51/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/7f4a4302-338e-485f-97a8-8775855de8aa
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/governance-etherfi.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.governance-etherfi.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=governance-etherfi.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/governance-etherfi.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/governance-etherfi.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:13:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified governance-etherfi.xyz as an active phishing threat currently classified under an 'under investigation' risk level. The domain exhibits characteristics typical of generic phishing campaigns aimed at deceiving users into divulging sensitive information.

This domain was registered recently on March 19, 2026, via PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, and resolves to the IP address 172.67.182.226. Despite no detections from 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, the suspicious page title "Just a moment..." and the generic nature of the domain name raise red flags. The lack of vendor flags could indicate an early-stage phishing operation attempting to evade detection.

Users and organizations are advised to exercise heightened caution when interacting with governance-etherfi.xyz. Avoid clicking on links or submitting any personal or financial data. PhishDestroy continues to monitor this domain's activity closely, and updates will be provided as new intelligence emerges to support mitigation efforts.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260320-24E59B

## 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/governance-etherfi.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=governance-etherfi.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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