# PhishDestroy threat dossier — hydroprotocol.pro ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-26 14:11:24 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/hydroprotocol.pro/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/92 security vendors flagged this domain URLQuery: 1 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.36.130 (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: 2026-05-16 Expires: 2027-05-15 Page title: Hydro Protocol HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-13 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0b951fc75a4b27ddf64191a4aaca83ea8e4f9919945d19ec4d7cfdd2b156e8f3 ## 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: 2026-05-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-17 00:36:14 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-05-16 21:37:05 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-26 13:28:13 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e32b6-9f15-7349-a53c-7986e5181568/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/80017e17-5a92-4203-8d40-3e94ed3503c9 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/hydroprotocol.pro crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.hydroprotocol.pro Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=hydroprotocol.pro AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/hydroprotocol.pro URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/hydroprotocol.pro/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-17 00:36:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies hydroprotocol.pro as an active crypto drainer scam site currently under investigation for malicious intent. The domain, registered on May 15, 2026, is designed to deceive users into connecting crypto wallets and draining funds under the guise of Hydro Protocol services. As of the latest assessment, this domain remains active and poses an ongoing threat to cryptocurrency users seeking legitimate Hydro Protocol interactions. This domain was flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, indicating it has not yet been widely recognized as malicious. It resolves to IP address 104.21.36.130 and utilizes a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate for HTTPS encryption. The domain was registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, a common registrar for newly established or suspicious domains. With a creation date in the future (May 15, 2026), this anomalous timestamp further raises suspicion regarding its legitimacy. The domain currently exhibits no detections on public blocklists, but its recent creation and low trust scores suggest a high-risk profile. The current status of hydroprotocol.pro remains active, with no confirmed takedown actions taken at this time. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with this domain or any associated links, particularly in the context of cryptocurrency transactions. To verify the safety of domains, users should utilize PhishDestroy's threat intelligence database before engaging with unfamiliar websites. Additionally, reporting this domain to PhishDestroy can aid in its investigation and potential blacklisting to protect other users. Exercise extreme caution when encountering hydroprotocol.pro, as it is likely part of a broader campaign targeting unsuspecting crypto investors. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260516-4390C3 Favicon MD5: 7204850560e39efe1510bdf38e09b2da TLS cert SHA-256: 0b951fc75a4b27ddf64191a4aaca83ea8e4f9919945d19ec4d7cfdd2b156e8f3 ## 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/hydroprotocol.pro/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=hydroprotocol.pro 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: 153,839 domains (34,300 alive under monitoring, 116,925 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io