# PhishDestroy threat dossier — instruction-aave.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-13 20:52:11 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/instruction-aave.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/92 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: etta.ns.cloudflare.com, yadiel.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-09 Page title: Aave HTTP response: 530 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-07 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 896106f1fa90f4319386ec5a1888114f57f6c1961e710683ac22a130a5fc6196 ## 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: 2026-05-09 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-11 08:05:37 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-11 05:06:30 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-05-13 22:57:02 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e156b-4359-75fd-8224-c8926169214b/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/bf55edc5-8a29-4b48-b45d-839e713197c1 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/instruction-aave.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.instruction-aave.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=instruction-aave.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/instruction-aave.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/instruction-aave.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-11 08:06:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies instruction-aave.xyz as a live credential-harvesting site that impersonates the Aave brand to steal login credentials and private keys. The fraudulent page duplicates Aave’s branding and user interface to trick visitors into entering sensitive wallet information, which is then exfiltrated to attacker-controlled servers. This domain was flagged within hours of creation and remains active, actively soliciting victims under the guise of an official Aave service portal. This domain was flagged with 0 detections out of 95 engines on VirusTotal, indicating it has not yet been widely blacklisted despite clear impersonation intent. It was registered through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com on May 09, 2026, and resolves to IP 188.114.97.3 with a valid Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. The page title is identical to the genuine Aave platform, further evidencing the high-fidelity imitation strategy used to deceive users. Due to the domain’s recent creation and low detection rate, it poses a rapidly evolving threat to users searching for Aave-related services. If you visited instruction-aave.xyz, immediately revoke any credentials entered and move funds from associated wallets to a clean address. Scan your device with updated anti-malware tools and clear browser cookies related to Aave or crypto services. Report the domain to your browser’s safe-browsing program and consider using hardware wallets or multi-signature setups to mitigate future risks. Monitor blockchain transactions closely for unauthorized transfers and report suspicious activity to Aave’s official support channels. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260511-E4D2D1 Favicon MD5: 990a35c5a46642306be2f9b4d3f21f39 TLS cert SHA-256: 896106f1fa90f4319386ec5a1888114f57f6c1961e710683ac22a130a5fc6196 ## 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/instruction-aave.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=instruction-aave.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 149,012 domains (40,651 alive under monitoring, 108,082 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io