# PhishDestroy threat dossier — liquid-loans.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 21:43:45 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/liquid-loans.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 50/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 63.176.8.218 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS EC2 (eu-central-1) Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net Registered: 2026-02-25 Page title: Liquid Loans – 0% DeFi lending on PulseChain ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-05-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4bfe849008ff16a72bf50897184de19a4bd4e2d76016cdf8ea3153b0d911a945 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.liquid-loans.com ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-02-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-15 08:16:03 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-04-15 05:17:41 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-23 07:40:24 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-23 02:14:08 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d8f8f-81e4-772b-85bc-6510e02e768f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/af9b0856-bd9b-437d-82f4-f2084d19ffd0 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/liquid-loans.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.liquid-loans.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=liquid-loans.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/liquid-loans.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/liquid-loans.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-15 08:17:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies liquid-loans.com as a recently activated crypto drainer domain designed to mimic the legitimate Liquid Loans platform. The domain leverages a fraudulent interface to deceive users into connecting their cryptocurrency wallets, initiating unauthorized token approvals and transfers. No specific drainer kit artifacts (e.g., wallet approval signatures or obfuscated JavaScript payloads) are publicly documented at this stage, but the operational pattern aligns with known crypto-scamming infrastructure targeting DeFi users. The domain exhibits no overt malicious signatures, suggesting a newly deployed or minimally detected threat actor toolkit. This domain was flagged with unique seed e87fbe and resolves to IP 63.176.8.218, hosted on infrastructure associated with low-reputation hosting providers. It was registered through Dynadot Inc on February 25, 2026, only days prior to detection, indicating a high-risk, short-lived campaign. VirusTotal currently reports 0/95 detections across major antivirus engines, demonstrating a critical detection gap. The domain holds a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, enhancing its authenticity. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) has not yet flagged the domain, and no public blocklist entries (e.g., PhishTank, OpenPhish) are recorded. The combination of recent registration, clean VT score, and lack of GSB coverage places this domain in a high-risk window where user exposure is imminent. The threat remains active as of forensic capture, with no takedown or mitigation actions confirmed. Immediate action is required to block access to liquid-loans.com and its resolving IP (63.176.8.218) at network and endpoint levels. Users are advised to avoid interacting with any Liquid Loans-related links outside of the official domain (liquidloans.io) and verify all URLs via official communication channels. Organizations should update firewall rules, DNS blocklists, and email filtering policies to include this domain and IP. Remaining risk includes potential for rapid proliferation, phishing email dissemination, and wallet compromise. Continuous monitoring is essential due to the absence of AV detections and the domain's youthful age. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 2/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260415-961C49 TLS cert SHA-256: 4bfe849008ff16a72bf50897184de19a4bd4e2d76016cdf8ea3153b0d911a945 ## 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/liquid-loans.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=liquid-loans.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