# PhishDestroy threat dossier — mainnet-aave.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-31 01:50:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/mainnet-aave.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, ThreatHive, Trustwave, VIPRE Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 178.212.12.91 (RU, Saint Petersburg) ASN: ASAS62082 Hostland LTD Hosting org: AS62082 Hostland LTD Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com Nameservers: ["a.dnspod.com", "c.dnspod.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Aave - Open Source Liquidity Protocol ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-02-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 08b1b280c60e032479f7f851e93e622487ba688b0d2af7350f518694b30aaee1 ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-20 02:03:19 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-31 01:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-16 00:04:32 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) 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/019bd91c-7682-73eb-a606-20bb5acc881e/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/mainnet-aave.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.mainnet-aave.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=mainnet-aave.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/mainnet-aave.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/mainnet-aave.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:14:40 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies mainnet-aave.com as a high-risk generic phishing domain impersonating the Aave liquidity protocol. This threat is significant as it targets users seeking decentralized finance services, potentially leading to theft of credentials and funds. The domain's page title 'Aave - Open Source Liquidity Protocol' indicates an attempt to deceive users familiar with the genuine platform. Analysis reveals that mainnet-aave.com was registered on February 21, 2026, through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com and resolves to IP address 178.212.12.91. It has appeared on three distinct security blocklists and was flagged by 15 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors. The Gridinsoft trust score is 0/100, underscoring its malicious nature. This domain has since been taken offline to prevent further harm. Users are strongly advised to avoid visiting mainnet-aave.com or submitting any personal or financial information. Always verify URLs carefully and use official channels when accessing DeFi platforms like Aave. If you encounter suspicious domains, report them to your security provider and consider enabling browser security tools to block phishing attempts. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 15/93 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260120-1C410E Favicon SHA-256: 946d87d92b748df7666682fe022af7231c8aff8120572cfe322a80af0949ccd6 TLS cert SHA-256: 08b1b280c60e032479f7f851e93e622487ba688b0d2af7350f518694b30aaee1 ## 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/mainnet-aave.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=mainnet-aave.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: 156,155 domains (38,605 alive under monitoring, 117,065 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io