# PhishDestroy threat dossier — poavax.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 02:28:09 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/poavax.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Avalanche
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar, Webroot

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.182.180 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gname.com Pte. Ltd.
Nameservers:     ["harleigh.ns.cloudflare.com", "jarred.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-04-14
Page title:      Poavax: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain
HTTP response:   404

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-04-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-14 19:15:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 19:40:16 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019d8cc2-f74c-75e8-a19c-04bf826b5789/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/poavax.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.poavax.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=poavax.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/poavax.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/poavax.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-14 19:18:25 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies poavax.com as an active brand impersonation domain targeting Avalanche. The site is currently operational and designed to deceive users by mimicking the Avalanche blockchain ecosystem, posing elevated risks to cryptocurrency investors and users.

This domain was flagged by 1 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors, indicating a low but present detection rate among industry tools. It resolves to IP address 172.67.182.180 and is registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd. The domain was created on March 11, 2026. The page title, 'Poavax: Most Popular Online Crypto Casino Based on Blockchain,' further confirms its intent to mislead users within the crypto space by associating with blockchain technology and Avalanche.

Given the elevated risk of brand impersonation and potential for crypto drainer deployment, PhishDestroy recommends immediate blacklisting of poavax.com at the network and DNS levels. Users should avoid interacting with this domain and report any suspicious activity involving Avalanche-themed platforms. Security teams are advised to monitor for additional impersonation attempts and update threat intelligence feeds accordingly.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       095b185e288ed8e4d934ac78fe6a4e2e

## 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/poavax.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=poavax.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

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