# PhishDestroy threat dossier — portal-aave.co ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-30 20:51:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/portal-aave.co/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 72/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: marek.ns.cloudflare.com, paityn.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-26 ## 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: 2026-04-26 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-26 21:57:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-29 01:40:08 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-26 22:18:02 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dcb26-aabe-75c9-ad0f-29fc3dc14bd5/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/portal-aave.co crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.portal-aave.co Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=portal-aave.co AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/portal-aave.co URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/portal-aave.co/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-26 21:58:32 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies portal-aave.co as an active brand impersonation domain targeting Aave users. This fraudulent site mimics the legitimate Aave protocol to deceive victims into entering sensitive credentials or cryptocurrency wallet information. The threat type is specifically 'brand impersonation,' leveraging the trust associated with the Aave brand to execute credential harvesting or cryptocurrency draining schemes. No advanced drainer kit artifacts, such as obfuscated JavaScript or known malware payloads, have been observed during initial analysis, suggesting a basic but effective phishing landing page designed to harvest user inputs. This domain was flagged with a VirusTotal detection score of 0/95, indicating it is not yet widely recognized as malicious by antivirus engines. It resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3, registered through Dynadot Inc on April 26, 2026. The domain utilizes a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which does not inherently indicate legitimacy, as threat actors frequently exploit free certificate authorities to appear more authentic. As of this report, the domain remains unblocked by Google Safe Browsing (GSB) and has not been listed on major threat intelligence blocklists, allowing it continued availability on the open web. The current status of this domain is 'active,' and it remains under investigation by threat intelligence teams. While the immediate risk is assessed as 'under_investigation,' the lack of detections and blocklisting suggests a window of opportunity for malicious operations. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with portal-aave.co or any similar Aave impersonation domains. Security teams should monitor this domain for escalation in malicious activity and consider proactive blocking based on domain and IP indicators. Remaining risk includes potential credential theft, financial loss, or further compromise of cryptocurrency assets through social engineering and impersonation tactics. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: c105da23200667081f91b7c476f1bde9 ## 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/portal-aave.co/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=portal-aave.co 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