# PhishDestroy threat dossier — prime-waves.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 07:43:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/prime-waves.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 98/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Aave ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Netcraft ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 163.61.188.7 (US, Staten Island) ASN: AS153568 NEW DHAKA HARDWARE Hosting org: MIT Registrar: Cosmotown Inc Nameservers: ["dns2.lytehosting.com", "dns3.lytehosting.com", "dns1.lytehosting.com", "dns4.lytehosting.com"] Registered: 2026-04-21 Page title: prime-waves.xyz.com ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-07-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ebf1f392fe7367430a7d8d9d12bf42416607f426af035f2e0736f192a4ab38af Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - prime-waves.xyz.assured-firms.xyz - www.prime-waves.xyz.assured-firms.xyz ## 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: 2026-04-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-21 21:13:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-21 18:20:22 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-04-22 09:40:39 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-22 00:27:52 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/019db13e-3033-71eb-8d57-ff37eb41d912/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/0a602190-6470-4bbe-8b8a-4d8a7d1771d6 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/prime-waves.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.prime-waves.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=prime-waves.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/prime-waves.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/prime-waves.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-21 21:14:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies prime-waves.xyz as an active brand impersonation domain targeting the Aave protocol with elevated risk. This malicious domain attempts to deceive users by closely mirroring the legitimate Aave brand, which could lead to credential theft or fund loss. Prime-waves.xyz resolves to IP 163.61.188.7 and was registered on April 21, 2026, through COSMOTOWN, INC. using a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. VirusTotal analysis confirms 2 out of 95 security vendors have flagged this domain, indicating limited but present detection. The domain’s recent creation date and association with a hosting provider with no established reputation further elevate its risk profile. Given the domain’s specific impersonation of Aave—one of the most targeted DeFi protocols—and its very recent registration tied to a relatively obscure registrar, the potential for malicious activity remains high despite the modest VirusTotal detection rate. Mitigation against this brand impersonation threat requires immediate domain blocking and user awareness. Organizations should add prime-waves.xyz to network blocklists, update DNS filtering rules, and ensure employees or users are informed about the risks of impersonation scams targeting Aave. Additionally, monitoring for similar misspellings or lookalike domains registered around the same time is recommended. Proactive threat hunting using domain age, SSL issuance records, and brand similarity can help prevent similar campaigns from succeeding. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260421-1D12D6 Favicon MD5: dde1040b17ba00cdf53ca27129edf8cc TLS cert SHA-256: ebf1f392fe7367430a7d8d9d12bf42416607f426af035f2e0736f192a4ab38af ## 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/prime-waves.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=prime-waves.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io