# PhishDestroy threat dossier — staking-ether-fi.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-01 22:48:25 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/staking-ether-fi.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: cryptocurrency Targeted brand: EtherFi (and: etherfi) Wallet drainer: Wallet Connect Abuse ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 17/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Netcraft, Seclookup, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 95.216.38.171 (FI, Helsinki) ASN: ASAS24940 HETZNER-AS Hetzner Online GmbH, DE Hosting org: AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH Registrar: AFRIREGISTER S.A. Nameservers: go1.001.africa, go2.001.africa Registered: 2025-11-07 Expires: 2026-11-07 Page title: eETH | etherfi ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-06-05 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 91c96548d155f06e1fe889a3a918fbd5ec26ccf7a529f696f7005ae97759aac3 ## 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: 2025-11-07 (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) First reported: 2025-11-09 16:03:26 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-21 07:22:51 UTC Neutralised: 2026-03-15 12:08:00 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019a695b-0b50-7702-b14f-0b5f3d278431/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/staking-ether-fi.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.staking-ether-fi.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=staking-ether-fi.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/staking-ether-fi.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/staking-ether-fi.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-03 02:48:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies staking-ether-fi.com as a high-risk crypto drainer domain targeting users of EtherFi. The threat poses significant danger due to its active status and sophisticated wallet abuse kit. This domain was created recently and flagged by multiple security vendors. It appears on several blocklists and uses a Wallet Connect abuse kit to steal funds. The site mimics EtherFi brand pages, increasing its likelihood to deceive users. Users should avoid interacting with staking-ether-fi.com and verify URLs carefully. Employing robust wallet security and using trusted sources is critical to prevent crypto asset theft. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 77628d85c53f70ec7535e7e86cc0fdc9 TLS cert SHA-256: 91c96548d155f06e1fe889a3a918fbd5ec26ccf7a529f696f7005ae97759aac3 ## 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/staking-ether-fi.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=staking-ether-fi.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