# PhishDestroy threat dossier — swap-ambient.finance
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 20:39:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/swap-ambient.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: wallet_connect_phish
Targeted brand: ethereum (and: metamask)
Wallet drainer: Angel Drainer

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, ThreatHive
URLQuery:        100 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.90.57 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Nameservers:     margot.ns.cloudflare.com, pablo.ns.cloudflare.com
Page title:      ETH/USDC $4,727.32 ~ Ambient

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-09-16 17:29:36 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 14:17:22 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01995392-7abc-768f-80b4-c978c2520a2b/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/swap-ambient.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.swap-ambient.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=swap-ambient.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/swap-ambient.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/swap-ambient.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:15:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies swap-ambient.finance as a medium-risk crypto drainer domain. It was associated with malicious campaigns targeting Ethereum and USDC assets, leveraging the Angel Drainer framework to illicitly extract cryptocurrency from victims' wallets. The domain title, "ETH/USDC $4,727.32 ~ Ambient," was likely used to lure users by mimicking legitimate DeFi trading platforms.

Technical analysis reveals that swap-ambient.finance resolved to IP address 104.21.90.57 and appeared on four security blocklists, indicating prior detection by multiple threat intelligence sources. VirusTotal flagged the domain by 5 out of 95 security vendors, reinforcing suspicion but not confirming widespread consensus. The use of the Angel Drainer kit is significant as it is a known toolkit utilized by attackers to automate wallet draining via compromised or phishing vectors.

Currently, swap-ambient.finance is taken offline, mitigating immediate risk to users. However, PhishDestroy recommends users who interacted with this domain to review wallet permissions and revoke any suspicious approvals. Continuous vigilance and the use of reputable security tools are advised to prevent future exposure to similar crypto drainer threats. Monitoring blockchain transactions for unauthorized movements is also recommended.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       53912263089d82a6382bb34416faaba9840a9fbd73c52ed2ae8e259a24d9af31

## 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/swap-ambient.finance/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=swap-ambient.finance
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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