# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ventuals.finance ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 18:08:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ventuals.finance/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: WalletConnect ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.208.109 (US, San Jose) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc Nameservers: ns1.dyna-ns.net, ns2.dyna-ns.net Registered: 2025-12-02 Expires: 2026-12-02 Page title: Web3 Connect Demo ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-16 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: fde482b4f363a540ac999304ef5551b5a5d9284a7407d3c81e5ff81140f15124 ## 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: 2025-12-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-18 19:23:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-18 17:29:18 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 16:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 00:04:48 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019edbc1-7ec2-77ff-9555-80e0b5914abd/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/09ed5853-18c9-4ff0-a89b-f11e16595d60 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ventuals.finance crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ventuals.finance Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ventuals.finance AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ventuals.finance URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ventuals.finance/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 14:59:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain represents a targeted phishing campaign designed to deceive cryptocurrency users through a fraudulent Web3 wallet connection interface. Analysis of the page title, 'Web3 Connect Demo,' indicates the domain impersonates legitimate decentralized application (dApp) authentication portals, which are commonly used to establish secure connections between users' crypto wallets and blockchain services. The threat actor likely employs social engineering tactics to trick victims into entering sensitive wallet credentials, seed phrases, or private keys, which can then be exploited to drain digital assets from compromised accounts. The use of Web3-themed content suggests a specialized focus on users of decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces, or other blockchain-based services where wallet authentication is required. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple technical indicators supporting the malicious classification of ventuals.finance. The domain was registered on December 02, 2025, through Dynadot Inc, a registrar frequently observed in phishing operations due to its accessibility and bulk registration capabilities. It resolves to the IP address 172.67.208.109, hosted on Amazon.com, Inc.'s infrastructure (AS16509), a common tactic to blend malicious traffic with legitimate cloud services. Detection metrics further corroborate the threat: 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged the domain, and it appears on one security blocklist, with additional blocking by specialized anti-phishing systems. The SSL certificate, issued by Let's Encrypt, provides a superficial layer of legitimacy while failing to mitigate the underlying malicious intent. The domain remains active as of this analysis, indicating an ongoing risk to potential victims. Users who have interacted with ventuals.finance should immediately take corrective actions to mitigate potential compromise. First, any credentials, seed phrases, or private keys entered on the site should be considered exposed and must be revoked or transferred to new, secure wallet addresses. Affected individuals should audit all connected wallet transactions for unauthorized activity and revoke any suspicious dApp authorizations linked to the compromised wallet. It is recommended to monitor associated accounts for signs of follow-up attacks, such as phishing emails or messages referencing the fraudulent interaction. To prevent future incidents, users should verify domain authenticity before entering sensitive information, employ hardware wallets for high-value transactions, and enable multi-factor authentication where available. Security teams are advised to update blocklists with the domain and IP address to prevent further exposure within their networks. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260618-5813B6 TLS cert SHA-256: fde482b4f363a540ac999304ef5551b5a5d9284a7407d3c81e5ff81140f15124 ## 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/ventuals.finance/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ventuals.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,568 domains (12,261 alive under monitoring, 157,919 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io