# PhishDestroy threat dossier — walletconnectvalidators.com
================================================================

Fetched:   2026-05-31 13:49:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/walletconnectvalidators.com/

## VERDICT
----------------------------------------------------------------
TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: seed_phish
Targeted brand: WalletConnect (and: backpack, binance, coinbase, coinbase wallet, compound)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
----------------------------------------------------------------
VirusTotal:      16/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 6 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
----------------------------------------------------------------
IP address:      78.46.40.242 (DE, Falkenstein)
ASN:             ASAS24940 HETZNER-AS Hetzner Online GmbH, DE
Hosting org:     AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Registrar:       Sav.com, LLC
Nameservers:     dns1.lytehosting.com, dns2.lytehosting.com, dns3.lytehosting.com, dns4.lytehosting.com
Registered:      2025-09-27
Expires:         2026-09-27
Page title:      walletconnectvalidators.com

## TLS CERTIFICATE
----------------------------------------------------------------
Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2025-09-27 (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:    2025-10-02 14:06:23 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-31 13:20:39 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-01 04:23:38 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
----------------------------------------------------------------
URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0199a53e-2d8a-74df-a86c-1f6176c194b9/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/walletconnectvalidators.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.walletconnectvalidators.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=walletconnectvalidators.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/walletconnectvalidators.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/walletconnectvalidators.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
----------------------------------------------------------------
[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:31:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies walletconnectvalidators.com as a high-risk crypto drainer domain designed to steal digital assets from users. This malicious site targets cryptocurrency holders by impersonating legitimate wallet services, putting victims at risk of losing their funds. Despite being taken offline, the domain’s malicious activity was confirmed through multiple security blocklists and threat intelligence platforms.

This phishing scam operates by mimicking authentic wallet connection portals, tricking users into revealing private keys or seed phrases. Once the attackers gain access, they can drain the victim’s cryptocurrency wallets without detection. The site was registered recently and resolved to an IP address linked to suspicious activities, further confirming its fraudulent intent.

Users should never enter sensitive wallet credentials on unverified platforms and always double-check URLs when connecting wallets. If you encountered walletconnectvalidators.com, immediately revoke any wallet permissions granted and transfer your assets to secure wallets. Regularly updating security software and consulting trusted sources like PhishDestroy can help protect against evolving crypto scams.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
----------------------------------------------------------------
Favicon SHA-256:       917f37ac2647df69b7a2c23de2e013ef21b0182c7f2fec20807f6e835e117540

## 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/walletconnectvalidators.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=walletconnectvalidators.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: 156,387 domains (38,630 alive under monitoring, 117,112 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io