www-balancer.fi is a Balancer impersonation page detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-09-02. Risk: critical (95/100). Registrar: Xonet Oy. Status: Last known active. Hosting: Cloudflare, Inc. VirusTotal: 5/92 engines flag it. Listed on Spamhaus DBL. Do not enter credentials or connect a wallet.
Security engines reporting a detection: 5. Public blocklists reporting a match: 2. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
www-balancer.fi is an impersonation phishing domain built around the Balancer name and aimed at people who trade, swap or provide liquidity on the Balancer DeFi protocol. The hyphenated "www-" prefix is meant to look like an ordinary web address for the real project at a glance. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-02, and the site was still online and serving content when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Lookalike DeFi domains like this rely on users arriving from search results, social media replies or direct messages and believing they are on the genuine Balancer interface. The usual goal is to get the visitor to connect a wallet and sign a transaction or token approval, which lets the operator move the victim's tokens or LP positions without further consent. The page currently carries the title "NorthPeak Marketing | New York Growth Agency", which does not match the Balancer branding of the domain, while our classification is Balancer impersonation phishing.
Evidence
Wallet-security ecosystems have independently listed the domain: it appears on the MetaMask and SEAL blocklists alongside PhishDestroy, and Spamhaus lists it in its domain blocklist under the phishing category. On VirusTotal, 5 of 92 engines flagged it as of 2026-10-16: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Fortinet, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That count is low, so many browsers and security products will not warn visitors yet. It is also referenced in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-01 through Finnish registrar Xonet Oy and was detected only a day later. That gap points to a site set up specifically for this campaign rather than an older domain that was later compromised. It sits behind Cloudflare's network, which masks the real origin server, with the edge address geolocated to Canada.
What to do
Do not connect a wallet or sign anything on www-balancer.fi. If you already connected, use a token-approval checker to revoke any allowances granted while on the site. If you signed a transaction you did not fully understand, move your remaining funds to a fresh wallet. Never type a seed phrase into any site, and if you did, treat that wallet as compromised. Reach Balancer only through bookmarks you saved yourself. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level and report it to Cloudflare and the registrar so it can be taken down.
No. PhishDestroy classifies www-balancer.fi as a Balancer impersonation page (risk: critical, 95/100); it was first detected on 2026-09-02. VirusTotal: 5/92 engines flag it. Listed on Spamhaus DBL. Treat the site as unsafe.
Is www-balancer.fi safe to connect a wallet?
No. Do not connect a wallet, sign messages or approve tokens on www-balancer.fi. Phishing sites ask for approvals (approve, setApprovalForAll, Permit2) that let the operator move your assets, and a confirmed transaction cannot be reversed.
What should I do if I used www-balancer.fi?
Change every password you entered there and turn on two-factor authentication. If you connected a wallet or signed something, revoke the approvals and move the remaining funds to a new wallet; never share your seed phrase. Step-by-step help: emergency guide.
DOM Analysisanalyzed Oct 9, 2026score 95/1004 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://www-balancer.fi/
Favicon Hash
Observed page title
NorthPeak Marketing | New York Growth Agency
Automated brand references
AcrossCompoundGoogleYouTube
TLS Certificate
Issued by Google Trust Services· stored validity ends in 89 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
188.114.97.3
Network ASN
AS13335
Organization
CloudFlare, Inc.
Observed location
Toronto, CA
Server header
cloudflare
Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Nameservers 2
curt.ns.cloudflare.com
paris.ns.cloudflare.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Google Trust Services
Valid from
2026-09-01 19:46:48
Valid until
2026-11-30 20:42:29
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-10 22:03:00 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint464a680a29fedb5787b668a7efb270ff9fcee1ce98b27638181a48908a9dca5bCertificate names · 2 SANs
www-balancer.fi
*.www-balancer.fi
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-23 10:48:07 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-23 10:48:07 UTClast content: 2026-10-23 10:48:07 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Technologies · 3 identified
Cloudflare Browser Insights
AnalyticsRUM
Cloudflare Browser Insights is a tool that measures the performance of websites from the perspective of users.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · www-balancer.fi
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Content matches4
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
6 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsLast known active
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
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After a phishing incident
Recommendations & Advice for Victims
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
What should I do immediately?
Urgent
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Change all passwords — email, exchange accounts, anything that shares the same password
Enable 2FA using an authenticator app (not SMS). Disable SMS-based recovery
Freeze cards if you entered banking details on the phishing site
What information should I collect for my report?
FBI guidelines
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Exact dates & times — of each transaction and first contact with scammer
Screenshots — scam website, chat messages, emails, wallet transactions, social media
All URLs & domains used by the scammer (including www-balancer.fi)
Communications — emails, texts, phone numbers, usernames the scammer used
Even if you don't have all details — file a report anyway. Partial information still helps investigations.
Where should I report the scam?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (US federal reporting)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
Recovery scams — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
"Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
