# PhishDestroy threat dossier — xhope.finance
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 12:46:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/xhope.finance/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: aave (and: base, ethereum, linkedin, scroll, solana)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Ermes, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     fattouche.ns.cloudflare.com, ryleigh.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-02-21
Expires:         2027-01-17
Page title:      Uniswap | Trade Crypto on DeFi’s Leading Exchange
HTTP response:   429

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (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)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-01-20 12:08:14 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-04-22 03:22:19 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-23 03:15:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means
the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered
by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution
research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands.

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019bdaa8-7f43-72b0-9c9c-0c1650b396f3/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/xhope.finance
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.xhope.finance
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=xhope.finance
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/xhope.finance
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/xhope.finance/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 03:33:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies xhope.finance as a high-risk crypto drainer domain that posed a significant threat to users seeking DeFi trading services. This domain masqueraded as a legitimate Uniswap platform, aiming to trick users into compromising their crypto assets. Despite its current offline status, the risks persist for those who previously interacted with it.

This phishing domain operated by mimicking a well-known decentralized exchange's interface to lure victims into connecting their wallets or entering private keys. Once access was gained, attackers could drain users’ cryptocurrency holdings stealthily. The domain was flagged by multiple security blocklists and detected by antivirus vendors, signaling widespread recognition of its malicious intent.

Users should never connect their wallets or share sensitive information on untrusted domains like xhope.finance. It is crucial to verify URLs carefully and rely on official sources or verified platforms for crypto transactions. If you suspect exposure to this scam, immediately secure your wallets by transferring funds to safe addresses and updating security credentials. Regularly monitor your accounts for unauthorized activity to prevent further losses.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       b5584df7563d0d4cda477390e834a776e2aa8137b0a764ab5378d16802dab26a

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