cow.limited was an impersonation phishing page built to pass as a genuine crypto service and capture whatever visitors trusted it with. PhishDestroy first detected it on 2026-09-13. Within a week it went offline: the site has been dead since 2026-09-20, and its DNS was still inactive when last checked on 2026-10-19. The short, brand-like name on a .limited extension is typical of lookalike domains meant to look official in a link or search result.
How the scam works
Impersonation pages copy the look, wording and flow of a real platform so the visitor believes they are on the official site. From there the page asks for something valuable. That might be a wallet connection and transaction signature, a recovery phrase presented as a "verification" step, or account credentials typed into a cloned login form. Whatever is entered goes straight to the operators. For a crypto user, that can mean an emptied wallet or a hijacked exchange account, and on-chain transfers cannot be reversed.
Evidence
Six of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as of 2026-09-21: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. The detection count is modest. Still, ChainPatrol focuses on Web3 brand protection, and its flag points to a page aimed at crypto users. The domain also appears in five AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which shows other researchers tracked it independently. It is listed on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2025-08-14 through Tucows Domains Inc., roughly thirteen months before it surfaced as phishing. Holding a domain that long before using it is a common way to avoid filters that distrust brand-new registrations. It resolved to Amazon (AMAZON-02) cloud hosting in the United States. Its TLS certificate came from GoDaddy's domain-validated CA, so the padlock only proved control of the domain and never confirmed who ran the site.
What to do
If you connected a wallet to cow.limited, open a token-approval manager and revoke any permissions granted around that time. If you typed in a recovery phrase, treat the wallet as compromised and move your funds to a new wallet with a fresh seed. If you entered a password, change it everywhere you reused it and enable app-based or hardware 2FA. Always reach crypto services through bookmarks or official app listings rather than links. Defenders should block the domain and look for the same lookalike pattern on other extensions.
Qué contabilizamos
Tiempo transcurrido desde el primer informe de abuso almacenado hasta la primera observación de que el contenido no estaba disponible. Esto no establece la causa.
Qué contiene cada informe
Los registros de informes salientes almacenados pueden hacer referencia a evidencia disponible en ese momento, como veredictos de proveedores, datos de registro, detalles de alojamiento, clasificaciones o capturas de pantalla. Esta página no infiere la carga útil entregada, el recibo, el acuse de recibo o la acción exacta por parte de un destinatario.
Detalles técnicosProvenance & timestamps
Primera detección13/09/2026
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Acreditación y contexto RAA
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Accountability draft
No se envía nada automáticamente.
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
52.223.13.41
Network ASN
AS16509
Organization
Amazon.com, Inc.
Observed location
Seattle, US
Server header
openresty
Servidores de nombres 1
ns2.renewyourname.net
Location describes the IP network.
Certificado TLS
Issuer
GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS inactivoreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationDesconocidoProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:15:54 UTC
RDAP registrationDesconocido
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-13 05:28:07 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-13 05:28:07 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 418.78hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-21 22:51:31 UTC · precision low · basis bounded
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.
Las relaciones almacenadas se agrupan por el atributo de coincidencia exacta. Un proveedor o registrador compartido por sí solo no prueba la propiedad común.
Mapa de infraestructuras · cow.limited
Cada línea representa un motivo por el que un dominio está vinculado a este servidor. El tamaño de los nodos indica las detecciones de VirusTotal y los nodos con línea discontinua ya están fuera de línea. A continuación se incluyen las listas completas.
El contenido coincide4
El mismo hash del favicon o el mismo título de página que este servidor.
Registrados a través del mismo proveedor de registro. Un proveedor de registro presta servicio a millones de clientes que no tienen relación entre sí, por lo que este dato solo agrupa los registros, en lugar de demostrar que exista un vínculo.
Dear Team,
We are writing to report a domain that holds a place in search results under the name of the CoW Swap exchange and collects the people who go looking for that service.
A query in Bing returns cow[.]limited at the head of the results, titled "CoW Swap — Instant Crypto
Check for cloaking
Compare what a browser and a crawler receive, and check for Keitaro traffic routing.
1 report filed for cow.limited (1 written by a person) · category: Phishing · source checked
“Dear Team,
We are writing to report a domain that holds a place in search results under the name of the CoW Swap exchange and collects the people who go looking for that service.
A query in Bing returns cow[.]limited at the head of the results, titled "CoW Swap — Instant Crypto Swaps, Low Fees", described as "MEV-protected token swaps across 11 chains" with the invitation to "Trade smarter and keep more of every swap", and illustrated with a card drawn in the exchange's house colours. A search”
— reported by Anonymous on Sep 12, 2026 · Source: ChainAbuse (TRM Labs) — full report and evidence there.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsContenido no disponible
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.
Si ingresó credenciales de cuenta, información personal o de pago, o descargó un archivo de este dominio, tome medidas inmediatas. A continuación encontrará recursos que le ayudarán a informar el incidente y protegerse.
¡Cuidado con los estafadores que se hacen pasar por empresas de recuperación de datos! Los delincuentes pueden volver a contactar a las víctimas haciéndose pasar por investigadores, abogados o agentes de recuperación. No pague tarifas por adelantado ni comparta credenciales.Más información sobre el fraude en las ayudas de recuperación →
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
Borrador asistido por IA: el proveedor de IA procesa los detalles del incidente · Revíselo y envíelo usted mismo
After a phishing incident
Recomendaciones y consejos para las víctimas
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
¿Qué debo hacer ahora mismo?
Urgente
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Cambiar todas las contraseñas — correo electrónico, cuentas de Exchange, cualquier cosa que utilice la misma contraseña
Activar la autenticación de dos factores utilizando una aplicación de autenticación (no SMS). Desactivar la recuperación mediante SMS
Tarjetas de congelación si has introducido tus datos bancarios en la página de phishing
¿Qué información debo recopilar para mi informe?
Directrices del FBI
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.
Fechas y horas exactas — de cada transacción y del primer contacto con el estafador
Capturas de pantalla — páginas web fraudulentas, mensajes de chat, correos electrónicos, transacciones con monederos electrónicos, redes sociales
Todas las URL y dominios utilizados por el estafador (incluidos cow.limited)
Comunicaciones — correos electrónicos, mensajes de texto, números de teléfono y nombres de usuario que utilizó el estafador
Aunque no tengas todos los detalles — presenta la denuncia de todos modos. Incluso la información parcial sigue siendo útil para las investigaciones.
¿Dónde debo denunciar la estafa?
IC3 del FBI — Centro de Denuncias de Delitos en Internet (sistema federal de denuncia de EE. UU.)
Europol — Informes sobre la ciberdelincuencia en Europa (UE)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Policía local — deja constancia oficial, aunque no puedan actuar de inmediato
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?
Páginas web falsas — Clones idénticos al milímetro de sitios web legítimos, con dominios ligeramente modificados
Sacrificio de cerdos — Se ganaba la confianza de las víctimas a lo largo de varias semanas a través de Telegram, WhatsApp o aplicaciones de citas, y luego les robaban el dinero.
Estafas relacionadas con la recuperación — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Estafas basadas en la inteligencia artificial — los «deepfakes», el phishing automatizado y los sitios web generados por IA, que hacen que el fraude sea más difícil de detectar
¿Cómo puedo protegerme en el futuro?
Añadir a favoritos las páginas web oficiales — Nunca hagas clic en enlaces de correos electrónicos, mensajes directos o anuncios
Verificar dominios — comprobar si PhishDestroy antes de interactuar. Comprueba que sea HTTPS, la ortografía y la antigüedad del dominio
«Demasiado bueno para ser verdad» = estafa — rendimientos garantizados, recomendaciones de famosos, plazos urgentes
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.
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