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.
Cosa conteggiamo
Tempo trascorso dalla prima segnalazione di abuso archiviata alla prima osservazione che il contenuto non era disponibile. Ciò non ne stabilisce la causa.
Cosa contiene ogni rapporto
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Dettagli tecniciProvenance & timestamps
Rilevato per la prima volta13/09/2026
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditamento e contesto 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
Nulla viene inviato automaticamente.
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
Nameserver 1
ns2.renewyourname.net
Location describes the IP network.
Certificato 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 inattivoreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationSconosciutoProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:15:54 UTC
RDAP registrationSconosciuto
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.
Le relazioni archiviate sono raggruppate in base all'attributo di corrispondenza esatta. Un fornitore o un registrar condiviso da solo non dimostra la proprietà comune.
Mappa delle infrastrutture · cow.limited
Ogni riga rappresenta un motivo per cui un dominio è collegato a questo host. I nodi a dimensione intera indicano rilevamenti di VirusTotal, mentre quelli tratteggiati sono già offline. Di seguito è riportato l'elenco completo.
Risultati corrispondenti4
Stesso hash della favicon o stesso titolo della pagina di questo host.
Registrati tramite lo stesso registrar. Un registrar serve milioni di clienti non collegati tra loro, quindi questo dato indica semplicemente un raggruppamento piuttosto che dimostrare un nesso.
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
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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 recordsContenuto non disponibile
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.
Se hai inserito credenziali dell'account, informazioni personali o di pagamento oppure hai scaricato un file da questo dominio, agisci immediatamente. Di seguito sono riportate le risorse per aiutarti a segnalare l'incidente e proteggerti.
Attenzione ai truffatori che promettono il recupero dei fondi! I criminali possono contattare nuovamente le vittime fingendo di essere investigatori, avvocati o agenti di recupero. Non pagare commissioni anticipate né condividere credenziali.Scopri di più sulle frodi relative ai sussidi di recupero →
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
Bozza assistita dall'intelligenza artificiale: i dettagli dell'incidente vengono elaborati dal fornitore di intelligenza artificiale · Controllalo e invialo tu stesso
After a phishing incident
Raccomandazioni e consigli per le vittime
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
Cosa devo fare subito?
Urgente
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Modifica tutte le password — e-mail, account Exchange, qualsiasi servizio che utilizzi la stessa password
Abilita l'autenticazione a due fattori (2FA) utilizzando un'app di autenticazione (non via SMS). Disattiva il recupero tramite SMS
Carte congelate se hai inserito i tuoi dati bancari sul sito di phishing
Quali informazioni devo raccogliere per la mia relazione?
Linee guida dell'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.
Date e orari esatti — di ogni transazione e del primo contatto con il truffatore
Schermate — siti web truffaldini, messaggi in chat, e-mail, transazioni tramite portafoglio digitale, social media
Tutti gli URL e i domini utilizzato dal truffatore (tra cui cow.limited)
Comunicazioni — e-mail, SMS, numeri di telefono, nomi utente utilizzati dal truffatore
Anche se non conosci tutti i dettagli — sporgere comunque denuncia. Anche le informazioni parziali sono comunque utili alle indagini.
A chi devo segnalare la truffa?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (sistema di segnalazione federale degli Stati Uniti)
Europol — Segnalazioni relative alla criminalità informatica in Europa (UE)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Polizia locale — crea un documento ufficiale, anche se non è in grado di agire immediatamente
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?
Siti web fasulli — cloni perfetti, al pixel, di siti legittimi con domini leggermente modificati
Macellazione dei suini — fiducia conquistata nel corso di settimane tramite Telegram/WhatsApp/app di incontri, per poi rubare i soldi
Truffe legate al recupero dei fondi — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Truffe basate sull'intelligenza artificiale — i deepfake, il phishing automatizzato e i siti generati dall’intelligenza artificiale rendono più difficile individuare le frodi
Come posso proteggermi in futuro?
Aggiungi i siti ufficiali ai preferiti — Non cliccare mai sui link contenuti nelle e-mail, nei messaggi diretti o negli annunci pubblicitari
Verifica i domini — controllare PhishDestroy prima di interagire. Verifica l'HTTPS, l'ortografia e l'età del dominio
"Troppo bello per essere vero" = truffa — rendimenti garantiti, testimonial di personaggi famosi, scadenze urgenti
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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