web3-nodeprotocol[.]host

The domain web3-nodeprotocol.host was registered on February 21, 2026 and is currently listed as offline. Infrastructure analysis shows it resolves to the IPv6 address 2a02:4780:2b:1876:0:34f6:565a:2, which belongs to AS47583 operated by Hostinger International Limited and is geolocated in the United States. The site presented the page title “Dapps Leading Synthetic Protocol”, suggesting an attempt to attract users interested in decentralized applications. The SSL certificate issued by ZeroSSL is a RSA Domain Secure Site CA certificate, indicating the use of a free or low‑cost certificate authority typically employed by malicious actors to lend legitimacy.

Brand‑targeted abuse is evident: the domain is classified as an Ethereum brand impersonation and the overall scam type is identified as a crypto scam. VirusTotal scans recorded 13 positive detections out of 93 security vendors, confirming that multiple commercial engines flag the domain as malicious. Independent blocklist providers including PhishDestroy, ScamSniffer, Polkadot, Enkrypt and Codeesura have added the domain to their blocklists, and it appears on five additional security blocklists, reinforcing the consensus that the site is hostile. Because the site is offline, direct content inspection was not possible, leaving the exact malicious payload or credential‑harvesting mechanisms unknown.

Nevertheless, the combination of brand impersonation, a synthetic‑protocol‑oriented page title, a free SSL certificate, and multiple vendor detections provides a strong indicator of a coordinated crypto‑related fraud campaign. Defenders should immediately block the IPv6 address and the domain at DNS and firewall layers, update URL filtering and threat intelligence feeds with the observed indicators, and monitor for any future resurrection of the domain or similar naming patterns. Continuous observation of Hostinger‑hosted infrastructure may reveal additional related campaigns targeting Ethereum users.