On July 22, 2026 analysts examined ethereal-vote.finance, which was observed hosting a Google brand impersonation campaign. The domain resolved to 142.250.185.100, an address owned by AS15169 Google LLC in the United States, and employed Cloudflare’s network services, including HTTP/3 support. DNS records listed derek.ns.cloudflare.com and maleah.ns.cloudflare.com as authoritative nameservers, confirming registration through Cloudflare, Inc. The site presented a page title of "Google," aligning with the declared target brand, and presented a TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 designation, suggesting an attempt to masquerade as a legitimate Google endpoint.
VirusTotal scans reported that two of ninety‑five security vendors flagged the domain, indicating partial detection of malicious activity. The domain appeared on a single external blocklist and was actively blocked by the PhishDestroy service, reinforcing its classification as a phishing infrastructure element. Current infrastructure status is offline, implying that the hosting or content has been taken down, though the underlying registration and DNS configuration remain intact.
Uncertainties remain regarding the specific phishing kit or payload used, as no page content beyond the title has been disclosed. Defenders should continue to monitor DNS queries for the domain and its associated IP address, enforce blocklist rules that already flag ethereal-vote.finance, and consider adding the domain to internal URL filtering policies. Additional scrutiny of outbound traffic to the IP may uncover residual command‑and‑control activity, and any future re‑registration of the domain should be treated as high‑risk given its prior abuse of Google branding.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月20日score 25/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttps://ethereal-vote.finance/
ICANN OVERSIGHT
认证和 RAA 背景
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.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
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After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
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.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
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?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
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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