sparrowwallet.co is an impersonation phishing page that copied the identity of Sparrow Wallet, a desktop Bitcoin wallet popular with self-custody and hardware-wallet users. The page presented itself as "Sparrow Bitcoin Wallet - Sparrow Wallet" on a lookalike .co address, aiming at people searching for the genuine project. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-19. The site has been offline since 2026-09-22 and was still dead when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake Sparrow sites rely on the fact that the wallet is installed from a website. A visitor who lands on the cloned page through a search result or ad is offered a "download" or a "restore wallet" step. Pages of this type typically deliver a tampered installer or ask for the seed phrase directly. Either way, the operator gains control of the victim's Bitcoin, and transfers on the Bitcoin network cannot be reversed.
Evidence
On 2026-09-21, seven of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That is a modest count, but it comes from independent vendors. MetaMask's and SEAL's blocklists list it alongside PhishDestroy's own entry. The domain also appears in two AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2025-12-30 through Hosting Concepts B.V. (Registrar.eu), roughly nine months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests it was registered early and activated later. It ran on Hostinger International Limited infrastructure in Germany with a free Let's Encrypt certificate. The padlock in the browser therefore proved nothing about who ran the site. The page went dark within three days of detection.
What to do
If you downloaded Sparrow from this domain, do not run the file. If you already ran it, treat that computer as compromised. Then move your funds to a new wallet created on a clean device with a fresh seed phrase. If you typed your seed phrase into the site, assume it is stolen and move your funds right away. Get Sparrow only from the project's official site and check the release signatures before installing. Defenders should block the domain, search logs and endpoints for visits or downloads from it, and watch for new Sparrow lookalikes on other domain endings.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年9月19日score 90/1001 brand signal
IoC Extractionscanned 2026年9月20日0 wallet · 1 Telegram IoC
Submitted URLhttp://sparrowwallet.co/
Favicon Hash
案件 ID
Observed page title
Sparrow Bitcoin Wallet - Sparrow Wallet
Automated brand references
Telegram
TLS 证书
颁发者 Let's Encrypt / YE2· stored validity ends in 36 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
92.113.23.223
Network ASN
AS47583
Organization
HOSTINGER DE
Observed location
Frankfurt am Main, DE
Server header
hcdn
域名服务器 2
ns1.dns-parking.com
ns2.dns-parking.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS 证书
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YE2
Valid from
2026-08-27 19:17:20
Valid until
2026-11-25 19:17:19
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-09-19 10:02:15 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint48f254d710db1abcab873ea1e8d8d915f04ed0bc08987544c7a6c6492affa9d4Certificate names · 1 SANs
www.sparrowwallet.co
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.sparrowwallet.coDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
技术 · 4 identified
L
Lightbox
JavaScript libraries
Lightbox is small javascript library used to overlay images on top of the current page.
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
AI辅助草稿——事件详细信息由AI提供商处理 · 自行审核并提交
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.
