Is payments-aave.app safe?
http://payments-aave.app/
Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
payments-aave.app impersonates the Aave DeFi brand and is flagged as phishing by multiple security vendors
payments-aave.app is a 160-day-old domain that combines the name of Aave, a well-known decentralized finance project, with the word "payments" to create a brand-impersonating address. Independent research describes it as a very new site using the Aave name, nine antivirus families returned adverse results, and the domain appears in Hagezi DNS blocklists. The site's own pages could not be reviewed because it returned an HTTP 409 error, so its actual purpose remains unobserved. The combination of brand impersonation, multiple phishing detections, and blocklist presence places this in the Dangerous band.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
payments-aave.app is a 160-day-old domain that combines the name of Aave, a well-known decentralized finance project, with the word "payments" to create a brand-impersonating address. Independent research describes it as a very new site using the Aave name, nine antivirus families returned adverse results, and the domain appears in Hagezi DNS blocklists. The site's own pages could not be reviewed because it returned an HTTP 409 error, so its actual purpose remains unobserved. The combination of brand impersonation, multiple phishing detections, and blocklist presence places this in the Dangerous band.
Brand impersonation of a real DeFi project
Independent research states that payments-aave.app appears to be a very new website using the name of Aave, a well-known cryptocurrency and decentralized finance project, combined with the word "payments." This naming pattern is a common tactic for phishing or impersonation, designed to make visitors believe the site is affiliated with the legitimate Aave brand.
The domain is only 160 days old, which is consistent with a recently created impersonation site rather than an established service.
Multiple security vendors flag the domain as phishing
Nine independent antivirus families reported an adverse result for this domain, including detections from alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, and Forcepoint ThreatSeeker. This saved antivirus observation indicates the domain is recognized as malicious by multiple security vendors.
The domain also appears in Hagezi DNS blocklists, which are used to block known malicious or phishing domains at the DNS level.
Site content could not be reviewed
The site returned an HTTP 409 error, so its own page, contact, About, and policy text was not reviewed. The actual purpose of the site remains unobserved, but the brand impersonation and security detections provide strong evidence of malicious intent.
Why the score is 18
9 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
13/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
13 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 10
- Suspicious
- 3
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | phishing |
| BitDefenderMalicious | phishing |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | phishing |
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| G-DataMalicious | phishing |
| KasperskyMalicious | phishing |
| LionicMalicious | phishing |
| RisingMalicious | phishing |
| SophosMalicious | phishing |
| VIPREMalicious | phishing |
| ESETSuspicious | suspicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
| URLQuerySuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
- BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- G-Data - phishing - Malicious
- Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
- Lionic - phishing - Malicious
- Rising - phishing - Malicious
- Sophos - phishing - Malicious
- VIPRE - phishing - Malicious
- ESET - Suspicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- URLQuery - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
No page claim could be verified for payments-aave.app because no usable page content or saved capture was available.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Unknown
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 012 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "The domain payments-aave.app appears to be a very new website using the name of Aave, a well-known cryptocurrency and decentralized finance project, combined…"
- 029 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 032 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "payments-aave.app CNAME ."
Web research findings
Independent findings for payments-aave.app, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainpayments-aave.app
- Redirects topayments-aave.app
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Domain Timeline
- May 14, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 5 months old when this review was saved.
- Oct 22, 2026Saved security review — Rated Dangerous
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
payments-aave.app was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencepartial
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
9 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. · The domain is 160 days old.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "The domain payments-aave.app appears to be a very new website using the name of Aave, a well-known cryptocurrency and decentralized finance project, combined…" · 2 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "payments-aave.app CNAME ."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 13 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 22, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 22, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | The site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 22, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 22, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result13 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe site blocked our capture or showed an error page; 1 visible observation saved
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 22, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
payments-aave.app impersonates the Aave DeFi brand and is flagged as phishing by multiple security vendors
payments-aave.app is a 160-day-old domain that combines the name of Aave, a well-known decentralized finance project, with the word "payments" to create a brand-impersonating address. Independent research describes it as a very new site using the Aave name, nine antivirus families returned adverse results, and the domain appears in Hagezi DNS blocklists. The site's own pages could not be reviewed because it returned an HTTP 409 error, so its actual purpose remains unobserved. The combination of brand impersonation, multiple phishing detections, and blocklist presence places this in the Dangerous band.
09 · Community