# PhishDestroy threat dossier — 3upgrader.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 17:29:13 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/3upgrader.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.146.211 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Tucows Domains Inc. Nameservers: brad.ns.cloudflare.com, wally.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-23 Expires: 2027-06-23 Page title: Официальный Сайт Апгрейдер скинов CS2 и CS:GO | Честный апгрейд предметов на 3Upgrader HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8971a83af4a88e237a8e9a2c167ebfcf3ad1270e6cf82027a281fd1ef253a348 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-07 21:43:35 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-14 16:20:45 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 00:01:07 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f3e1a-964f-72fa-a6e3-1d0f325bb0d9/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/3upgrader.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.3upgrader.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=3upgrader.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/3upgrader.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/3upgrader.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-07 21:45:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, 3upgrader.com, is confirmed to operate as a credential theft platform specifically targeting users of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). The site presents itself as an official skin upgrading service, luring victims into submitting account credentials and item trade permissions under false pretenses. Current infrastructure analysis indicates the domain remains fully operational and unmitigated as of this report. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 23, 2024, through Tucows Domains Inc., a registrar commonly utilized by both legitimate entities and threat actors. The domain resolves to the IP address 104.21.79.174, which is associated with a content delivery network known for hosting both benign and malicious content. Detection metrics show only 1 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal currently flag the domain, suggesting low initial visibility despite its active malicious use. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a superficial layer of legitimacy that may deceive unsuspecting users. The risk level for this credential theft operation is assessed as high due to the targeted nature of the attack and the potential for significant financial loss through unauthorized access to gaming accounts and associated digital assets. Users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with 3upgrader.com and similar domains. Network administrators should consider implementing DNS-based blocking for this domain and its associated IP address. Victims who may have interacted with this site should immediately revoke any trade permissions, change account credentials, and enable multi-factor authentication where available. Continuous monitoring of gaming account activity is recommended to detect any unauthorized transactions. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: a5ca870aaff2e5eb64c0650e076b625f TLS cert SHA-256: 8971a83af4a88e237a8e9a2c167ebfcf3ad1270e6cf82027a281fd1ef253a348 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (operator takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/3upgrader.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=3upgrader.com Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 178,595 domains (50,217 alive under monitoring, 128,378 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io