# PhishDestroy threat dossier — challengersez.pro
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Fetched:   2026-05-16 12:23:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/challengersez.pro/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 23 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: celer (and: counter-strike, csgo, discord, dota 2, dota2)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos
AlienVault OTX:  3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      193.221.201.81 (DE, Frankfurt am Main)
ASN:             ASAS215826 Partner-Hosting-LTD Partner Hosting LTD, GB
Hosting org:     AS205775 NEON CORE NETWORK LLC
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Global | eSports and Gaming Community

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     E8
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:20:40 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-22 13:15:22 UTC (STALE — 23 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-04-21 22:03:14 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 23 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 23 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019b36dd-ffd5-71a3-a7fa-7b69f3793c0a/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/challengersez.pro
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.challengersez.pro
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=challengersez.pro
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/challengersez.pro
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/challengersez.pro/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:20:28 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies challengersez.pro as an active phishing threat targeting the eSports and gaming community. This poses significant risks by potentially stealing sensitive user information.

The domain was created recently on February 21, 2026, and resolves to IP 193.221.201.81. It appears in three AlienVault OTX pulses and is listed on a security blocklist. VirusTotal flags 14 out of 95 vendors for suspicious activity.

Users should avoid interacting with challengersez.pro, refrain from entering personal or financial details, and report any suspicious encounters. Maintaining updated security software and verifying URLs can help mitigate exposure to this phishing threat.

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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 (volunteer 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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/challengersez.pro/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=challengersez.pro
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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