# PhishDestroy threat dossier — challengezmode.pro ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-16 12:23:07 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/challengezmode.pro/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 14/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE AlienVault OTX: 3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Global | eSports and Gaming Community ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: WE1 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:20:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-03 03:14:12 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-21 22:05:28 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b35d9-016f-75bc-adcc-dcc01a588cb4/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/challengezmode.pro crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.challengezmode.pro Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=challengezmode.pro AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/challengezmode.pro URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/challengezmode.pro/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:20:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies challengezmode.pro as a high-risk phishing domain masquerading as an eSports and gaming community portal. This site attempts to deceive users by presenting itself as a legitimate platform to lure gamers into providing sensitive information. Because it is flagged by multiple security tools and appears on blocklists, visiting this domain poses significant risks to personal and financial data. The phishing campaign works by exploiting the appeal of online gaming communities to attract victims. Users who land on challengezmode.pro may be prompted to enter login credentials, payment details, or other private data under the guise of joining or participating in gaming events. The domain’s recent creation and its presence in several threat intelligence pulses suggest it is part of an ongoing attempt to compromise user accounts. If you have visited challengezmode.pro, it is critical to avoid entering any information and immediately run security scans on your devices. Change any passwords that may have been exposed and monitor accounts for suspicious activity. Reporting this domain to your security provider can help protect others from falling victim to this phishing threat. ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/challengezmode.pro/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=challengezmode.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 150,064 domains (34,541 alive under monitoring, 115,244 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io