# PhishDestroy threat dossier — cheater.to
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Fetched:   2026-06-27 00:39:32 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/cheater.to/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Generic Phishing
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 1/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, SOCRadar
URLQuery:        2 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.137.164 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Government of Kingdom of Tonga
Nameservers:     rayden.ns.cloudflare.com, simone.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-05-08
Expires:         2028-05-08
Page title:      cheater.to - Free Cheats for ARC RAIDERS, RUST, EFT, and Games

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-08-06
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e8106882b79f32c4c4de71fc85cac506fdb12c1788d40b70d23359c40d14b14f

## 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: 2026-05-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-29 23:54:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-29 20:55:44 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-27 02:16:28 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-06 17:29:31 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e7582-c880-7082-a145-b7f898bb99c2/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/15bd9b97-15c4-490a-931a-298827b07a6d
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/cheater.to
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.cheater.to
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=cheater.to
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/cheater.to
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/cheater.to/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:46:56 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies cheater.to as a high-risk generic phishing domain. The domain promotes itself as offering free cheats for games like ARC RAIDERS, RUST, and EFT, aiming to lure gamers into providing personal information or downloading malware. There is no specific brand impersonated, and no known drainer kit has been associated with this domain.

Technical indicators show that cheater.to has a VirusTotal score of 2/95, meaning 2 out of 95 security vendors flag it as malicious. The domain was registered through the Government of Kingdom of Tonga and resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3. It was created on May 08, 2026, and is not currently listed on Google Safe Browsing, but it appears on 1 security blocklist. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (E8).

As of now, cheater.to remains active, posing an ongoing risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends blocking this domain and avoiding any interaction with it. Users should report any encounters to relevant authorities. The risk is high due to the domain's deceptive nature and active status.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260529-596968
TLS cert SHA-256:      e8106882b79f32c4c4de71fc85cac506fdb12c1788d40b70d23359c40d14b14f

## 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/cheater.to/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=cheater.to
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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