# PhishDestroy threat dossier — goldskins.net
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Fetched:   2026-07-14 00:44:15 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/goldskins.net/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 92/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Credential Phishing

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Bfore.Ai PreCrime
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.223.38 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     emma.ns.cloudflare.com, lloyd.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-03-14
Expires:         2027-03-14
Page title:      CS2 | Goldskins.net
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-08-10
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e72a82fe38984a4b796dac3724298b55060c283c72ecaa30086f97870cf67516

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-03-14 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-04 21:05:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-14 00:20:46 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-05 00:01:08 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f2e84-926a-7069-a036-485db88befdf/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/goldskins.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.goldskins.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=goldskins.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/goldskins.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/goldskins.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-04 21:15:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as a high-risk credential theft operation targeting Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) players. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is designed to harvest login credentials, likely through fake skin-trading platforms or account verification prompts. The threat specifically exploits the gaming community’s trust in third-party skin marketplaces, making it particularly effective against users seeking in-game item trades.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the following data points: the domain goldskins.net is registered through NAMECHEAP INC and resolves to the IP address 104.21.46.38. The SSL certificate is issued by Let’s Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious sites. VirusTotal detection shows 1 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The domain was created on March 14, 2026, an unusually future-dated registration that may indicate an attempt to evade reputation-based filters. No widespread blocklist inclusion is observed at this time, but the low detection rate suggests the campaign is either new or actively evading automated systems.  Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include verifying the legitimacy of skin-trading platforms before entering credentials. Users should cross-reference the domain with official CS2 or Steam marketplace URLs and avoid logging in through third-party links. Enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) on gaming accounts can mitigate the impact of credential theft. Network-level protections, such as DNS filtering or endpoint detection rules targeting newly registered domains, may help block access to this infrastructure. Organizations managing gaming-related networks should monitor for connections to 104.21.46.38 and alert users attempting to access goldskins.net.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       24cbc5eb5468150e556c79b96a3b3f26
TLS cert SHA-256:      e72a82fe38984a4b796dac3724298b55060c283c72ecaa30086f97870cf67516

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/goldskins.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=goldskins.net
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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