# PhishDestroy threat dossier — markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 11:55:01 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 54/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: SOCRadar ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 217.149.31.235 (RU, Moscow) ASN: AS9123 JSC TIMEWEB Hosting org: JSC "TIMEWEB" Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: ["ns1.dnsowl.com", "ns2.dnsowl.com", "ns3.dnsowl.com"] Registered: 2026-04-15 Page title: cs2skinsempire.com ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-07-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 705da167d760510ca953a4735bfe8c2f8fbebd0ff16220a3732f6b58a3e6c73a ## 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: 2026-04-15 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-15 03:21:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-23 07:40:25 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-19 19:00:31 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d8e82-f64e-732d-9bfe-ec90fad1b028/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-15 03:23:01 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com as an active crypto drainer attempting to impersonate the legitimate CS2 Skins Empire website. The domain employs deceptive subdomain tactics to mimic a trusted gaming skins marketplace while redirecting users to malicious cryptocurrency drainer scripts. This represents a high-risk security threat due to its active status and deliberate brand impersonation methodology, which targets users expecting legitimate CS:GO skin trading services. This domain was flagged with a generic phishing threat classification and exhibits multiple red flags including a recent creation date (July 02, 2025), registration through NameSilo LLC, and resolution to IP address 217.149.31.235. Security analysis shows 0 detections out of 95 VirusTotal scans, indicating this threat remains under the radar despite active malicious activity. The SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt provides a false sense of security while the page title closely mimics the legitimate cs2skinsempire.com domain, creating perfect impersonation conditions for potential victims. For immediate protection against this crypto drainer threat, users should completely avoid interacting with any links or attachments from markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com. The domain should be added to browser blocklists and local hosts files immediately. Organizations should implement DNS filtering rules blocking 217.149.31.235 and conduct security awareness training highlighting the specific impersonation tactics used against CS2 Skins Empire. Consider reporting this domain to NameSilo abuse contacts and filing abuse reports with Let's Encrypt while monitoring for any newly registered similar domains attempting the same impersonation strategy. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 28c024491e8cd88e1a7e514defb294d8 TLS cert SHA-256: 705da167d760510ca953a4735bfe8c2f8fbebd0ff16220a3732f6b58a3e6c73a ## 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/markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=markets-dota2.cs2skinsempire.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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io