# PhishDestroy threat dossier — steam.bywg.vip ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 02:54:07 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/steam.bywg.vip/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: gaming Targeted brand: steam (and: valve) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 22/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, ArcSight Threat Intelligence, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, Phishing Database, SOCRadar, Sophos, Trustwave, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 43.159.199.58 (HK, Hong Kong) ASN: ASAS132203 TENCENT-NET-AP-CN Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue, CN Hosting org: AS132203 Tencent Building, Kejizhongyi Avenue Registrar: DNSPod, Inc. Nameservers: guitarist.dnspod.net, juliet.dnspod.net Registered: 2021-06-16 Page title: Steam-Community ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R11 Expires: 2025-04-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 49eb5711e45e9e00f3bd28e09f60d377bc3c37e7ea35c92f1484ea7d400f3cee ## 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: 2021-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-12-14 13:24:52 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-28 04:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 15:26:03 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b1d08-9fe4-77ea-b3b4-88664d2abb5a/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/steam.bywg.vip crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.steam.bywg.vip Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=steam.bywg.vip AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/steam.bywg.vip URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/steam.bywg.vip/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 18:22:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain steam.bywg.vip was identified by PhishDestroy as a high-risk brand impersonation threat specifically targeting Steam, the popular gaming platform. This phishing domain was designed to mimic the official Steam Community page, as indicated by its page title 'Steam-Community', and likely aimed to harvest user credentials or other sensitive information. No specific drainer kit was associated with this domain in the available intelligence. Technical indicators from the investigation reveal that steam.bywg.vip was flagged by 22 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a consensus among security engines that this is a malicious site. The domain was created on June 16, 2021, and registered through DNSPod, Inc. It resolves to IP address 43.159.199.58 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (R11), which is commonly abused by phishing sites. Google Safe Browsing also flagged the domain as phishing, and it appeared on at least 2 security blocklists, further corroborating its malicious intent. As of the latest intelligence, steam.bywg.vip is offline, meaning it is no longer accessible. However, the domain remains a threat as it could be reactivated or used for future campaigns. Users who may have interacted with this site are advised to change their Steam passwords and enable two-factor authentication immediately. PhishDestroy continues to monitor for similar threats and recommends that all users verify the legitimacy of any site claiming to be a brand they trust before entering credentials. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 231913fdebabcbe65f4b0052372bde56 TLS cert SHA-256: 49eb5711e45e9e00f3bd28e09f60d377bc3c37e7ea35c92f1484ea7d400f3cee ## 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/steam.bywg.vip/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=steam.bywg.vip 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: 170,941 domains (12,724 alive under monitoring, 157,804 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io