# PhishDestroy threat dossier — steamachievementmanager.net
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Fetched:   2026-05-31 09:44:48 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/steamachievementmanager.net/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: gaming
Targeted brand: across (and: steam)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  16 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      2a06:98c1:3121::3 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       NameCheap, Inc.
Nameservers:     braelyn.ns.cloudflare.com, coleman.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2024-12-05
Expires:         2025-12-05
Page title:      Steam Achievement Manager – Unlock Steam Achievements

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2024-12-05 (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:    2025-10-26 13:48:14 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-31 09:20:38 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-14 06:10:18 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/019a20c6-2336-71fb-bbf6-048fe3a8dce6/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/steamachievementmanager.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.steamachievementmanager.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=steamachievementmanager.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/steamachievementmanager.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/steamachievementmanager.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-03 02:41:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies steamachievementmanager.net as a high-risk phishing domain masquerading as a legitimate Steam achievement tool. The site, which promised users the ability to unlock Steam achievements, was designed to deceive and potentially harvest sensitive user data through fraudulent means.

Technical indicators reveal that steamachievementmanager.net was registered recently on December 5, 2024, and resolved to IP address 188.114.96.3. The domain was flagged by 14 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appeared in 16 threat pulses on AlienVault OTX. It was also listed on two separate security blocklists, underscoring its malicious intent. The domain was registered through NAMECHEAP INC, a common registrar often abused by cybercriminals for short-lived phishing campaigns.

Currently, steamachievementmanager.net is offline and inaccessible, indicating possible takedown or abandonment in response to detection. Users are strongly advised to avoid any interaction with this domain and ensure their security solutions block it to prevent potential credential theft or malware infection. Continued monitoring of similar domains is recommended to mitigate ongoing phishing threats in the gaming community.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       a8e09ac42f13d5a4171258e2264bf555b77f58a04fd29fd1ab2ff89bbb536a27

## 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/steamachievementmanager.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=steamachievementmanager.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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