steamcommunity.pips.ru
“Steam”
Evidence Summary
steamcommunity.pips.ru is a subdomain of pips.ru. PhishDestroy first observed the hostname on Sep 3, 2026. The hostname explicitly references Steam; stored content metadata identifies the same apparent target. The captured page title is “Steam”. Stored page analysis classifies the content as impersonation. Campaign clustering links the hostname to the Unknown kit. Current evidence score: 98/100 (critical).
Positive findings are stored from 2 sources: VirusTotal and Google Safe Browsing. VirusTotal recorded 18 detections among 89 engines: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot on Sep 13, 2026 at 21:22 UTC. Google Safe Browsing flagged the domain: Social Engineering on Sep 16, 2026 at 04:01 UTC. Non-positive and contextual checks: The separate external-blocklist snapshot contained no matches on Sep 20, 2026 at 14:20 UTC. URLScan completed without a malicious verdict (score 0) on Sep 19, 2026 at 03:30 UTC.
The collector marked the hostname reachable on Sep 17, 2026 at 10:21 UTC, but did not retain the HTTP response code. At collection time, the hostname resolved to 212.46.196.137 on AS3216 (PJSC Vimpelcom). The recorded endpoint location is Moscow, RU. The stored server header is Apache. DOM analysis on Sep 17, 2026 at 02:20 UTC returned 98/100. The evidence archive retains 1 visual capture from PhishDestroy.
The content indicators and 2 positive source findings support the current Steam-themed impersonation classification.
Forensic History & Detection Timeline
-
VirusTotal Detections Update Sep 13, 2026 · 23:22 UTCVirusTotal scanner detections updated from 17 to 18. Added scanner alerts: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, SOCRadar. Resolved alerts: Seclookup.
-
Status Check Sep 13, 2026 · 18:10 UTCTelemetry event observed.
-
Threat First Observed Sep 13, 2026 · 18:03 UTCDomain ingestion complete. Initial state is marked as alive.
Threat Response Pipeline
Public Blocklist Status
Evasion analysis
Cloaking & traffic-distribution check
Stored crawler-versus-browser observations for this host, plus a live fingerprint check for Keitaro-style traffic distribution systems.
- Stored cloaking flag
- Not yet scanned
- Last cloaking scan
Scanner note: timeout: raw=timeout; http=0; via=http_proxy; error=HTTPConnectionPool(host='149.57.17.37', port=5505): Read timed out. (read timeout=7)
Threat Intel Cross-Reference · source references
VirusTotal Analysis
Evidence & External Reports
Were You Affected by This Site?
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Report to Your Local Authorities
Select your country to get official cybercrime contacts, or create a complaint draft →.
Check Any Domain
Threat analysis using stored blocklist, WHOIS, DNS, and public scan evidence
Scan NowReport Phishing
Submit suspicious domains to our threat database — protect the community
ReportLive Threat Feed
Recent phishing reports and observed availability changes
MonitorStay Informed, Stay Safe
Monitor live threats or contest this listing if you believe it's a false positive