# PhishDestroy threat dossier — store.workshopdevcontent.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-08-01 17:28:35 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/store.workshopdevcontent.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 97/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Gaming Scam Targeted brand: counter-strike (and: cs2, facebook, reddit, steam, twitter) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 19/93 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, MalwareURL, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Global Domain Group LLC Nameservers: frank.ns.cloudflare.com, venus.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-12-24 Expires: 2026-12-24 Page title: Steam Workshop::MAC-10 | Poison Revenge [TOXIC] ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Expires: 2026-03-24 Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2025-12-24 (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: 2025-12-24 18:56:38 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-08-01 16:21:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-12 00:07:23 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019b51b7-e5ee-7519-a40b-5300598754c9/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/store.workshopdevcontent.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.store.workshopdevcontent.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=store.workshopdevcontent.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/store.workshopdevcontent.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/store.workshopdevcontent.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 22:06:54 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is store.workshopdevcontent.com a Counter-Strike Brand This domain is flagged for elevated risk due to brand_impersonation targeting Counter-Strike, a high-value gaming franchise. The threat involves mimicking official Steam Workshop content, specifically a weapon skin titled 'MAC-10 | Poison Revenge [TOXIC]', to deceive users into downloading malicious files or disclosing credentials. Analysis indicates this is not a generic phishing attempt but a targeted impersonation of in-game assets, increasing the likelihood of successful social engineering against gamers. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple technical indicators of compromise. The domain, store.workshopdevcontent.com, was registered on December 24, 2025, through Global Domain Group LLC, a registrar frequently associated with abusive domains. It resolves to IP address 188.114.96.3, hosted on AS13335 (Cloudflare, Inc.), which is commonly used to obfuscate malicious infrastructure. The domain lacks an SSL certificate, a red flag for user security. VirusTotal detections show 19 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. It appears on one security blocklist, and the page title explicitly references Steam Workshop content, further confirming the brand_impersonation vector. The domain has since been taken offline, but residual risk remains for users who may have interacted with it prior to deactivation. Mitigation steps for this specific threat type include immediate blacklisting of the domain and its associated IP (188.114.96.3) across all network security controls. Organizations should deploy signatures to detect the page title pattern 'Steam Workshop::' in HTTP headers or web content, as this is a consistent indicator of Counter-Strike-themed impersonation. End-users should be advised to verify the authenticity of any Steam Workshop links by cross-referencing with official Steam URLs (e.g., steamcommunity.com/workshop/) and to avoid downloading files from untrusted sources. Given the domain's recent creation date, monitoring for newly registered domains with similar naming patterns (e.g., 'workshopdev', 'steamcontent') is recommended. Security teams should also review logs for connections to 188.114.96.3 or domains registered via Global Domain Group LLC during the December 2025 timeframe. ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/store.workshopdevcontent.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=store.workshopdevcontent.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 177,635 domains (72,461 alive under monitoring, 27,318 confirmed neutralized). Site: https://phishdestroy.io