Domain security and threat intelligence

tethergames[.]org

“gameindex”

Threat verdict Critical 88/100 evidence score

Availability Unverified Current reachability is unverified

Risk signals

VirusTotal detections: 9/91 Spamhaus DBL: DBL_PHISH

OTX: 3 refs Aug 9, 2026

Evidence Summary

CRITICAL

PhishDestroy first observed tethergames.org on Aug 9, 2026. The captured page title is “gameindex”. Current evidence score: 88/100 (critical).

Positive findings are stored from 2 sources: VirusTotal and Spamhaus DBL. VirusTotal recorded 9 detections among 91 engines: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, PhishFort, SOCRadar, Sophos on Aug 14, 2026 at 02:15 UTC. Spamhaus DBL: DBL_PHISH on Aug 10, 2026 at 10:30 UTC. Non-positive and contextual checks: On Aug 12, 2026 at 05:22 UTC, AlienVault OTX listed 3 community pulse references (not vendor detections); Google Safe Browsing returned no flag. The separate external-blocklist snapshot contained no matches on Aug 23, 2026 at 10:20 UTC.

The collector marked the hostname reachable on Aug 20, 2026 at 22:15 UTC, but did not retain the HTTP response code. Registration records for the domain list Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc as the registrar. At collection time, the hostname resolved to 38.181.25.197 on AS140227 (Hong Kong Communications International Co., Limited). The recorded endpoint location is Hong Kong, HK. The stored server header is nginx. The evidence archive retains 1 visual capture from Cloudflare Radar. TLS metadata lists Let's Encrypt as the certificate issuer with validity through Sep 22, 2026; checked Aug 10, 2026 at 13:02 UTC.

The content indicators and 2 positive source findings support the current phishing classification. The stored fields do not identify an impersonated brand or victim interaction.

VirusTotal

9 det.

OTX references

3 community refs

TLS Certificate

Let's Encrypt

Observed status

Unverified

DestroyList

Listed

Data coverage VirusTotal 9 / 91 URLQuery not checked PhishStats not checked OTX 3 community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture not submitted URLScan verdict verdict unavailable DNS blocks not checked TLS valid certificate, 41d WHOIS not parsed Screenshot stored capture Redirect chain not probed

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Checks

Reports

Availability

8/10

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

Page Title

gameindex

TLS Certificate

Valid transport encryption · Issued by Let's Encrypt · valid for 41 days

Domain Intelligence

Domain

Server / ASN nginx · AS140227 Hong Kong Communications International Co., Limited

IP Reputation abuse score 0/100 0 reports checked Aug 10, 2026

Registrar Web Commerce Communica…

(MY)

ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →

WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for tethergames.org →

IP Address 38.181.25.197

Geo

Hong Kong, HK

NetworkAS140227 · Hong Kong Communications International Co., Limited

Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →

Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps

First DetectedAug 9, 2026

Nameserversns2.jtdnsv1.com

TLS Fingerprint

TLS Observationvalid from Jun 24, 2026scanned Aug 10, 2026

Favicon Hash

ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

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Technologies · 3 identified

Nginx

Web servers Reverse proxies

Nginx is a web server that can also be used as a reverse proxy, load balancer, mail proxy and HTTP cache.

nginx.org 100% confidence

HSTS

Security

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS.

www.rfc-editor.org 100% confidence

HTTP/3

Miscellaneous

HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.

httpwg.org 100% confidence

Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine

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VirusTotal Analysis

9 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

Last analyzed 2026-08-14 04:15:31 UTC First positive detection 2026-08-10 10:34:45 UTC Previous stored snapshot: 5 detections

alphaMountain.ai

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Gridinsoft

LevelBlue

PhishFort

SOCRadar

Sophos

Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of tethergames.org · checked Aug 10, 2026

Needs Work

Performance

FCP

2.25s

First Contentful Paint

LCP

3.3s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLS

0.001

Cumulative Layout Shift

TBT

0ms

Total Blocking Time

3.28s

Speed Index

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis

VirusTotal 9 det. ChainPatrol ChainAbuse 2 reports URLQuery Open lookup Gridinsoft SSL Labs Stored TLS valid CF Radar Open report OTX 3 refs WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory

Third-Party Detection — ChainAbuse

2 reports filed for tethergames.org · category: Impersonation · source checked 2026-08-23 15:42:09 UTC

Flagged by automated brand-abuse detection on Aug 7, 2026 — automated submission, not a user testimony. Source: ChainAbuse (TRM Labs).

OSINT & Intelligence

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DNS & Network

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SEO & Domain

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tethergames[.]org

Threat Response Pipeline

Public Blocklist Status

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