# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upgrader-cs2.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-14 05:12:00 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader-cs2.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 73/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.199.138 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: aiden.ns.cloudflare.com, blakely.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-05 Expires: 2027-06-05 Page title: Апгрейд скинов CS:GO и CS2 — Upgrader (апгрейдер) онлайн HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-05 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4dfbe7007881dd538a48400c49530a72f6624c4e4dcf449ab4bed1b04fa05416 ## 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: 2026-06-05 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-07 21:45:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-14 04:20:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-08 00:01:07 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f3e1c-34fc-7286-9c20-8cd43e797218/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/upgrader-cs2.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upgrader-cs2.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upgrader-cs2.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upgrader-cs2.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upgrader-cs2.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-07 21:55:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, upgrader-cs2.com, is flagged for impersonating a legitimate Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) skin upgrader service. Analysis indicates the site targets users seeking in-game item upgrades by presenting a fraudulent interface designed to harvest Steam credentials, payment details, or other sensitive account information. The page title, written in Russian, translates to 'CS:GO and CS2 Skin Upgrade — Upgrader (online),' suggesting a focus on Russian-speaking gaming communities, though the threat may extend globally. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 05, 2026, through NAMECHEAP INC, an unusual future date that may indicate an attempt to evade detection or domain reputation systems. It currently resolves to the IP address 172.67.199.138 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of security. Despite its active status, the domain has not been flagged by any of the 95 engines on VirusTotal as of the latest scan, highlighting its low detection rate and potential for evasion. Users who have visited upgrader-cs2.com should immediately revoke any sessions linked to Steam or other gaming accounts accessed during the visit. Credentials entered on the site should be considered compromised and changed from a separate, secure device. Monitor financial statements for unauthorized transactions, as payment details may also have been targeted. If the site was accessed via a corporate or shared network, report the incident to the appropriate security team for further investigation and potential remediation actions, such as IP or domain blocking at the network level. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 763addae46a659fa79412105e728f4dc TLS cert SHA-256: 4dfbe7007881dd538a48400c49530a72f6624c4e4dcf449ab4bed1b04fa05416 ## 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/upgrader-cs2.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upgrader-cs2.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: 178,335 domains (50,012 alive under monitoring, 128,323 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io