# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upgrader.guru ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 00:48:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader.guru/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 94/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Fortinet AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: clint.ns.cloudflare.com, kim.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-28 Expires: 2027-06-28 Page title: Upgrader Guru — Блог эксперта по крафтам и апгрейдам скинов CS2 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 1f7e31bf6f3fa463e2ba222637f0dd544ca77e92e5901ff4e61bb1a318551970 ## 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: 2026-06-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 05:52:54 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-04 00:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:02:52 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1bce-17c1-7399-bfda-5e26b04dba1d/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/upgrader.guru crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upgrader.guru Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upgrader.guru AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upgrader.guru URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upgrader.guru/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 05:56:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain upgrader.guru has been identified as a generic phishing threat currently under investigation. As of now, it is still active and poses a potential risk by preying on individuals interested in Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) skin upgrades, evident from the page title "Upgrader Guru — Блог эксперта по крафтам и апгрейдам скинов CS2". Analysis reveals that the domain was created on June 28, 2026, and resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3. It is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. Currently, it has not been flagged by any VirusTotal vendors, with a detection count of 0 out of 95. The site employs an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, suggesting that it may present a facade of legitimacy despite its malicious intent. The domain has not been reported on any known blocklists. Given the current status of this domain, it is imperative for users to be cautious and avoid engaging with any content that appears on this site. Users should refrain from providing any sensitive personal information, particularly in relation to gaming accounts or financial data. Continued monitoring of the domain is essential, along with reporting it to relevant authorities if phishing attempts are observed. Regular updates on threat intelligence and blocklist compliance should also be conducted to mitigate the risk associated with this domain. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 1f7e31bf6f3fa463e2ba222637f0dd544ca77e92e5901ff4e61bb1a318551970 ## 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.guru/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upgrader.guru 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: 174,417 domains (12,388 alive under monitoring, 161,211 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io