# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upgrader.media ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 23:26:24 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader.media/ ## 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: 172.67.132.216 (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: albert.ns.cloudflare.com, sasha.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-28 Expires: 2027-06-28 Page title: Upgrader Media — Новости киберспорта, трансферы и аналитика CS2 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: ceb6c4e4a827ed183b24d7899b22b38e27b076adedcd059c40cfbb33711cba1e ## 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 06:25:05 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-04 00:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 12:17:35 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1beb-1e27-709b-ad7d-fd3113c17be2/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/upgrader.media crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upgrader.media Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upgrader.media AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upgrader.media URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upgrader.media/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 06:36:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The risk level associated with the domain upgrader.media is classified as high, with the specific threat type being generic phishing. This assessment is based on the site's content and infrastructure, which strongly indicate malicious intent aimed at conducting phishing operations targeting users. Domain specifics reveal that upgrader.media was created on June 28, 2026, and it currently resolves to the IP address 172.67.132.216. It is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, which is known for registering numerous domains with potential misuse. The domain has been flagged in the AlienVault OTX with a presence in 1 threat intelligence pulse, indicating that it is acknowledged by the cybersecurity community as potentially harmful. Despite only 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal marking this domain as malicious, the active status and its specific design for phishing purposes warrant a high-risk categorization. To mitigate the threat posed by upgrader.media, users should avoid interaction with the domain, especially submitting any personal or sensitive information. Organizations should implement stronger email filters to prevent phishing emails from reaching users, and security awareness training should be conducted to inform personnel about identifying phishing attempts. Given the domain's active status and its specific threat indicators, ongoing monitoring and timely updates to defense mechanisms are essential to protect users from potential compromise. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: ceb6c4e4a827ed183b24d7899b22b38e27b076adedcd059c40cfbb33711cba1e ## 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.media/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upgrader.media 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