# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upgrader.red ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-05 23:48:03 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader.red/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 75/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 2/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/92 security vendors flagged this domain AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 5.253.61.77 (RU, Moscow) ASN: AS211642 AdminVPS OOO Hosting org: Adminvps 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: ["ns1.adminvps.ru", "ns2.adminvps.net"] Registered: 2026-05-18 Page title: Апгрейд скинов КС2 (КС ГО): лучший Upgrader CS ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R12 Expires: 2026-08-11 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 1e44b21ba298d8538eb420c4fc6b1ff0ab5bbe78c8e8b99827f8f68e73d48176 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.upgrader.red ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-19 01:30:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-06 00:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-27 00:25:53 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-18 16:55:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy has identified upgrader.red as a generic phishing domain targeting users interested in Counter-Strike skins. The page title, "Апгрейд скинов КС2 (КС ГО): лучший Upgrader CS," impersonates skin upgrade services, luring victims with promises of rare in-game items. The domain is currently offline but may resurface under new infrastructure. This domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on May 18, 2026, and resolves to IP address 5.253.61.77. It has not been flagged by any of 95 VirusTotal vendors, yet it appears on one security blocklist and has one associated threat intelligence pulse on AlienVault OTX. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (R12), which is common for phishing sites due to its free and automated issuance. As of this assessment, upgrader.red is offline, but users should remain vigilant. Do not visit the domain or provide any personal information, even if it becomes active again. If you have already interacted with this site, monitor your accounts for unauthorized activity and consider changing any passwords used elsewhere. PhishDestroy continues to track this threat and will update its status if new indicators emerge. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 6b001766e0655454d189b8e1ec1d8236 TLS cert SHA-256: 1e44b21ba298d8538eb420c4fc6b1ff0ab5bbe78c8e8b99827f8f68e73d48176 ## 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.red/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upgrader.red 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: 174,949 domains (12,824 alive under monitoring, 161,236 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io