# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upgrader.run ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-02 12:43:28 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader.run/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Google ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/91 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: 172.67.185.233 (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: lauryn.ns.cloudflare.com, randall.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-28 Expires: 2027-06-28 Page title: Официальный Сайт Апгрейдер скинов CS2 | Честный апгрейд предметов на Upgrader ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 8a5504cab7bbdfe1926485ad18828ff4322ac1616a1207138d61663b611e8676 ## 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 06:23:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-01 05:03:43 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-02 12:20:39 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/019f1be9-9fbf-77e6-91b7-cd09301d8a65/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/d483d266-c704-4ca6-b8e0-ce4af43b2841 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/upgrader.run crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upgrader.run Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upgrader.run AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upgrader.run URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upgrader.run/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 06:24:35 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.run, poses a credential theft threat by impersonating a legitimate CS2 skin upgrade platform. The site presents a fraudulent interface designed to steal login credentials, personal data, and potentially cryptocurrency or in-game items from victims who believe they are using a trusted upgrade service. Analysis indicates that the domain was created on June 28, 2026, through registrar NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. Despite having a valid SSL certificate from Google Trust Services and resolving to IP address 172.67.185.233, the certificate alone does not indicate legitimacy. VirusTotal currently shows 0 detections out of 95 security vendors, which suggests the domain is still new and has not been widely reported yet. The Russian-language page title translates to Official Website of Upgrader CS2 skins | Honest upgrade of items on Upgrader, indicating a targeted campaign. If you have visited upgrader.run, immediately change any passwords used on the site and enable two-factor authentication on your Steam and email accounts. Run a full antivirus scan on your device. Monitor your Steam account for unauthorized trades or login attempts and report the domain to your email provider. Do not enter any personal or financial information on the site. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain remains active and should be blocked at the network level. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260701-A94BB7 Favicon MD5: 333913ce3b6e979cabc4aa2bdd8f0c5f TLS cert SHA-256: 8a5504cab7bbdfe1926485ad18828ff4322ac1616a1207138d61663b611e8676 ## 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 (volunteer 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.run/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upgrader.run 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 173,654 domains (14,168 alive under monitoring, 158,780 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io