# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upgrader1.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-08 10:39:44 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader1.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Fortinet Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.60.10 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 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: evan.ns.cloudflare.com, val.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-06-28 Expires: 2027-06-28 Page title: The Best CS2 Skin Upgrader Site | Quickly Upgrade CS:GO Skins on Upgrader 1 HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-28 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 92d9957ab899f672bd5b29f112f7a32a8d4c3bfbe7326f62ca267ac4f116ee04 ## 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: 2026-07-07 21:45:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-08 12:20:35 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-7457-769d-ba97-6225269dc935/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/upgrader1.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upgrader1.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upgrader1.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upgrader1.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upgrader1.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-07 21:55:46 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, upgrader1.net, is flagged as a high-risk phishing site targeting users of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) skin trading platforms. Analysis of the page title, "Лучший сайт Апгрейдер скинов CS2 и CS:GO | Честный апгрейд предметов на Upgrader 1," indicates an attempt to impersonate legitimate skin upgrading services, likely to harvest user credentials or facilitate fraudulent transactions. No direct evidence of a crypto drainer kit was observed, but the domain exhibits characteristics consistent with credential phishing and brand impersonation tactics commonly used in gaming-related fraud schemes. Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain was registered on June 28, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and currently resolves to the IP address 172.67.186.214. VirusTotal detection shows 2 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting users. No listings were found on Google Safe Browsing (GSB) at the time of analysis, and no additional blocklist entries beyond the VirusTotal detections were identified. The domain remains active as of the latest verification, posing an ongoing risk to users who may encounter it through phishing links or malicious advertisements. Recommended response actions include blocking the domain and associated IP at the network perimeter, updating endpoint protection signatures to include the domain, and alerting users to the presence of fraudulent CS:GO skin trading sites. Despite the low detection rate on VirusTotal, the domain's creation date, registrar, and targeted content justify its classification as high-risk. Continuous monitoring is advised to track any changes in infrastructure or detection status. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: a5ca870aaff2e5eb64c0650e076b625f TLS cert SHA-256: 92d9957ab899f672bd5b29f112f7a32a8d4c3bfbe7326f62ca267ac4f116ee04 ## 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/upgrader1.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upgrader1.net 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: 175,895 domains (13,077 alive under monitoring, 161,851 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io