# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upgrader3.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-08 11:39:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader3.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 46/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.206.7 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       TUCOWS.COM, CO.
Nameservers:     bart.ns.cloudflare.com, mimi.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-23
Expires:         2027-06-23
Page title:      Top CS2 Skin Upgrader Platform | Instantly Upgrade CS:GO Skins on Upgrader 3
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a21fa36970ab03e114f283def5269f864ea59ab141edd793e5dda8c5000915c3

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-07 21:50:48 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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f3e20-aaa1-7458-b8dd-4bf58fcd5215/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/upgrader3.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upgrader3.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upgrader3.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upgrader3.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upgrader3.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 21:54:44 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Analysis indicates high risk associated with upgrader3.com operating as generic phishing infrastructure. The site impersonates a CS2 skin upgrade platform to harvest credentials or session data through deceptive login flows. Infrastructure analysis reveals active deployment configured for immediate victim interaction.

Technical indicators include VirusTotal detection count of 1/95 security vendors, registration through TUCOWS.COM, CO., resolution to IP address 172.67.206.7, creation date of June 23, 2026, and SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services. The page title Топ сервис Апгрейдер скинов CS2 | Моментальный апгрейд предметов на Upgrader 3 confirms the impersonation vector while the domain remains active with no observed blocklist entries or trust score data.

Mitigation requires blocking all traffic to upgrader3.com at network and endpoint levels. Users should verify CS2-related service URLs through official channels only and avoid submitting login data or wallet details on unconfirmed upgrade interfaces. Regular monitoring of DNS resolutions and certificate transparency logs for similar domains supports early identification of parallel infrastructure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       a5ca870aaff2e5eb64c0650e076b625f
TLS cert SHA-256:      a21fa36970ab03e114f283def5269f864ea59ab141edd793e5dda8c5000915c3

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader3.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upgrader3.com
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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