# PhishDestroy threat dossier — upgrader4.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-08 11:39:19 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/upgrader4.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 47/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Fortinet, Kaspersky
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.93.22 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       TUCOWS.COM, CO.
Nameservers:     anuj.ns.cloudflare.com, wren.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-23
Expires:         2027-06-23
Page title:      Official CS2 Skin Upgrader Site | Quickly Upgrade CS:GO Skins on Upgrader 4
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: d1f169dea4fa317f0053631dbf78b3f4878c04904026a486e5ea030939173e11

## 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 21:55:48 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/019f3e25-d4fa-7266-b206-5ffa052c09a4/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/upgrader4.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.upgrader4.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=upgrader4.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/upgrader4.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/upgrader4.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 22:04:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as a high-risk phishing infrastructure specifically targeting users of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) through fake skin upgrading services. Analysis indicates the site employs brand impersonation tactics, presenting itself as an official platform for virtual item upgrades while likely harvesting login credentials or facilitating unauthorized transactions of in-game assets.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the following technical indicators: the domain upgrader4.com was registered on June 23, 2026, through TUCOWS.COM, CO., and currently resolves to IP address 172.67.203.4. VirusTotal detection shows 2 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious. The SSL certificate is issued by Google Trust Services, providing a false sense of security. The page title, written in Russian, reads 'Официальный Сайт Апгрейдер скинов CS2 и CS:GO | Надежный апгрейд предметов на Upgrader 4,' further suggesting targeting of Russian-speaking gaming communities. No blocklist entries or trust score data were provided, but the domain remains active as of this assessment.  Mitigation steps specific to this threat type include immediate blocking of the domain and IP address (172.67.203.4) at the network perimeter. Users should be educated on recognizing brand impersonation tactics, particularly in gaming communities where virtual asset theft is prevalent. Account holders of CS:GO or CS2 platforms should enable multi-factor authentication and verify all upgrade or trading sites through official channels only. Organizations managing gaming-related networks should monitor for connections to this IP and domain, as they may indicate compromised accounts or attempted fraud. Given the domain's recent registration and low detection rate, proactive hunting for related infrastructure is recommended.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       a5ca870aaff2e5eb64c0650e076b625f
TLS cert SHA-256:      d1f169dea4fa317f0053631dbf78b3f4878c04904026a486e5ea030939173e11

## 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/upgrader4.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=upgrader4.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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