# PhishDestroy threat dossier — workshop-designer.shop ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-01 14:39:48 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/workshop-designer.shop/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 60/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, CRDF, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.199.32 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot Inc. Nameservers: ["izabella.ns.cloudflare.com", "kaiser.ns.cloudflare.com"] Page title: Steam Workshop::Balance | Glock-18 HTTP response: 403 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-09-25 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 4b71562971b9fe06680711b2be338ff7bc40f5d2739afc429d1ccbc9eb46d271 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-06-30 19:18:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-01 16:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-01 00:02:08 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1989-0ce3-750d-bbff-cc92cd310109/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/workshop-designer.shop crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.workshop-designer.shop Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=workshop-designer.shop AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/workshop-designer.shop URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/workshop-designer.shop/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-30 21:00:38 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, workshop-designer.shop, is actively engaged in phishing operations designed to distribute fraudulent software installers targeting professionals in design and creative industries. Analysis indicates the site mimics legitimate software distribution platforms, tricking users into downloading malicious payloads disguised as popular design tools. These payloads are engineered to exfiltrate credentials, financial data, and other sensitive information from infected systems. The campaign appears to be highly targeted, leveraging social engineering tactics to exploit trust in well-known software brands. Infrastructure analysis reveals concrete evidence of malicious intent. The domain resolves to the IP address 172.67.199.32, a host frequently associated with phishing and malware distribution. According to threat intelligence sources, workshop-designer.shop is flagged by 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, with detections including phishing, trojan activity, and malicious URL classifications. Additionally, the domain appears in 2 AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses and is listed on 1 security blocklist. While the registrar and creation date are not explicitly provided in the available data, the domain's active status and consistent malicious indicators suggest a well-established operation. Users who have visited workshop-designer.shop or downloaded files from this domain should take immediate action to mitigate potential compromise. First, disconnect the affected device from the network to prevent further data exfiltration. Conduct a full system scan using updated security tools to detect and remove any malicious payloads. Reset all credentials stored on or entered into the device, particularly those related to financial accounts, email, and software licenses. Monitor accounts for unauthorized activity and enable multi-factor authentication where possible. Organizations should isolate the device from corporate networks and perform a forensic analysis to assess the scope of the breach. Given the high-risk classification, users are advised to report the domain to their security teams and relevant threat intelligence platforms to aid in broader mitigation efforts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 231913fdebabcbe65f4b0052372bde56 TLS cert SHA-256: 4b71562971b9fe06680711b2be338ff7bc40f5d2739afc429d1ccbc9eb46d271 ## 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/workshop-designer.shop/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=workshop-designer.shop 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: 173,494 domains (13,312 alive under monitoring, 159,499 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io