# PhishDestroy threat dossier — airlift.microsoft.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-22 17:24:54 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/airlift.microsoft.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE THREAT — multiple warning signs
Composite threat score: 57/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Microsoft

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       MarkMonitor Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns1-39.azure-dns.com", "ns2-39.azure-dns.net", "ns3-39.azure-dns.org", "ns4-39.azure-dns.info"]
HTTP response:   301

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-19 13:00:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-22 19:00:41 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-19 21:43:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

airlift.microsoft.com — Brand Impersonation Investigation

The domain airlift.microsoft.com is currently listed as an active brand‑impersonation threat targeting Microsoft. Infrastructure analysis shows the site returns an HTTP 301 redirect, indicating a possible attempt to route traffic to a malicious landing page. The domain has been blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service and appears on one public security blocklist, confirming that at least one reputable sinkhole has taken action. VirusTotal records indicate the hostname has been scanned by 91 antivirus vendors, with no detections reported at the time of scanning; this absence of detections does not constitute assurance of benign intent. The primary observable indicator is the explicit impersonation of Microsoft, as noted in the threat intelligence feed. Uncertainty remains regarding the payload delivered after the redirect, the hosting infrastructure, and any credential‑harvesting mechanisms that may be employed. Defenders should continue to enforce URL filtering for the exact hostname, monitor DNS queries for resolutions to this domain, and consider adding the domain to internal blocklists. Additional investigation of the redirect target, including request‑header capture and content analysis, is recommended to determine the full attack chain.

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