# PhishDestroy threat dossier — defendercontrol.download ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 02:01:33 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/defendercontrol.download/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 19/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, ESTsecurity, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Viettel Threat Intelligence, VIPRE URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 3 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Spaceship, Inc. Nameservers: clay.ns.cloudflare.com, marge.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-10-24 Expires: 2026-10-24 Page title: Download Defender Control - Free Windows Defender Management Tool 2024 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 941b0319f399614d6cd6854e9a399981785c33d164b0d4bd0dcccbde7060d9a3 ## 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: 2025-10-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-02 14:43:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-02 12:58:01 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 03:02:53 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-03 03:02:48 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f22da-123f-7367-bc9f-31cf069c1746/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/41ddd250-29d9-459b-80dd-91c5d491910f Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/defendercontrol.download crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.defendercontrol.download Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=defendercontrol.download AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/defendercontrol.download URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/defendercontrol.download/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-02 14:45:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain defendercontrol.download has been identified as a potential threat associated with credential theft. It presents itself as a utility for Windows Defender management, specifically through the title 'Download Defender Control - Free Windows Defender Management Tool 2024'. This suggests an attempt to impersonate legitimate software in order to harvest user credentials or distribute malware. Technical analysis reveals that the domain defendercontrol.download was registered through Spaceship, Inc. and was created on October 24, 2025. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and is currently blocked by Maltrail. Furthermore, the domain appears on one security blocklist, and its presence on VirusTotal shows a detection score of 0/95, indicating that it is not yet flagged by antivirus solutions. This lack of detection may increase its risk to unsuspecting users. Currently, the domain is active and under investigation, with its risk level categorized as under investigation. It remains crucial for users to exercise caution when interacting with this domain, particularly due to its impersonation tactics. Ongoing monitoring and analysis are recommended to assess the evolving threat landscape and to strengthen defensive measures against potential credential theft. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 19/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260702-A76B14 Favicon MD5: fd7855feda44ea10ca33fc75c7bdea19 TLS cert SHA-256: 941b0319f399614d6cd6854e9a399981785c33d164b0d4bd0dcccbde7060d9a3 ## 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/defendercontrol.download/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=defendercontrol.download 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: 174,091 domains (13,913 alive under monitoring, 159,389 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io