# PhishDestroy threat dossier — defendercontrol.pro ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 03:13:00 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/defendercontrol.pro/ ## 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: 188.114.97.3 (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: Defender Control - Free Windows Defender Manager & Disabler ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-08-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6882d2a7773f69d352c6b6496e62d813f1900a7296cd56350d8721190c64bd8c ## 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 14:43:52 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-02 12:58:33 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 04:47:11 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-190a-7206-9bfc-7b5b55da57c6/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/9f26483c-dffe-4ff8-85f2-1cacc6957fb2 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/defendercontrol.pro crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.defendercontrol.pro Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=defendercontrol.pro AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/defendercontrol.pro URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/defendercontrol.pro/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-02 14:45:02 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.pro poses a threat of credential theft by impersonating legitimate Windows Defender management software. It appears to be designed to trick users into entering sensitive information, potentially compromising their accounts and personal data. The site claims to offer a free manager and disabler for Windows Defender, which further adds to its deceitful nature. This domain was created on October 24, 2025, and is registered through Spaceship, Inc. It currently resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3. The domain has been identified on one security blocklist and is actively monitored by Maltrail. Despite its presence on these lists, it has not yet been flagged by VirusTotal, which shows 0 detections out of 95 scans, indicating that it might still evade automated detection mechanisms. If a user has visited defendercontrol.pro, it is advised to refrain from entering any personal information. Users should change their passwords for accounts that may have been accessed while visiting this site. It is also recommended to enable two-factor authentication where possible and to conduct a thorough security check on their devices, including running updated antivirus software to ensure no malicious software has been installed. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260702-9688BE Favicon MD5: fd7855feda44ea10ca33fc75c7bdea19 TLS cert SHA-256: 6882d2a7773f69d352c6b6496e62d813f1900a7296cd56350d8721190c64bd8c ## 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.pro/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=defendercontrol.pro 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: 174,112 domains (13,934 alive under monitoring, 159,389 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io