# PhishDestroy threat dossier — diffuculttan.xyz
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Fetched:   2026-05-05 14:32:26 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/diffuculttan.xyz/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Microsoft

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      21/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, AlphaSOC, Antiy-AVL, BitDefender, Certego, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Dr.Web, ESET, ESTsecurity, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      40.91.108.115 (US, Quincy)
ASN:             AS8075 Microsoft Corporation
Hosting org:     Microsoft Azure Cloud (westus2)
Registrar:       MarkMonitor, Inc.
Nameservers:     ns001.microsoftinternetsafety.net, ns002.microsoftinternetsafety.net, ns911a.microsoftinternetsafety.net, ns911b.microsoftinternetsafety.net
Registered:      2024-12-06
Page title:      This website domain has been seized by Microsoft
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Microsoft Corporation / Microsoft Azure RSA TLS Issuing CA 03
Expires:    2026-03-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 7d970f405f05391296797c07ee849f0c128da6ff52bf52fc456ebace53efc663
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - aboundag.run
  - abradeldbb.run
  - advancemeq.run
  - affordcharmcropwo.shop
  - analgcslab.run
  - anemonebv.run
  - antelopej.run
  - aplointexhausdh.xyz
  - aquesolp.run
  - arsenaladv.run
  - atranquilwilderness.hair
  - aureliae.run
  - bannertastylbaoeow.xyz
  - bardcauft.run
  - baseurzv.run
  ... +87 more

## 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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Domain registered: 2024-12-06 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-05 12:58:41 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-05 16:36:59 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019df790-a54f-7289-a915-094c358e5569/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/diffuculttan.xyz
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.diffuculttan.xyz
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=diffuculttan.xyz
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/diffuculttan.xyz
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/diffuculttan.xyz/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-05 12:59:34 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

diffuculttan.xyz is an active brand impersonation domain targeting Microsoft, classified under elevated risk by PhishDestroy. This site deceives users with a false Microsoft seizure notice to harvest credentials or install malicious payloads under the guise of legitimate enforcement actions.

This domain was flagged by 21 of 95 VirusTotal security vendors and blocked by Maltrail. It resolves to IP 40.91.108.115, was registered through MarkMonitor, Inc. on December 06, 2024, and appears on one known security blocklist. The SSL certificate is fraudulently issued to 'Microsoft Corporation', reinforcing its false legitimacy.

Treat this domain as hostile. Do not visit, click links, or input any data. Block the domain at DNS, firewall, and email levels. If accessed accidentally, close the browser, clear the cache, and scan for malware. Report the domain to Microsoft Security Intelligence and your IT security team. Block the IP (40.91.108.115) and related domains to prevent further exposure.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      7d970f405f05391296797c07ee849f0c128da6ff52bf52fc456ebace53efc663

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/diffuculttan.xyz/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=diffuculttan.xyz
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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