# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ds4windows.net
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Fetched:   2026-07-03 03:41:46 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ds4windows.net/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      18/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, ESTsecurity, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Viettel Threat Intelligence, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.7.184 (US, San Francisco)
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Spaceship, Inc.
Nameservers:     clay.ns.cloudflare.com, marge.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2025-12-04
Expires:         2026-12-04
Page title:      DS4Windows - PlayStation & Nintendo Controller Tool for Windows

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-08-23
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ae10de3c5aecd275e9629d5006186ec4b2b0157950e8d0a9aa9e915db1722fcb

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2025-12-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-02 14:52:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-03 04:20:37 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-03 03:02:48 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f22e2-256f-73d9-b550-9b6cb98f2aab/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ds4windows.net
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ds4windows.net
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ds4windows.net
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ds4windows.net
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ds4windows.net/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-02 15:01:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, ds4windows.net, is flagged as generic_phishing infrastructure impersonating the legitimate DS4Windows utility for PlayStation and Nintendo controller compatibility on Windows systems. Analysis indicates no association with known drainer kits or cryptocurrency wallet theft tools, though the page title "DS4Windows - PlayStation & Nintendo Controller Tool for Windows" suggests an attempt to mimic trusted gaming peripheral software. The domain appears designed to distribute malicious payloads under the guise of a popular controller configuration tool, potentially targeting gamers seeking input device support.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on December 04, 2025 through Spaceship, Inc. and currently resolves to IP address 104.21.7.184. VirusTotal reports 0/95 detections across security engines, indicating no current antivirus flags, though it appears on one security blocklist and is actively blocked by Maltrail. The domain uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, providing HTTPS encryption that may lend false legitimacy to potential victims. Google Safe Browsing status remains unconfirmed at this time.  The domain remains active with no takedown actions observed as of investigation. While current detection rates are low, the future creation date suggests potential pre-registration for malicious campaigns. Users are advised to verify controller software through official repositories only, as this domain shows indicators of phishing infrastructure despite its clean detection profile. The remaining risk stems from its active status and targeted impersonation of gaming software, which may bypass casual scrutiny from technically savvy users.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 18/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       fa06ddb33a8648b9afd220492e20b883
TLS cert SHA-256:      ae10de3c5aecd275e9629d5006186ec4b2b0157950e8d0a9aa9e915db1722fcb

## 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/ds4windows.net/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ds4windows.net
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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