# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ds4windows.pro ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-03 04:58:49 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ds4windows.pro/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 URLQuery: 2 detections AlienVault OTX: 2 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: 2025-12-04 Expires: 2026-12-04 Page title: DS4Windows - The Ultimate PlayStation Controller Tool for PC ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E8 Expires: 2026-08-23 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 9bc0700b9ada94ff39a7c1d75b4d64c7af6cc10c1755bcaa06870004048c9089 ## 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: 2025-12-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-02 15:26:38 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-02 13:46:47 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-03 06:47:19 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/019f2301-9d76-7300-97ac-8d1320e9dfbc/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/7cace8c9-c609-49a2-bf56-202cda4fa213 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/ds4windows.pro crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ds4windows.pro Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ds4windows.pro AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ds4windows.pro URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ds4windows.pro/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-02 16:06:09 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.pro, is identified as a credential theft operation impersonating DS4Windows, a legitimate tool for PlayStation controller compatibility on PC. Analysis indicates the site presents itself as the official DS4Windows software, using identical branding, page titles, and promotional language to deceive users into downloading malicious payloads or submitting login credentials. The threat actor leverages the trust associated with the DS4Windows name to distribute malware or capture sensitive information under false pretenses. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on December 04, 2025, through Spaceship, Inc., and currently resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3. Security vendor assessments on VirusTotal flag the domain as malicious, with 18 out of 95 engines detecting it. The domain appears on one security blocklist and has been documented in two threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX. The site employs a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which, while providing encryption, does not validate the legitimacy of the content. No association with Google Safe Browsing (GSB) blocks is currently recorded. As of the latest assessment, ds4windows.pro remains active and continues to pose a high risk to users seeking DS4Windows software. The domain's recent creation date, combined with its presence on multiple threat intelligence platforms, suggests an ongoing campaign targeting unsuspecting victims. Users are advised to verify software sources through official channels, avoid downloading executables from untrusted domains, and monitor for unauthorized account activity. Organizations should update blocklists to include this domain and its associated IP address to mitigate exposure. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260702-40A683 Favicon MD5: fa06ddb33a8648b9afd220492e20b883 TLS cert SHA-256: 9bc0700b9ada94ff39a7c1d75b4d64c7af6cc10c1755bcaa06870004048c9089 ## 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/ds4windows.pro/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ds4windows.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: 174,115 domains (13,577 alive under monitoring, 159,748 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io