# PhishDestroy threat dossier — exel.programcraftsoft.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-21 03:26:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exel.programcraftsoft.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Microsoft ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 18/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, MalwareURL, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.40.155.13 (RU, Saint Petersburg) Hosting org: AS21030 Cluster LLC Registrar: NameSilo, LLC !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NameSilo !!! NameSilo is a registrar documented by PhishDestroy as (1) publicly lying about received abuse reports, (2) shielding a $20M+ Monero-theft operation (xmrwallet.com) for 10 continuous years, and (3) retaliating against PhishDestroy by getting our X/Twitter account @Phish_Destroy banned after we published the evidence. Researchers/victims must ALWAYS CC compliance@icann.org on every abuse ticket — NameSilo has a track record of later claiming reports were never received. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/namesilo-killed-our-twitter https://phishdestroy.io/xmrwallet-namesilo-exposed Nameservers: alexis.ns.cloudflare.com, naya.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-03-13 Expires: 2027-03-13 Page title: Microsoft Excel HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-01 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: d91bd9dd064730c51387f74a4fc32a74d1a87d4ba51e12ebf58fbc99f45aeb35 ## 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: 2026-03-13 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-19 14:26:19 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-06-21 04:20:34 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-19 18:22:50 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019edfd7-728d-75d8-b5e5-27bdf9b0a310/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/exel.programcraftsoft.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.exel.programcraftsoft.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=exel.programcraftsoft.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/exel.programcraftsoft.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/exel.programcraftsoft.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-19 14:34:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Threat Overview exel[.]programcraftsoft[.]com is an active domain posing a threat as a phishing site. It is currently active and has been identified as malicious by several security vendors. The domain threatens users by impersonating a legitimate service, specifically Microsoft Excel. Risk Indicators - 18 of 91 vendors on VirusTotal flag the domain as malicious - The domain is impersonating Microsoft Excel, a well-known brand - The domain's recent creation and suspicious activity raise concerns Technical Details - Registrar: NameSilo, LLC - Hosting IP: 185.40.155.13 - Domain Created: 2026-03-13 - Page Title: Microsoft Excel Recommendations - Avoid interacting with exel[.]programcraftsoft[.]com and similar suspicious domains - Use reputable antivirus software and keep it up to date - Be cautious of emails or links that direct to unfamiliar or suspicious websites ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: d91bd9dd064730c51387f74a4fc32a74d1a87d4ba51e12ebf58fbc99f45aeb35 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/exel.programcraftsoft.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=exel.programcraftsoft.com 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 167,130 domains (16,053 alive under monitoring, 150,759 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io