# PhishDestroy threat dossier — groove.microsoft
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 13:20:07 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/groove.microsoft/

## 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:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       MarkMonitor Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns1-01.azure-dns.com", "ns2-01.azure-dns.net", "ns3-01.azure-dns.org", "ns4-01.azure-dns.info"]
HTTP response:   301

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-26 10:33:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-28 12:20:32 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-26 10:34:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

groove.microsoft Safety Check — Phishing Detected

Analysis of the domain groove.microsoft shows that it remains active despite being listed on a single security blocklist and flagged by the PhishDestroy mitigation service. The domain is delegated to Azure DNS infrastructure, using the nameservers ns1-01.azure-dns.com, ns2-01.azure-dns.net, ns3-01.azure-dns.org, and ns4-01.azure-dns.net. Registration records indicate the domain was obtained through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly associated with legitimate enterprise assets, suggesting the registration itself may be legitimate but does not preclude abuse.

An HTTP request to the domain returns a 301 status code, indicating a permanent redirect, though the target of that redirect has not been disclosed in the available data. VirusTotal reports a scan by 91 antivirus and URL‑analysis vendors, with none generating a detection at the time of the scan; this absence of flags should not be interpreted as confirmation of safety, as detection coverage can be incomplete and the domain may employ evasion techniques. The presence on a blocklist and the PhishDestroy block provide concrete evidence that the domain is currently being used for phishing activities, consistent with the reported generic phishing threat type.

No additional telemetry such as IP address, SSL certificate details, Safe Browsing rating, OTX sightings, or page title is available, leaving those aspects of the threat profile unverified. Defenders are advised to enforce network‑level blocking of groove.microsoft, monitor DNS queries for the associated Azure nameservers, and incorporate the domain into URL filtering policies. Continuous re‑evaluation is recommended, as future scans or threat‑intel feeds may reveal further infrastructure changes or malicious payloads associated with the domain.

## 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/groove.microsoft/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=groove.microsoft
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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