# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ie.windows ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 15:44:45 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ie.windows/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 88/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 20.76.201.171 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS8075 Microsoft Corporation Hosting org: Microsoft Azure Cloud (westeurope) Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1-03.azure-dns.com", "ns2-03.azure-dns.net", "ns3-03.azure-dns.org", "ns4-03.azure-dns.info"] HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Microsoft Corporation / Microsoft TLS G2 RSA CA OCSP 04 Expires: 2026-10-22 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6518b5cda46d825d26a3d988aeaa6403b685f15cf1dfed771f0b523950770697 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - 365.microsoft - about.microsoft - account.microsoft - api.bing - apps.windows - azure.microsoft - azuresre.ai - band.microsoft - bing.microsoft - bingrewards.com - breakingintosecuritypodcast.com - business.skype - c.bing - call.skype - cloud.microsoft ... +182 more ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-26 15:03:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-28 16:20:24 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-26 15:08:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] ie.windows — Phishing Investigation Report Analysis of the domain ie.windows, observed on 26 July 2026, classifies it as a generic phishing infrastructure currently under investigation. The domain remains active and is hosted on Microsoft Azure DNS infrastructure, as indicated by its four name server entries: ns1-03.azure-dns.com, ns2-03.azure-dns.net, ns3-03.azure-dns.org, and an incomplete ns4-03 entry. Registration was performed through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly associated with legitimate enterprise brands, which does not preclude malicious use. The domain has been listed by the PhishDestroy blocklist and appears on a single additional security blocklist, suggesting that at least one external sink has identified it as malicious. An HTTP 301 response is returned for the root URL, indicating that the domain redirects to another location; the target of the redirect has not been disclosed in the available data. VirusTotal reports that the domain was scanned by 91 antivirus and URL‑reputation vendors, none of which generated a detection at the time of scanning. The lack of detections is explicitly noted as insufficient evidence of safety. No further indicators such as IP address, SSL certificate details, page title, or content have been released. Given the limited visibility, defenders should treat the domain as high‑risk until additional telemetry is obtained. Recommended mitigations include adding ie.windows to DNS‑based blocklists, monitoring for changes in DNS resolution or additional redirects, and employing URL filtering to block HTTP requests to the domain. Continuous re‑evaluation of the domain’s status on VirusTotal and other reputation services is advised, as further scans may produce detections. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 6518b5cda46d825d26a3d988aeaa6403b685f15cf1dfed771f0b523950770697 ## 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/ie.windows/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ie.windows 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: 211,607 domains (86,047 alive under monitoring, 124,530 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io