# PhishDestroy threat dossier — imap.hotmail ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 12:30:48 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/imap.hotmail/ ## 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: 20.236.44.162 (US, Quincy) ASN: AS8075 Microsoft Corporation Hosting org: Microsoft Azure Cloud (westus2) Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1-04.azure-dns.com", "ns2-04.azure-dns.net", "ns3-04.azure-dns.org", "ns4-04.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: 2026-07-29 12:20:33 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-26 15:07:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] imap.hotmail — Phishing Investigation Report Analysis of the domain imap.hotmail, reported on July 26, 2026, indicates that it is currently active and has been classified as a generic phishing threat. The domain is registered through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly associated with legitimate enterprises, which does not itself imply malicious intent. Infrastructure observations show that the domain resolves to four Azure‑based authoritative name servers (ns1-04.azure-dns.com, ns2-04.azure-dns.net, ns3-04.azure-dns.org, ns4-04.azure-dns...). The HTTP response for the root URL returns a 301 redirect, suggesting that the site may forward visitors to another location, a pattern frequently employed by credential‑harvesting campaigns. The domain appears on a single security blocklist and is listed as blocked by the PhishDestroy feed, confirming that at least one threat‑intelligence source has taken mitigation action. VirusTotal reports indicate that the domain has been examined by 91 scanning engines, none of which have raised a detection at the time of analysis; however, the absence of detections does not constitute evidence of safety, and the result should be interpreted as inconclusive. Given the combination of blocklist presence, redirection behavior, and classification as a phishing vector, defenders should treat the domain as hostile. Recommended actions include adding the domain to network‑level deny lists, monitoring DNS queries for the associated Azure name servers, and conducting periodic re‑scans to capture any future changes in detection status. Continuous observation is advised because the current evidence set is limited to the listed attributes, and additional malicious activity may emerge. ## 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/imap.hotmail/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=imap.hotmail 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: 195,406 domains (83,173 alive under monitoring, 109,716 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io