# PhishDestroy threat dossier — michigan.com-paynf.my
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Fetched:   2026-07-18 04:59:37 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/michigan.com-paynf.my/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Brand Impersonation

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      10/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12
HTTP response:   502

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-12 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-13 00:31:20 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-18 04:20:39 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:02:24 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-25 21:53:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

michigan.com-paynf.my Fake Payroll Portal Alert

The domain michigan.com-paynf.my has been identified as a credential-harvesting phishing portal targeting payroll and employee login credentials. Analysis confirms this domain operates under the specific threat category of generic_phishing, with a current status of offline. The infrastructure appears designed to impersonate corporate payroll or human resources portals, likely aiming to deceive employees into submitting sensitive authentication details.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 12, 2026, through an undisclosed registrar. It has been flagged by 10 of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection coverage. The domain appears on one security blocklist, and no associated IP addresses were publicly disclosed at the time of analysis. Detection engines such as PhishDestroy have actively blocked this domain, further corroborating its malicious intent. Trust scores remain low due to the recent creation date and confirmed phishing behavior.  As of the latest verification, michigan.com-paynf.my has been taken offline, though residual risk persists due to potential re-registration or similar domain spoofing. Organizations are advised to implement proactive measures, including domain monitoring for lookalike variations, employee training on recognizing phishing attempts, and enforcement of multi-factor authentication for payroll and HR systems. Network administrators should update blocklists to include this domain and conduct retrospective log analysis to identify any prior exposure.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 10/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## 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/michigan.com-paynf.my/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=michigan.com-paynf.my
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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