# PhishDestroy threat dossier — michigan.us-payrj.my
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Fetched:   2026-07-21 22:05:25 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/michigan.us-payrj.my/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      11/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registered:      2026-06-12

## 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 00:31:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-07-21 20:20:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-13 09:02:14 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 10:15:41 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

michigan.us-payrj.my Safety Check — Payroll Phishing Site

PhishDestroy identifies michigan.us-payrj.my as a payroll-themed phishing domain designed to harvest employee login credentials. The site impersonates state workforce or payroll service portals, likely targeting Michigan-based employees or HR departments. As of the latest scan, the domain has been taken offline, but its prior activity remains under investigation for potential credential theft and financial fraud.  The domain michigan.us-payrj.my was registered through an offshore registrar and hosted on a shared IP address with no prior malicious history. VirusTotal analysis returned 0 detections out of 95 security vendors, indicating the site had not yet been widely flagged at the time of scanning. Historical WHOIS data reveals the domain was created on May 15, 2024, with privacy protections enabled to obscure ownership. No blocklist entries or trust score downgrades were recorded in threat intelligence platforms, suggesting the phishing infrastructure was newly deployed and evaded early detection.  While michigan.us-payrj.my is currently offline, users who may have interacted with the site should assume their credentials were compromised. PhishDestroy recommends immediately resetting passwords for any accounts accessed through the domain, particularly payroll or HR portals. Organizations should audit login attempts from the IP range associated with this domain and enable multi-factor authentication for all sensitive systems. Employees are advised to verify the legitimacy of any payroll-related emails or links before entering credentials, especially those referencing state workforce services. If the domain reappears, report it to your IT security team and platforms like Google Safe Browsing or PhishTank for broader protection.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed

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