# PhishDestroy threat dossier — microsaft.co ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-08-01 02:30:50 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/microsaft.co/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Credential Phishing Targeted brand: Microsoft ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft URLQuery: -1 detections AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 13.248.169.48 (CA, Montreal) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL) Registered: 2026-05-23 HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1 Expires: 2026-12-05 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0b6f07d5b5cf337343d4bd6a2da13440caab97d289f65b9b7bcc4d320bc78cd7 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-23 17:30:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-15 06:46:38 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-08-01 04:20:54 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 18:32:09 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] microsaft.co — Credential Harvesting Phishing Site Investigation This domain is flagged as an active credential harvesting phishing site designed to mimic legitimate authentication portals. Analysis indicates a high-risk classification due to its targeted infrastructure and confirmed malicious activity, including the interception of user credentials and session tokens. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain microsaft.co was registered on May 23, 2026, and currently resolves to the IP address 13.248.169.48, hosted on AWS Global Accelerator infrastructure. Security vendor detection on VirusTotal shows 1 out of 95 engines flagging the domain as malicious. The domain appears on three security blocklists and is actively blocked by multiple threat intelligence feeds. The SSL certificate is issued by GoDaddy.com, using the intermediate CA GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1, which does not correlate with the expected certificate chain of the imitated service. Mitigation against this threat requires immediate action from network security teams. Block the domain microsaft.co and its resolving IP 13.248.169.48 at the perimeter firewall and DNS filtering layers. Deploy endpoint protection rules to detect and prevent access to the domain, particularly on devices handling sensitive authentication workflows. Monitor for indicators of compromise, including unexpected authentication attempts or anomalous session activity originating from internal networks. Security teams should also review logs for connections to the domain or IP within the last 30 days to identify potential exposure. User awareness training should emphasize the risks of credential harvesting sites, particularly those impersonating login portals with slight domain misspellings. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 0b6f07d5b5cf337343d4bd6a2da13440caab97d289f65b9b7bcc4d320bc78cd7 ## 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/microsaft.co/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=microsaft.co 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: 196,233 domains (91,176 alive under monitoring, 27,297 confirmed neutralized). Site: https://phishdestroy.io