# PhishDestroy threat dossier — microsoft365-updates.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-07 05:15:40 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/microsoft365-updates.com/

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

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      76.223.105.230 (US, Seattle)
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns05.domaincontrol.com, ns06.domaincontrol.com
Registered:      2026-05-28
Expires:         2027-05-28
HTTP response:   530

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Starfield Technologies, Inc. / Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2
Expires:    2026-11-11
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 9f6c654c584eb282505b1bbb41d26888c92c9a89e93deec564621292e8361992
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - secureserversites.net

## 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: 2026-05-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-30 08:31:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-30 05:34:38 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-07 05:39:38 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-31 00:15:56 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e775b-67f1-7679-b781-48dab0cee516/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/cde08a2a-70ea-4630-9794-f6ff6ef57226
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/microsoft365-updates.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.microsoft365-updates.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=microsoft365-updates.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/microsoft365-updates.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/microsoft365-updates.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-07 03:13:51 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain microsoft365-updates.com is a live phishing operation that impersonates Microsoft to steal credentials or deliver malware. It poses a high threat due to active traffic and malicious detection by security vendors.

Risk Indicators
- 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious.
- The domain is listed on 3 public blocklists.
- The domain was created on 2026-05-28, indicating a very recent registration.
- The domain is actively serving traffic and remains live.

Technical Details
- Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
- Hosting IP: 76.223.105.230
- VirusTotal: 1 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious (domain scan, not IP)
- Domain Created: 2026-05-28

Recommendations
- Block and report this domain immediately via your threat-intel platform.
- Notify users to avoid clicking any links from this domain and to report suspicious emails referencing it.
- Monitor for related domains using similar naming patterns (e.g., variations of "microsoft365-updates").

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260530-34CEFE
TLS cert SHA-256:      9f6c654c584eb282505b1bbb41d26888c92c9a89e93deec564621292e8361992

## 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 (volunteer 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/microsoft365-updates.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=microsoft365-updates.com
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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