# PhishDestroy threat dossier — microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-21 05:42:11 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: phishing_login
Targeted brand: microsoft

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/92 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      76.223.105.230 (US, Seattle)
ASN:             AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns17.domaincontrol.com", "ns18.domaincontrol.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-08
Page title:      microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com
HTTP response:   526

## 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: 2026-05-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-08 11:30:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-05-08 08:45:10 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-21 04:41:54 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-14 06:08:08 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/019e06bf-fc2e-76b6-b513-53a634f784df/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/afba847d-2a72-4315-b1ae-2b4cb4bef63a
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-08 12:00:06 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 microsoftauthenticatorappdownload[.]com has been identified as a phishing website impersonating Microsoft. This site was designed to steal login credentials and personal information from Microsoft users.
Risk Indicators

- Impersonates Microsoft brand
- Domain registered on com TLD
- Domain length: 37 characters
- Unusually long domain name — a common phishing technique

Recommendations
Always access Microsoft through the official website. Check the URL bar carefully before entering any credentials. Report suspicious sites to PhishDestroy.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260508-CDD5E1
Favicon MD5:       c9588f258ac24e2039e00f8a84e6958d
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/microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=microsoftauthenticatorappdownload.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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