# PhishDestroy threat dossier — microsoftlauncher.app
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Fetched:   2026-06-19 17:59:20 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/microsoftlauncher.app/

## 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:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      3.33.130.190
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns59.domaincontrol.com, ns60.domaincontrol.com
Registered:      2026-06-16
Expires:         2027-06-13

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-06-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-16 09:07:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-19 12:20:44 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-17 00:32:52 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/019ecf3f-989b-77f8-8db4-51bb6c9995ff/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/microsoftlauncher.app
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.microsoftlauncher.app
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=microsoftlauncher.app
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/microsoftlauncher.app
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/microsoftlauncher.app/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-18 16:36:00 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies microsoftlauncher.app as an elevated risk due to its brand impersonation threat type, which specifically targets Microsoft, attempting to deceive users into divulging sensitive information. 

This domain was flagged due to several concerning indicators, including being registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC, having 2 out of 95 VirusTotal security vendors flag it, lacking an SSL certificate, resolving to the IP address 3.33.130.190, and being created on June 16, 2026, furthermore, it appears in 2 AlienVault OTX threat intelligence pulses and is listed on 3 security blocklists, all of which contribute to its elevated risk profile.

To mitigate the risks associated with brand impersonation, such as microsoftlauncher.app, which is now offline, users should exercise extreme caution when encountering domains that closely resemble those of well-known brands, and verify the authenticity of websites before entering sensitive information, moreover, keeping software and security solutions up to date can help detect and prevent such threats, ultimately, staying informed and vigilant is key to protecting oneself from brand impersonation attacks

## 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/microsoftlauncher.app/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=microsoftlauncher.app
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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