# PhishDestroy threat dossier — microsoftofficial.support
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 10:36:12 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/microsoftofficial.support/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: tech_support
Targeted brand: Microsoft

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.111.179.208 (US, Kansas City)
ASN:             ASAS396982 GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM, US
Hosting org:     AS396982 Google LLC
Registrar:       Name.com, Inc
Nameservers:     ns1cny.name.com, ns2ckr.name.com, ns3jkl.name.com, ns4hny.name.com
Registered:      2025-11-22
Expires:         2026-11-22
Page title:      Microsoft Official Support - Help & Troubleshooting
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E7
Expires:    2026-03-16
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: a4baa1a045906f7a93c22d1835b0245af708ea2d2a6d437cafe2380265aad886

## 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: 2025-11-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-12-17 20:32:20 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 22:45:01 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-02-27 06:16:06 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/019b2e02-e5db-76f8-9a1d-93adc923c188/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/microsoftofficial.support
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.microsoftofficial.support
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=microsoftofficial.support
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/microsoftofficial.support
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/microsoftofficial.support/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:22:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has classified microsoftofficial.support as a low-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Microsoft. The domain aimed to deceive users by presenting itself as an official Microsoft support site, potentially misleading victims into trusting fraudulent content or services.

Evidence supporting this assessment includes the domain's registration through Name.com, Inc on November 22, 2025, and its use of the page title "Microsoft Official Support - Help & Troubleshooting" to appear legitimate. The domain resolved to IP address 34.111.179.208 and was flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. Additionally, it appeared on two security blocklists, reinforcing suspicions about its malicious intent.

Currently, microsoftofficial.support is offline, reducing immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining awareness of similar brand impersonation attempts and advises users to verify URLs carefully before interacting with any site claiming to represent major brands like Microsoft. Network defenders should continue monitoring for related infrastructure and update blocklists accordingly to prevent potential future threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       c3228ed37348b60ea5306860c50d09d8c062ce523492681c9a63d2e2bfef597f
TLS cert SHA-256:      a4baa1a045906f7a93c22d1835b0245af708ea2d2a6d437cafe2380265aad886

## 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/microsoftofficial.support/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=microsoftofficial.support
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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