# PhishDestroy threat dossier — minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-04 18:45:32 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 70/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Gaming Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc. Nameservers: aspen.ns.cloudflare.com, otto.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-04-03 Page title: Safe Minecraft Download Softonic: A Guide to Secure Installation | Minecraft Download Softonic HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-05-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 0c3fcd785be2c05d33ce54acd741b2f6398c6ea4dd577e3abb738403ff844fe2 ## 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: 2026-04-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-03 03:08:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-04 01:40:05 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d50a9-16f2-726f-9c38-7ad732adb910/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-03 03:09:06 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev as an ACTIVE phishing domain currently under investigation for distributing counterfeit Minecraft downloads. The site masquerades as a legitimate Softonic mirror to trick users into installing malware or stolen credentials stealers. At present no antivirus engines on VirusTotal flag the domain (0/95 detections), but the payload and lures remain untrusted and actively monitored. This domain was registered through Cloudflare, Inc. using a Google Trust Services SSL certificate to appear legitimate. It resolves to IP 188.114.97.3, a Cloudflare Anycast range known for hosting transient phishing infrastructure. The .pages.dev suffix is part of Cloudflare Pages, a legitimate service that attackers abuse to spin up disposable landing pages quickly. As of the last intelligence sweep, the domain does not yet appear on major blocklists such as PhishTank, OpenPhish, or URLVoid, which often lag hours behind initial deployment. Trust scores from security vendors hover near zero due to the absence of historical reputation and the presence of deceptive download lures. Mitigation steps specific to this threat focus on prevention and detection. Users should never download Minecraft or other games from third-party mirrors advertising on search ads or unofficial sites. Instead, obtain the official installer directly from minecraft.net and verify the SHA-256 hash against Mojang’s published values. Network defenders can block the IP 188.114.97.3 at the firewall and add the domain minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev to DNS sinkholes or deny lists. Administrators should also inspect DNS logs for any internal systems resolving to this domain, as compromised hosts may beacon to the IP during malware execution. Given the low antivirus coverage and high deception potential, immediate user education and proactive blocking are recommended to reduce the risk of credential theft and malware infection. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 0c3fcd785be2c05d33ce54acd741b2f6398c6ea4dd577e3abb738403ff844fe2 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=minecraft-download-softonic.pages.dev 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 145,644 domains (56,174 alive under monitoring, 89,208 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io