# PhishDestroy threat dossier — notification-microsoft.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-14 21:19:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/notification-microsoft.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Microsoft

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      14/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Seclookup, Sophos, VIPRE
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      46.224.232.25 (DE, Nuremberg)
ASN:             AS24940 Hetzner Online GmbH
Hosting org:     Hetzner
Registrar:       RegistryGate GmbH
Nameservers:     ["dns.dns1.de", "dns.dns2.de", "dns.dns3.de", "dns.dns4.de"]
Registered:      2026-04-22
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-06-24
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 1049ff5799601607c39c4b815958b3ad9c3d42e81daf87a2b274c5bef5043832

## 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: 2026-04-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-22 18:00:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-05 07:34:29 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-22 19:25:17 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-27 15:51:58 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 notification-microsoft[.]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: 26 characters
- Contains keywords commonly associated with phishing attacks
- Vt Detected

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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Favicon MD5:       fe06af3bda5ebf359d0f251fa1ee492e
TLS cert SHA-256:      1049ff5799601607c39c4b815958b3ad9c3d42e81daf87a2b274c5bef5043832

## 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/notification-microsoft.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=notification-microsoft.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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