# PhishDestroy threat dossier — support.hotmail
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Fetched:   2026-07-29 23:15:33 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/support.hotmail/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Microsoft

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      20.231.239.246 (US, Boydton)
ASN:             AS8075 Microsoft Corporation
Hosting org:     Microsoft Azure Cloud (eastus)
Registrar:       MarkMonitor Inc.
Nameservers:     ["ns1-08.azure-dns.com", "ns2-08.azure-dns.net", "ns3-08.azure-dns.org", "ns4-08.azure-dns.info"]
Page title:      Get help with Outlook.com | Microsoft Support
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Microsoft Corporation / Microsoft TLS G2 RSA CA OCSP 04
Expires:    2026-10-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 6518b5cda46d825d26a3d988aeaa6403b685f15cf1dfed771f0b523950770697
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - 365.microsoft
  - about.microsoft
  - account.microsoft
  - api.bing
  - apps.windows
  - azure.microsoft
  - azuresre.ai
  - band.microsoft
  - bing.microsoft
  - bingrewards.com
  - breakingintosecuritypodcast.com
  - business.skype
  - c.bing
  - call.skype
  - cloud.microsoft
  ... +182 more

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## TIMELINE
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First detected:    2026-07-28 15:53:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-30 01:04:07 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-28 15:54:49 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

support.hotmail — Generic Phishing Threat Investigation Report

As of July 28, 2026, the domain support.hotmail is under investigation for potential use in generic phishing campaigns. The domain remains active and is registered through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly used for both legitimate and suspicious domain registrations. The infrastructure is configured with Microsoft Azure DNS nameservers, specifically ns1-08.azure-dns.com, ns2-08.azure-dns.net, ns3-08.azure-dns.org, and ns4-08. HTTP requests to the domain result in a 301 redirect, but the destination content has not been analyzed at this time.

Recent analysis shows that support.hotmail has been scanned by 91 vendors on VirusTotal, with none currently flagging it as malicious; however, the absence of detections should not be interpreted as evidence of safety. The domain appears on one external security blocklist and is actively blocked by the security service PhishDestroy, providing independent verification of potential risk. There is no evidence available regarding the specific content, scam type, or brand targeting, and the exact purpose of the redirect remains unconfirmed. Defenders are advised to treat support.hotmail as an active phishing risk based on current blocklist and security vendor actions.

Network administrators should consider monitoring for related DNS, HTTP, and e-mail activity, and block access pending further review. Any incident response teams should remain alert for future changes in detection status or additional intelligence regarding the domain. Further investigation into associated infrastructure and traffic is recommended to clarify the domain’s role and potential impact.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      6518b5cda46d825d26a3d988aeaa6403b685f15cf1dfed771f0b523950770697

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