# PhishDestroy threat dossier — support.windows ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 18:18:47 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/support.windows/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Targeted brand: Microsoft ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 20.112.250.133 (US, Des Moines) ASN: AS8075 Microsoft Corporation Hosting org: Microsoft Azure Cloud (centralus) Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1-03.azure-dns.com", "ns2-03.azure-dns.net", "ns3-03.azure-dns.org", "ns4-03.azure-dns.info"] Page title: Windows help and learning | Microsoft Support HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-28 15:43:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-29 16:20:23 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-28 15:44:15 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Is support.windows a Phishing Scam? Analysis as of July 28, 2026 indicates that the domain support.windows remains active despite being listed on a blocklist and flagged by PhishDestroy. The domain is registered through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly used by legitimate enterprises, which may lend an appearance of legitimacy. DNS resolution is handled by four Azure DNS nameservers: ns1-03.azure-dns.com, ns2-03.azure-dns.net, ns3-03.azure-dns.org, and ns4-03. The use of Azure DNS infrastructure is typical for both benign and malicious actors, making it an ambiguous indicator. HTTP requests to the domain return a 301 redirect, suggesting that the site forwards traffic to another location, a technique often employed in phishing campaigns to hide the final landing page. VirusTotal records show that the domain has been scanned by 91 security vendors; none of the vendors reported a detection at the time of the scan. The absence of detections does not constitute assurance of safety, especially given the active blocklist entry and the PhishDestroy classification. The domain appears on a single security blocklist, reinforcing the suspicion that it is being used for malicious purposes. No additional data such as SSL certificate details, page title, or Safe Browsing verdicts are available, limiting the depth of the current assessment. Defenders should continue to block the domain at perimeter and endpoint layers, monitor DNS queries for resolutions to the Azure nameservers, and consider dynamic analysis of the redirect target if the 301 destination can be resolved. Ongoing observation is required to determine whether the domain’s activity evolves, and any new detections from additional vendors should be incorporated into the risk posture. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 6518b5cda46d825d26a3d988aeaa6403b685f15cf1dfed771f0b523950770697 ## 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 (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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/support.windows/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=support.windows 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,500 domains (83,267 alive under monitoring, 109,716 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io