# PhishDestroy threat dossier — surface.microsoft ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 21:35:04 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/surface.microsoft/ ## 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: 20.236.44.162 (US, Quincy) ASN: AS8075 Microsoft Corporation Hosting org: Microsoft Azure Cloud (westus2) Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1-03.azure-dns.com", "ns2-03.azure-dns.net", "ns3-03.azure-dns.org", "ns4-03.azure-dns.info"] 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 15:53:09 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-28 21:04:11 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-28 15:54:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] surface.microsoft Safety Check — Generic Phishing Detected surface.microsoft was observed on July 28, 2026 as an active domain associated with generic phishing. The domain resolves to Azure DNS infrastructure, as indicated by its four nameservers (ns1-03.azure-dns.com, ns2-03.azure-dns.net, ns3-03.azure-dns.org, ns4-03.azure-dns.com). Registration data shows the registrar is MarkMonitor Inc., a provider commonly used for legitimate brand‑owner domains, which does not on its own mitigate malicious use. VirusTotal reports that the domain has been scanned by 91 antivirus and URL‑reputation vendors; none of the scanners returned a detection at the time of analysis. HTTP probing returned a 301 permanent redirect response, but the target URL was not captured, leaving the final landing page unknown. The domain appears on a single external blocklist and is currently listed by PhishDestroy as a blocked entry. No additional public blocklists, Safe Browsing entries, or Open Threat Exchange reports were found. No SSL certificate details, IP address, or hosting provider beyond the Azure DNS hint are available, and the page title has not been disclosed, so the exact content and lure technique remain unverified. Given the combination of an active redirect, presence on a phishing‑focused blocklist, and the lack of detection by scanning services, the domain should be treated as a potential phishing vector. Defensive actions include adding the domain to network‑level deny lists, configuring web proxies to block any HTTP redirects to it, and monitoring DNS queries for the four Azure nameservers. Continuous re‑scanning with URL reputation services is advised to capture any future changes in payload or hosting. Organizations should also verify that no legitimate Microsoft services are being accessed through this domain before taking broader remediation steps. ## 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/surface.microsoft/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=surface.microsoft 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: 208,135 domains (82,977 alive under monitoring, 124,126 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io