# PhishDestroy threat dossier — system.windows
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Fetched:   2026-07-28 21:30:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/system.windows/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 60/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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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"]
Page title:      Experience the Windows difference with Windows 11 OS, Laptops, PCs
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:     2026-07-28 21:04:11 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-28 15:54:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

system.windows Fake Login Portal Alert

Analysis indicates that the domain system.windows remains active as of the report date. Registration data shows the domain was registered through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly associated with legitimate corporate assets. The authoritative name servers are ns1-03.azure-dns.com, ns2-03.azure-dns.net, ns3-03.azure-dns.org, and ns4-03. The HTTP response for the root URL returns a 301 redirect, suggesting the site may forward visitors to another location, a technique often used in phishing campaigns. VirusTotal records show that the domain was examined by 91 scanning vendors; none reported a detection at the time of the scan, but the absence of flags does not confirm the domain to be benign.

The domain is currently listed on one external blocklist and has been added to the PhishDestroy blocklist, indicating that at least one commercial mitigation service has identified it as malicious. No public Safe Browsing or Open Threat Exchange entries are visible, and no SSL certificate details are available in the provided intelligence, leaving the transport security posture uncertain. Likewise, no page title or brand reference has been disclosed, so the exact impersonation target cannot be confirmed. The limited evidence suggests the domain is being used for a generic phishing operation, but the lack of concrete payload or content analysis prevents a definitive classification of the scam type.

The threat is currently listed as under investigation, and its status remains active. Defenders should continue to block the domain at the network perimeter, update URL filtering and DNS sinkhole rules, and monitor any future detections from additional scanning engines. Regular re‑scanning on VirusTotal or comparable services is recommended to detect any changes in malicious behavior.

## 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/system.windows/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=system.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

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