# PhishDestroy threat dossier — telemicroscopy.org
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Fetched:   2026-08-01 11:52:05 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/telemicroscopy.org/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
URLQuery:        -1 detections
AlienVault OTX:  1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      54.165.131.183 (US, Ashburn)
ASN:             AS14618 Amazon.com, Inc.
Hosting org:     AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Registrar:       DropCatch.com 1371 LLC
Nameservers:     ["ns1.namebrightdns.com", "ns2.namebrightdns.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-21
Expires:         2027-05-21
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     GoDaddy.com / GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1
Expires:    2027-01-02
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 08ba63f4ab011f792c99e52958af2f1c3dfbdf0531eb9b5a2ff4cae3fc9b1053

## 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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Domain registered: 2026-05-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-23 17:30:18 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-08-01 12:54:49 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-07 15:54:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

telemicroscopy.org generic phishing threat identified

Telemicroscopy.org is currently parked but has been flagged for phishing activity. Despite its dormant status, 1 out of 91 vendors on VirusTotal have identified it as malicious. It is also listed on public blocklists maintained by MetaMask, SEAL, and PhishDestroy, indicating its potential use in phishing schemes.

The domain is registered through DropCatch.com 1371 LLC and hosted on an AWS EC2 server in the US. This choice of hosting provider is common among malicious actors due to its scalability and the ability to quickly deploy and redeploy infrastructure. The absence of an SSL certificate suggests that the domain may be used for non-secure operations, typical in phishing attacks where encryption is not a priority.

Phishing domains like telemicroscopy.org exploit the gap between domain registration and the time it takes for antivirus databases to update, often 24-72 hours. PhishDestroy's detection pipeline captures such threats early, providing an advantage over traditional AV vendors. The inclusion of telemicroscopy.org on multiple blocklists underscores its potential risk, despite its current inactive status.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      08ba63f4ab011f792c99e52958af2f1c3dfbdf0531eb9b5a2ff4cae3fc9b1053

## 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/telemicroscopy.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=telemicroscopy.org
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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