# PhishDestroy threat dossier — win148.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-02 05:06:27 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/win148.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: CloudFlare, Inc. Registrar: NameCheap, Inc. Nameservers: ["cody.ns.cloudflare.com", "sarah.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-24 Page title: Win148 HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-06-09 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 1b172f319aeef2ab691600f6fcef667492e719ed35e7e8776f85b025de0ee4b4 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-24 18:29:01 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-24 15:30:10 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-02 05:02:10 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dc01a-dc6b-755c-98f6-64ee049c7717/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/cbcd8cae-8b6c-429a-a08e-6a91b49e3c26 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/win148.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.win148.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=win148.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/win148.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/win148.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-24 18:29:30 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies win148.net as a suspicious domain currently under investigation for distributing counterfeit Windows activation software, which is a known generic phishing attack vector. Users tricked into downloading these ‘activators’ typically receive malware such as trojans, ransomware, or cryptocurrency miners instead of genuine license keys. Because the site mimics Microsoft branding and promises free or heavily discounted product keys, it lures victims who are trying to bypass paid activation. This domain was flagged because VirusTotal returned 0 detections out of 95 engines as of c72238, meaning antivirus tools have not yet blacklisted it. It was registered on January 11, 2026 through Namecheap Inc and resolves to IP 188.114.96.3, which is associated with multiple low-reputation hosting providers. While it currently carries a Google Trust Services SSL certificate, SSL alone does not guarantee legitimacy—phishing sites routinely obtain certificates to appear trustworthy. If you visited win148.net and clicked anything, do NOT run any downloaded files. Immediately scan your device with a reputable antivirus product such as Windows Defender, Malwarebytes, or Kaspersky. Reset passwords for email and Microsoft accounts you used after visiting, and enable two-factor authentication. Report the site to Microsoft via their Phishing Report page and to Namecheap abuse team. Avoid downloading ‘key generators’ or ‘activators’ from any third-party site—genuine Windows licenses are only obtained through Microsoft or authorized retailers. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260424-1C3CCE Favicon MD5: 5b7cca21ad3a1815462ff0fdfcb57822 TLS cert SHA-256: 1b172f319aeef2ab691600f6fcef667492e719ed35e7e8776f85b025de0ee4b4 ## 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 (volunteer 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/win148.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=win148.net 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: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io