# PhishDestroy threat dossier — winpopcach.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-30 08:58:47 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/winpopcach.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 86/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: tech_support
Targeted brand: microsoft

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      13/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CyRadar, Dr.Web, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist
Victim re-reports (public form): 1

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      185.255.122.94 (UA, Kyiv)
ASN:             ASAS30860 YURTEH-AS Virtual Systems LLC, UA
Hosting org:     AS30860 Virtual Systems LLC
Registrar:       HOSTINGER operations, UAB
Nameservers:     ns1.freednsdedi.com, ns2.freednsdedi.com
Registered:      2025-01-03
Expires:         2026-01-03
Page title:      Ativação do Microsoft Office

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2025-01-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2025-08-29 14:00:06 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-05-30 09:20:39 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-08 02:25:11 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/0198f6c5-99f9-72db-b1bb-066f1ef4ce14/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/winpopcach.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.winpopcach.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=winpopcach.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/winpopcach.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/winpopcach.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:39:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies winpopcach.com as a high-risk brand impersonation domain targeting Microsoft users. The site mimicked Microsoft Office activation pages to deceive victims into divulging sensitive information. This domain is flagged due to its association with phishing and brand spoofing campaigns designed to exploit user trust in Microsoft services.

The domain winpopcach.com was registered on January 3, 2025, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB, and resolved to IP address 185.255.122.94. It was detected by 13 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appeared on at least one security blocklist. The page title found was "Ativação do Microsoft Office," reflecting its intent to impersonate Microsoft's activation process to lure users. Such infrastructure details align with common tactics employed by threat actors utilizing newly registered domains and reputable registrars to conduct phishing.

Currently, winpopcach.com has been taken offline, reducing immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends maintaining vigilance against similar brand impersonation attempts. Users should verify URLs carefully before entering credentials and employ updated security solutions to detect and block phishing domains. Continuous monitoring of newly registered domains resembling trusted brands is crucial for early threat mitigation, as exemplified by this d88f73 seed case.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon SHA-256:       54f5f48078b184edf82baeb4fa0a93bd108066172f9ceccce21e2c79348c9336

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/winpopcach.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=winpopcach.com
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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