# PhishDestroy threat dossier — winscp.pro ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-13 02:19:41 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/winscp.pro/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 13/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos AlienVault OTX: 5 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 172.67.152.55 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Spaceship, Inc. Nameservers: harvey.ns.cloudflare.com, ruth.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-21 Expires: 2027-05-21 Page title: WinSCP | Free SFTP, FTP & SCP Client for Windows HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-08-19 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 47539da3d48909e01cb0aada370799ad953b20f5ce6e8af5cf254396c9f8b095 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-06 14:12:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-13 03:00:38 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-06 18:16:50 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f3756-313d-75ce-817f-12d0e0b108c3/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/winscp.pro crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.winscp.pro Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=winscp.pro AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/winscp.pro URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/winscp.pro/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-13 00:23:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, winscp.pro, is actively flagged as a high-risk phishing site targeting users of the legitimate WinSCP file transfer client. Analysis indicates the domain was registered on May 21, 2026, through Spaceship, Inc., and currently resolves to IP address 172.67.152.55, which is associated with Cloudflare infrastructure. The page title, 'WinSCP | Free SFTP, FTP & SCP Client for Windows,' directly mimics the official WinSCP branding, suggesting an intent to deceive users into downloading malicious software or divulging credentials. Infrastructure analysis reveals the use of Let's Encrypt SSL certification, a common tactic among phishing sites to appear legitimate. The domain is detected on three security blocklists, including SEAL and MetaMask, and is referenced in five threat intelligence pulses on AlienVault OTX. A Gridinsoft trust score of 0/100 further corroborates its malicious classification. While the domain employs technologies such as HSTS, Google Analytics, and Cloudflare Browser Insights, these are frequently leveraged by threat actors to enhance credibility and evade detection. Thirteen of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal have flagged this domain, though the absence of detections from other vendors does not imply safety. The domain remains active as of July 12, 2026, and defenders should treat it as a confirmed phishing threat. Organizations are advised to block the domain at the DNS or proxy level, monitor for related indicators of compromise, and alert users to avoid interaction with the site. Further analysis of the site's content may reveal additional malicious payloads or credential-harvesting mechanisms. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 13/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 9eefc52918442f25994b7159a4f8446e TLS cert SHA-256: 47539da3d48909e01cb0aada370799ad953b20f5ce6e8af5cf254396c9f8b095 ## 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/winscp.pro/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=winscp.pro 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: 178,008 domains (49,742 alive under monitoring, 128,266 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io