# PhishDestroy threat dossier — zoom-communications.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-10 14:26:35 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/zoom-communications.com/

## VERDICT
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HIGH THREAT — malicious activity confirmed
Composite threat score: 76/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: Zoom

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: BitDefender, CRDF, G-Data, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      192.64.119.215 (US, Atlanta)
ASN:             AS22612 Namecheap, Inc.
Hosting org:     Web-hosting.com
Registrar:       NAMECHEAP INC
Nameservers:     dns1.registrar-servers.com, dns2.registrar-servers.com
Registered:      2026-07-02
Expires:         2027-07-02
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     none
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-07-02 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-07-10 13:51:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-10 16:25:21 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f4bdd-2baf-71bd-aa30-c5a648de6785/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/zoom-communications.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.zoom-communications.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=zoom-communications.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/zoom-communications.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/zoom-communications.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-10 13:55:12 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Zoom users. Analysis indicates the site is designed to deceive visitors into believing it is an official Zoom communication platform, potentially facilitating credential harvesting or malware distribution. The threat type is classified as brand impersonation, a tactic commonly used to exploit trust in well-known services for malicious purposes.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain zoom-communications.com was registered on July 02, 2026, through NAMECHEAP INC. It currently resolves to the IP address 192.64.119.215. VirusTotal reports 4 out of 95 security vendors have detected this domain as malicious, indicating moderate but concerning recognition across security tools. The domain remains active, with no evidence of takedown or suspension at the time of assessment. No additional blocklist entries or trust scores from other threat intelligence platforms were identified in this dataset.  Mitigation steps for this threat include blocking the domain and its associated IP address (192.64.119.215) at the network perimeter. Organizations should implement email filtering rules to quarantine messages containing links to zoom-communications.com. End users should be educated on recognizing brand impersonation tactics, particularly the use of lookalike domains that deviate from official Zoom URLs (e.g., zoom.us or zoom.com). If credentials were entered on this site, immediate password resets and multi-factor authentication enforcement are recommended for affected accounts. Monitoring for unusual login attempts or unauthorized access linked to this domain is advised.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       18126a7da7532151d7044f1fc21c4115

## 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/zoom-communications.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=zoom-communications.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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