sfe-pal[.]com

Analysis of the domain sfe-pal.com indicates it was actively involved in a tech support scam impersonating Microsoft, as documented on July 24, 2026. The domain was registered on July 26, 2025, through Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc, a registrar frequently associated with abusive registrations. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain resolved to the IP address 23.48.203.112, hosted under AS20940 (Akamai International B.V.) in the United States. The SSL certificate was issued by Microsoft Azure ECC TLS Issuing CA 04, which may have contributed to the domain's superficial legitimacy, though such certificates are not inherently indicative of trustworthiness. The page title, 'Search - Microsoft Bing,' directly aligns with the reported brand impersonation of Microsoft.

While the exact content of the site remains unanalyzed, the combination of the page title, reported scam type (tech support scam), and brand target strongly suggests an attempt to deceive users into believing they were interacting with a legitimate Microsoft service. At the time of reporting, the domain was flagged by six of the security vendors on VirusTotal, though the specific detection rules or signatures were not disclosed. Additionally, the domain appeared on at least one security blocklist and was blocked by PhishDestroy. Gridinsoft assigned the domain a trust score of 0/100, reflecting a high level of suspicion. The domain has since been taken offline, though the duration of its activity prior to removal is not specified.

Defenders should treat any prior resolution of sfe-pal.com as malicious and investigate logs for connections to 23.48.203.112 or related infrastructure. Organizations utilizing Microsoft branding should monitor for similar impersonation attempts, particularly those leveraging Bing or Azure-related themes. While the domain is no longer active, historical DNS and proxy logs may reveal affected users or systems.