microsoftupdater.info is a credential phishing site that uses Microsoft's name and the idea of a software update to win trust. It targets people who use Microsoft accounts for email, Office or Windows sign-in. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-13. On 2026-10-19 the domain was still online and redirecting visitors elsewhere.
How the scam works
Domains framed as an "updater" usually appear in links that claim a security patch or account update is required. The victim then lands on a Microsoft-style sign-in prompt, and the email address and password typed there go straight to the operators. With those credentials an attacker can take over mailboxes, reset passwords on linked services and use the account to phish the victim's contacts. The page itself currently carries the title "Page Not Found", while our classification is credential phishing.
Evidence
21 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain on 2026-10-13. That is a substantial share for a site this new, and the detections come from independent vendors including BitDefender, ESET, Emsisoft, Certego, CRDF, CyRadar, alphaMountain.ai and Chong Lua Dao. Spamhaus lists it in its DBL under the botnet category, which ties the domain to malicious infrastructure beyond a single phishing page. It also appears on the PhishDestroy and CryptoFirewall blocklists and in four AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-06-16 through Turkticaret.net, about four months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests it may have been held in reserve before use. It is hosted in Turkey on the HOSTABIL CAFER ESER network. Its Let's Encrypt certificate gives it a browser padlock, which proves nothing about who runs the site.
What to do
If you entered a Microsoft email and password on this site, change that password immediately from the official Microsoft account page. Change it anywhere else you reused it too. Then review your account's recent sign-in activity, remove any unfamiliar devices, app passwords or mail-forwarding rules, and turn on two-factor authentication with an authenticator app. If you downloaded anything presented as an update, run a full malware scan. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and the proxy, search mail and web logs for any contact with it, and force credential resets for any users who reached it.
OTX tags107-170-109-82-808032-bitagentteslaamosamos helperanimateclipperarmasciiblocklistbotnetbotnetdomainbroadwalkindiac2-monitor-autoclearfake+6 more
発行者 Let's Encrypt / YR1· stored validity ends in 68 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
104.239.83.200
Network ASN
AS215391
Organization
CAFER ESER
Observed location
Istanbul, TR
Server header
nginx
ネームサーバー 1
ns3.turkticaret.net
Location describes the IP network.
TLS証明書
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YR1
Valid from
2026-09-28 22:43:47
Valid until
2026-12-27 22:43:46
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-13 01:02:06 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint7f1df6c32b053ed7c2f9126b13b1bb3d3813c4545debca8bdb1276eba9aae4aeCertificate names · 1 SANs
feserver.betterwith.agency
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Latest HTTP observationRedirectingHTTP redirect observed80%2026-10-20 10:00:21 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-20 10:00:21 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
