microsoftonlimes.com is a phishing domain that impersonates Microsoft. The name swaps the "n" in "online" for an "m", a misspelling that is easy to miss in an email link or on a phone screen. It targets anyone with a Microsoft account. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-09-01, and on 2026-10-19 the site was still alive and redirecting visitors elsewhere.
How the scam works
Look-alike Microsoft domains are usually sent out as fake security alerts, shared-file notices or mailbox warnings that push the reader to sign in. The page copies Microsoft's sign-in screen, and any email address and password typed into it go straight to the operators. With those credentials an attacker can read mail, reset passwords on linked services, open stored files and use the hijacked mailbox to phish the victim's own contacts. The active redirect means the domain still works as an entry point that passes visitors on to wherever the operators currently host their page.
Evidence
On 2026-09-13, 8 of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safe Browsing, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That count is modest, but the vendors are independent of each other, and Google Safe Browsing labels the site as social engineering, which triggers browser warnings for many users. Spamhaus lists it in its DBL as phishing. The MetaMask and SEAL blocklists carry it alongside PhishDestroy, and it appears in 3 AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through GoDaddy on 2026-08-31, one day before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap points to a domain bought for an immediate campaign rather than one that sat unused for months. It is hosted on IONOS SE in the United States. Its free Let's Encrypt certificate gives it a browser padlock, so the padlock alone says nothing about whether the site is genuine.
What to do
If you entered a Microsoft password on this site, change it at once from Microsoft's real sign-in page, then change it on every other service where you reused it. Turn on or reset two-step verification, sign out of all sessions and check your account's recent activity for unfamiliar logins. Also look for new mail-forwarding or inbox rules the attacker may have added. Security teams should block the domain at mail and web gateways, search their logs for clicks on it and reset the credentials of any user who reached it.
Certificate fingerprint8d57f5330cdf3516df5972028bb32845d73225f4499f54ba245bc2de6e5aa770Certificate names · 3 SANs
admin.microsoftonlimes.com
login.microsoftonlimes.com
www.microsoftonlimes.com
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%2026-10-19 10:07:06 UTC
RDAP registration알 수 없음
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 10:07:06 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.
Recorded subdomains3
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
admin.microsoftonlimes.comDomain record
login.microsoftonlimes.comDomain record
www.microsoftonlimes.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
기술 · 2 identified
U
Ubuntu
Operating systems
Ubuntu is a free and open-source operating system on Linux for the enterprise server, desktop, cloud, and IoT.
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After a phishing incident
피해자를 위한 권고 사항 및 조언
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
지금 당장 어떻게 해야 할까요?
긴급
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
모든 비밀번호 변경 — 이메일, 익스체인지 계정 등, 동일한 비밀번호를 사용하는 모든 것
2단계 인증 활성화 인증 앱(SMS 제외)을 사용합니다. SMS 기반 복구 기능을 비활성화하세요.
카드 동결 피싱 사이트에 은행 계좌 정보를 입력한 경우
보고서를 작성하기 위해 어떤 정보를 수집해야 할까요?
FBI 지침
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.
정확한 날짜 및 시간 — 각 거래 내역 및 사기범과의 첫 접촉 시점
스크린샷 — 사기 웹사이트, 채팅 메시지, 이메일, 지갑 거래, 소셜 미디어
모든 URL 및 도메인 사기꾼이 사용한 (다음과 같은 것들을 포함하여 microsoftonlimes.com)
커뮤니케이션 — 사기꾼이 사용한 이메일, 문자, 전화번호, 사용자 이름
비록 모든 세부 사항을 알지 못하더라도 — 어쨌든 신고를 하세요. 부분적인 정보라도 수사에 도움이 됩니다.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
지역 경찰 — 비록 당장 조치를 취할 수는 없더라도 공식 기록을 남깁니다
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
가짜 웹사이트 — 도메인을 약간만 변경한, 정식 사이트와 픽셀 단위로 완벽하게 일치하는 복제 사이트
pig butchering — Telegram·왓츠앱·데이트 앱을 통해 몇 주에 걸쳐 신뢰를 쌓은 뒤, 돈을 훔쳐갔다
회복 사기 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI를 이용한 사기 — 딥페이크, 자동화된 피싱, AI로 생성된 사이트 등으로 인해 사기 행각을 적발하기가 더 어려워지고 있다
앞으로 어떻게 하면 스스로를 지킬 수 있을까요?
공식 사이트 즐겨찾기 추가 — 이메일, DM 또는 광고에 포함된 링크는 절대 클릭하지 마세요
도메인 확인 — 확인하기 PhishDestroy 상호작용을 시작하기 전에 HTTPS, 맞춤법, 도메인 등록 기간을 확인하세요.
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.
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