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authentication[.]ms

Category: Phishing

Scanned: May 13, 2026, 06:15 PM UTC · First seen: May 13, 2026 · Threat Engines: 16 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
5 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of authentication[.]ms Captured May 13, 2026
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1 year
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Flagged by 16 of 92 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
Hoxhunt Oy
Helsinki, Finland
cloudflare
Unknown
212.104.128.2
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Gandi SAS
Registered April 1, 2025
Expires April 1, 2027
Name Servers salvador.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Hoxhunt Oy
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
16
16 of 92 engines flagged this website Flagged by 16 security vendors at the time of scanning
Not flagged Flagged
Flagged by 16 of 92 engines
Direct Threat Database Sources
View detailed engine results on VirusTotal
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
1 file scanned
No threats
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Low Risk
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Medium Risk
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authentication.ms/# 19 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
authentication[.]ms Overview

Description of authentication[.]ms

authentication[.]ms appears to be a narrowly purposed web domain centered on authentication or sign-in functionality, based on its name. The domain itself does not indicate a broad consumer website, media property, or storefront; instead, it suggests a login, identity, or access-control endpoint that may be used as part of a larger service flow.

Based on the available scan context, the site does not appear to have an established public web presence or notable popularity, as it is not ranked in major traffic lists. The domain is relatively new at a little over one year old and is registered through Gandi SAS, with infrastructure routed through Cloudflare name servers and hosting associated with Hoxhunt Oy in Finland.

Because the domain name uses the generic term "authentication" alongside the ".ms" extension, it may also be capable of resembling a sign-in page for a larger platform or enterprise service. In cases like this, the intended operator and purpose are not fully clear from domain metadata alone, so any interpretation should be treated as provisional and based only on the scan data provided.

Safety Assessment for authentication[.]ms

This domain was flagged by 16 out of 92 security engines at the time of the scan, with many of those detections describing the site as phishing or otherwise malicious. That level of multi-engine agreement is a meaningful warning sign, especially for a domain whose name suggests login or credential-handling activity. The domain also closely resembles a generic authentication endpoint and may be presented in a way that could be mistaken for a legitimate sign-in service.

Blacklist and threat-database results were mixed. Some blacklist sources did not report a problem, but other threat listings indicated suspicious or malicious classification at the time of the scan. The malware file scan itself did not identify flagged files, and no external links or iframes were observed in the provided results; however, a clean file scan does not outweigh broad phishing-related detections when the primary concern may be deceptive page content rather than downloadable malware.

Taken together, the combination of repeated phishing-oriented detections, low trust scoring in the scan context, lack of established traffic presence, and the domain's authentication-themed naming pattern suggests elevated risk. Based on these findings, this website may pose potential risks to visitors.

Technical Description

The domain uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, expiring on 2026-06-26, which indicates that encrypted HTTPS was available at the time of the scan. Its DNS is routed through Cloudflare name servers, and the web server is reported as Cloudflare, with hosting associated with Hoxhunt Oy and an IP geolocated to Helsinki, Finland.

From a security-configuration perspective, DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which means DNS responses may have less integrity protection than on signed domains. No malicious files, external links, or iframe activity were identified in the supplied scan output, but the main technical concern here is not server misconfiguration; it is the strong phishing-related detection consensus from multiple security engines at the time of the scan.

HTTP Redirect Chain
404 https://authentication.ms/
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: Phishing
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 6 Apr 6
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