Tier · dangerous
Verdict

Likely scam — do not engage

Our AI analyst read the message body and judged it likely to be phishing.

thomas_9600@icloud.com
At a glance
AI · 85% phishingDNSBL · 1 list
Risk score
70
/ 100
malicious
AI analyst

MalwareTips analyst · message material

credential_theft

This message uses a suspicious ZIP attachment and shows signs of a compromised social media account or session hijacking.

Phishing likelihood85%
Spam likelihood40%
Red flags identified
  • The email contains a ZIP archive attachment which is a common vector for delivering malware or credential-harvesting scripts.
  • Visual evidence from the conversation shows multiple deleted messages and repeated 'new device' notifications, which are strong indicators of account takeover.
  • There is a discrepancy between the sender's display name and the names mentioned in the conversation history, suggesting impersonation or a hijacked thread.
  • The sender is using a personal iCloud account to distribute technical files and Facebook-related notifications, which is inconsistent with official platform communications.
What to do

Do not open or extract the ZIP attachment as it likely contains malware. Report the associated Facebook account as compromised and delete the email immediately.

Why this verdict

Every scoring adjustment, in dominance order. Shows exactly how we got from 100 to the final trust number.

Why this verdict

10030

The scorer starts every address at 100 trust and applies each signal below in turn. Negative deltas are penalties (red), positive deltas are bonuses (emerald). Final clamped trust: 30.

  • AI analyst flagged 85% phishing likelihood (credential_theft).
    ai_phishing_detected
    -43
  • Screenshot OCR + visual pass flagged 65/100 phishing risk: The screenshot shows a Facebook Messenger conversation with suspicious activity, including multiple deleted messages and repeated notifications of a new device being added, which can indicate account compromise or a social engineering attempt.
    screenshot_phishing_visual
    -20
  • Listed on 1 DNSBL: URIBL.
    dnsbl_listed
    -15
  • Domain publishes strong authentication policy: DMARC p=quarantine · SPF soft-fail.
    auth_dns_published
    +9
  • AI analyst flagged 40% spam likelihood.
    ai_spam_detected
    -6
Sender identity

Display name, domain reputation, and authentication checks for the From address.

Display-name impersonation

NO BRAND CLAIM

The display name doesn't resemble any of the top phished brands we track — this isn't a brand-impersonation attempt.

Brand-lookalike radar

ok

No typosquat or homoglyph match against the top 50 phished brands.

Domain age

ok

well-known free provider — age check skipped

Content evidence

Signals extracted from the message body, embedded URLs, and uploaded screenshot.

Screenshot vision analysis

VISUAL · 65/100

The screenshot shows a Facebook Messenger conversation with suspicious activity, including multiple deleted messages and repeated notifications of a new device being added, which can indicate account compromise or a social engineering attempt.

Displayed From
thomas
Visual red flags
  • multiple deleted messages
  • repeated new device notifications
  • mismatched names for same contact
Detected logos
Facebook
Infrastructure

MX records, deliverability probe, provider classification, and DNS blocklists.

Deliverability

ok
  • RFC 5322 syntax valid
  • 2 MX records published
    mx01.mail.icloud.commx02.mail.icloud.com
  • SMTP probe · unknownSMTP probe disabled (set SMTP_PROBE_ENABLED=true to enable)

Provider classification

ok

Hosted on the consumer freemail provider icloud. Not a red flag in itself — billions of legitimate users — but do verify identity through other channels for anything sensitive.

DNS blocklists

ok

Listed by 1 of 3 blocklists:

URIBL
Reputation

Breach history for this address and the structural identity of the sending domain.

Breach exposure (HIBP)

ok

HIBP_API_KEY not configured

Sender infrastructure

Domain
icloud.com
Domain age
well-known free provider — age check skipped
Provider
icloud (free)
MX hosts
mx01.mail.icloud.commx02.mail.icloud.com
MalwareTips never stores the raw address. Every input is SHA-256 hashed before persistence — the URL above IS that hash. We keep the local part, domain, and display name separately so the report can render them; the original raw input is dropped after the scan. If you received this email and are worried, do not click any links and do not reply — verify the sender through a known-good channel.