# PhishDestroy threat dossier — apps-htxx-us.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-28 04:13:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apps-htxx-us.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 64/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Targeted brand: HTX

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      6/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["dns1.p08.nsone.net", "dns2.p08.nsone.net", "dns3.p08.nsone.net", "dns4.p08.nsone.net"]
Registered:      2026-06-08
Page title:      Log In® | HTX® | Sign In™

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-06-08 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-09 05:31:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-15 00:27:29 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-28 04:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-09 06:27:53 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-26 01:38:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain is flagged for brand impersonation targeting HTX, a cryptocurrency exchange platform, through a fraudulent login portal. The threat type is classified as a fake authentication gateway designed to harvest credentials or facilitate unauthorized account access. Analysis indicates an elevated risk level due to the domain's deceptive infrastructure and confirmed malicious activity.  Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on June 08, 2026, through GoDaddy.com, LLC, a registrar frequently exploited for phishing campaigns. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious domains. Security vendors on VirusTotal flagged the domain as malicious, with 6 out of 95 engines detecting it. The domain appears on one security blocklist, and its page title, 'Log In® | HTX® | Sign In™,' mimics official branding to deceive users. Technologies detected include Wix, Bootstrap, React, Google Cloud, RequireJS, Lodash, HSTS, and Google Cloud CDN, suggesting a sophisticated deployment to evade detection. The domain is currently offline, likely due to takedown efforts or operational adjustments by the threat actor.  Mitigation steps for this brand impersonation threat include immediate blacklisting of the domain across all security gateways and endpoint protection systems. Organizations should monitor for credential harvesting attempts targeting HTX users and deploy multi-factor authentication (MFA) to mitigate unauthorized access. Security teams are advised to analyze logs for connections to this domain prior to its takedown and correlate with any suspicious login attempts. User awareness training should emphasize verifying domain authenticity before entering credentials, particularly for financial or cryptocurrency platforms. Additionally, domain registrars and hosting providers should be notified of abuse to prevent re-registration under similar names.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9dae2d380288ac898efffb0f06444e23

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates:
  - VirusTotal positive ratio
  - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus,
    CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB)
  - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor)
  - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.)
  - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing
  - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts
  - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording)
  - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures)
  - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...)
  - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal)
  - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record)
  - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team)

A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does
NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their
first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite
score and the individual indicators above, not just VT.

## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/apps-htxx-us.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=apps-htxx-us.wixstudio.com
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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