# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appsstart-legercdn.wixstudio.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 14:36:11 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appsstart-legercdn.wixstudio.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Ledger ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 15/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CyRadar, ESET, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 34.144.206.118 (US, Kansas City) ASN: ASAS396982 GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US Hosting org: AS396982 Google LLC Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ["dns1.p08.nsone.net", "dns2.p08.nsone.net", "dns3.p08.nsone.net", "dns4.p08.nsone.net"] Page title: Ledger.com/Start® || Getting started®® ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-06-01 09:53:57 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-01 09:53:13 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 16:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:28:53 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e81f4-8e2e-77db-85c1-e900b28573c0/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/appsstart-legercdn.wixstudio.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appsstart-legercdn.wixstudio.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appsstart-legercdn.wixstudio.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appsstart-legercdn.wixstudio.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appsstart-legercdn.wixstudio.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 02:58:13 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 as a high-risk brand impersonation threat targeting Ledger, a cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider. Analysis indicates the site mimics the legitimate Ledger.com/start onboarding portal, likely to deceive users into entering sensitive recovery phrases or private keys under the guise of device initialization. The fraudulent nature is evident from the page title "Ledger.com/Start® || Getting started®®," which closely replicates the official branding while introducing subtle irregularities such as duplicate registered trademark symbols. Infrastructure analysis reveals multiple high-confidence indicators of compromise. The domain is registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC and resolves to the IP address 34.144.206.118, hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure. VirusTotal reports 15 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while it appears on three security blocklists: PhishDestroy, PhishingArmy, and OISD. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and fraudulent sites. Detected technologies include Wix, React, Google Cloud, Google Cloud CDN, and HTTP/3, suggesting a modern, cloud-based hosting environment designed to evade basic detection mechanisms. The domain is currently offline, but its prior activity and infrastructure remain concerning. To mitigate risks associated with this brand impersonation threat, users should verify the authenticity of any Ledger-related portal by cross-referencing the URL with the official Ledger website. Avoid entering recovery phrases, private keys, or personal information on any site not directly accessed via the verified ledger.com domain. Organizations should update security blocklists to include this domain and its associated IP address (34.144.206.118) to prevent access. Additionally, monitoring for similar domains registered through the same registrar or resolving to the same IP range may help identify related threats. Users who interacted with this domain should assume potential exposure of sensitive credentials and take immediate steps to secure their assets, including revoking access to any compromised wallets. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: f4feb61d53bc0de67557513853fa54f1 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appsstart-legercdn.wixstudio.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appsstart-legercdn.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,518 domains (12,561 alive under monitoring, 157,587 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io