# PhishDestroy threat dossier — appstart-com.wixstudio.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-23 11:30:04 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/appstart-com.wixstudio.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 60/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/94 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 34.144.206.118 (US, Kansas City) ASN: AS396982 Google LLC Hosting org: Google Cloud Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC Nameservers: ["dns1.p08.nsone.net", "dns2.p08.nsone.net", "dns3.p08.nsone.net", "dns4.p08.nsone.net"] Registered: 2026-04-04 HTTP response: 404 ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-04 23:52:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-23 06:05:21 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-05 10:27:21 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d5a42-4103-77ab-818c-be23ace08308/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/appstart-com.wixstudio.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.appstart-com.wixstudio.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=appstart-com.wixstudio.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/appstart-com.wixstudio.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/appstart-com.wixstudio.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-04 23:53:41 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies appstart-com.wixstudio.com as an active credential harvesting threat targeting users through counterfeit login portals. The domain is currently classified under generic_phishing but specifically employs techniques consistent with credential phishing to steal user authentication details. No specific brand impersonation or drainer kits have been confirmed at this time, but the usage of Wix's studio subdomain suggests deceptive use of a legitimate site builder platform. Technical indicators show the domain appstart-com.wixstudio.com has a VirusTotal detection score of 0/95, indicating it has not yet been flagged by antivirus engines. It resolves to the IP address 34.144.206.118 and is secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. The domain is registered through Wix's platform, with no public creation date provided in the data. Google Safe Browsing currently does not list the domain as malicious, and no blocklists have flagged it so far. These factors complicate automated detection efforts and allow the domain to remain operational. The threat is under active investigation, with its status marked as active. Given the lack of current blacklists and 0/95 VirusTotal detections, the domain poses an ongoing risk for credential theft, especially for users unaware of such phishing techniques. Users should avoid entering any login or personal data on this domain and report suspicious emails or messages leading to it. Security teams are advised to monitor network traffic for connections to this IP and prepare for potential escalation as more detections may emerge. Immediate caution and user awareness remain critical to mitigating impact. ## 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/appstart-com.wixstudio.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=appstart-com.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io