# PhishDestroy threat dossier — choose-desktop.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-07-27 22:45:40 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/choose-desktop.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      162.159.143.12 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Wix.com Ltd.
Nameservers:     NS_NOT_FOUND
Page title:      404 Error: Page Not Found | Wix Studio
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR1
Expires:    2026-09-22
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 4d824d023de01f229e601938edcdb7020802d167c0d85fac21c644cf194c9450
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - wixstudio.com

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-25 13:47:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-27 20:20:26 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-07-26 00:28:43 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f9922-026b-750a-b3d4-60fb57cc06e8/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/choose-desktop.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.choose-desktop.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=choose-desktop.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/choose-desktop.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/choose-desktop.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-25 13:48:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

choose-desktop.wixstudio.com: Active Phishing Site Impersonating

Analysis of choose-desktop.wixstudio.com, a domain flagged as an active phishing threat, reveals infrastructure and detection patterns consistent with credential-harvesting campaigns. The domain is currently listed on one security blocklist (PhishDestroy) and remains operational as of July 25, 2026. It resolves to IP address 162.159.143.12, a Cloudflare-hosted endpoint, which may complicate origin tracing. Infrastructure analysis indicates the domain was registered through Wix.com Ltd., a legitimate platform often abused for rapid deployment of phishing pages due to its free-tier hosting and subdomain flexibility. No nameservers are currently associated with the domain (NS_NOT_FOUND), which may suggest recent deregistration or an attempt to evade detection.

The absence of nameserver records does not prevent resolution, as the domain continues to serve content via Cloudflare's CDN. While the exact content of the site is not yet analysed, the domain name ('choose-desktop') implies a focus on desktop-related services, potentially targeting users seeking software downloads, remote desktop tools, or enterprise IT services. This aligns with common phishing tactics leveraging urgency or perceived legitimacy around workplace technology. Defenders should treat this domain as high-risk until further analysis confirms its intent.

The IP 162.159.143.12 should be monitored for additional malicious subdomains, and network-level blocking is recommended based on the existing blocklist entry. Given the domain's registration via Wix, security teams may also investigate other Wix-hosted subdomains for similar patterns. No additional detection vendors, SSL anomalies, or brand-specific indicators are currently available, limiting attribution to a specific threat actor or campaign. Further investigation, including HTTP response analysis and payload inspection, is required to determine the full scope of the threat.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       b3a28e80142aa4908d146d48f8f4cfdf
TLS cert SHA-256:      4d824d023de01f229e601938edcdb7020802d167c0d85fac21c644cf194c9450

## 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 (operator 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/choose-desktop.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=choose-desktop.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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