# PhishDestroy threat dossier — desktop-protection.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-20 20:07:24 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/desktop-protection.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, CRDF, Gridinsoft

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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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:      2026-05-03
Page title:      404 Error: Page Not Found | Wix Studio
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R13
Expires:    2026-07-29
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: c2c2f0e645b35156ce5cf39339fbe5ae5ffb02446fe2aeb96da83b6fe9b20ad4
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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Domain registered: 2026-05-03 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-03 18:17:07 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-16 11:37:16 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-05-03 23:23:15 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/019dee68-b9b9-7429-a457-72f3ea44decd/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/desktop-protection.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.desktop-protection.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=desktop-protection.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/desktop-protection.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/desktop-protection.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-03 18:17:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies desktop-protection.wixstudio.com as a live fake-antivirus phishing domain that mimics legitimate security software to trick visitors into downloading malware or handing over payment details.  

This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy’s automated pipeline after VirusTotal returned 0/95 detections on the URL, indicating it is currently undetected by most antivirus engines. The site resolves to IP 34.144.206.118 and uses a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate.  

If you visited the site, do not click any pop-ups or download anything labeled “scan results” or “antivirus installer.” Close the tab immediately. Run a full antivirus scan with a trusted product such as Windows Defender or Malwarebytes using the latest signatures. Change any passwords you may have entered on the page and monitor bank accounts for unusual transactions. Report the URL to your antivirus vendor and to PhishDestroy’s threat-intel feed to help block future visitors.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 4/91 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       5c25dc4385fe5963f245c0f0dc98b4ca
TLS cert SHA-256:      c2c2f0e645b35156ce5cf39339fbe5ae5ffb02446fe2aeb96da83b6fe9b20ad4

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