# PhishDestroy threat dossier — desktop-startso.wixstudio.com
================================================================

Fetched:   2026-06-24 09:35:30 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/desktop-startso.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
----------------------------------------------------------------
TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 97/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Ledger

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
----------------------------------------------------------------
VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Cluster25, ESET, Gridinsoft
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
Registered:      2016-12-17
Expires:         2027-12-17
Page title:      Ledger® Live: Desktop® — Getting Started | official Ledger™
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
----------------------------------------------------------------
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)
----------------------------------------------------------------
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: 2016-12-17 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-23 07:58:53 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-23 06:02:44 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-24 11:16:48 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-23 12:02:53 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
----------------------------------------------------------------
URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019ef30e-9a58-77db-8cb4-963d1e014538/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/08ed5da3-94fb-4e8f-891a-73b4ee2ed10d
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/desktop-startso.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.desktop-startso.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=desktop-startso.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/desktop-startso.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/desktop-startso.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
----------------------------------------------------------------
[Generated: 2026-06-23 08:04:02 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

The generic scam domain desktop-startso[.]wixstudio[.]com is currently active and being hosted on IP 34.144.206.118. Registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC, this domain was created on 2016-12-17. PhishDestroy first detected this domain on 2026-06-23. The site presents itself as a legitimate service but imitates no specific brand. With no available information on blocklists or VirusTotal counts, the domain's infrastructure remains a key point of interest. As the domain remains live, defenders should block access to desktop-startso[.]wixstudio[.]com to prevent potential phishing attacks. Defenders can update their blocklists with this domain to enhance security.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
----------------------------------------------------------------
PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260623-FD164B
Favicon MD5:       f4feb61d53bc0de67557513853fa54f1
TLS cert SHA-256:      c2c2f0e645b35156ce5cf39339fbe5ae5ffb02446fe2aeb96da83b6fe9b20ad4

## 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/desktop-startso.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=desktop-startso.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: 168,631 domains (12,965 alive under monitoring, 155,342 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io