# PhishDestroy threat dossier — follow-desktop.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 11:44:06 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/follow-desktop.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 75/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      5/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, 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:      2026-04-25
Page title:      404 Error: Page Not Found | Wix Studio
HTTP response:   404

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / R12
Expires:    2026-06-04
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 79b690ec6aae60ba0de52d269638de0a570e5a2c2e467d8b649454d39b9edaab
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: 2026-04-25 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-25 10:15:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-28 01:37:10 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-26 15:52:59 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/019dc37c-8294-73b8-83e0-dbdf4bb0938d/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/follow-desktop.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.follow-desktop.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=follow-desktop.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/follow-desktop.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/follow-desktop.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-25 10:16:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies follow-desktop.wixstudio.com as a generic phishing domain currently active and under investigation. This subdomain mimics legitimate software update services to deceive users into downloading malicious payloads or exposing sensitive credentials. The threat appears to be a fake software update scam, leveraging a falsified WixStudio domain to appear credible.

This domain is flagged by 0 of 95 VirusTotal vendors, operates under a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, and resolves to IP 34.144.206.118. While the current detection rate remains low, the absence of detections does not confirm safety. The infrastructure is hosted on Google Cloud (ASN 15169), which does not inherently indicate legitimacy. No public blocklist entries or historical data were found for this exact subdomain, suggesting a recently deployed campaign.

The domain remains active and poses a direct risk to users seeking software updates. PhishDestroy recommends users avoid accessing follow-desktop.wixstudio.com and verify software sources through official channels only. Organizations should monitor network traffic for connections to 34.144.206.118 and consider blocking this IP if encountered. Exercise caution with any unexpected update prompts, especially those delivered via unsolicited emails or unfamiliar domains.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 5/94 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       c9969290d93dced25e7a0f6fadf98911
TLS cert SHA-256:      79b690ec6aae60ba0de52d269638de0a570e5a2c2e467d8b649454d39b9edaab

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