# PhishDestroy threat dossier — helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-27 14:31:20 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Ledger ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 14/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CyRadar, ESET, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, Sophos, VIPRE 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"] Page title: Ledger Live®® Desktop — Getting Started | Official Ledger Wallet ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-06-01 21:13:26 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-01 21:13:15 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-27 16:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 16:45:23 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e8463-5edb-77ee-8756-46b0d74f4d8f/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 02:44:03 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] The domain helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com poses a significant threat due to brand impersonation, specifically targeting Ledger users. This domain was designed to mimic the official Ledger website by using a page titled 'Ledger Live®® Desktop — Getting Started | Official Ledger Wallet'. Such tactics aim to deceive users into believing they are interacting with a legitimate platform, potentially leading to the unauthorized access of sensitive information or financial assets. Analysis of the domain shows that it was flagged by 14 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. The domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC, and utilized technologies such as Wix, React, and Google Cloud services. It has been blocked by three security services: PhishDestroy, PhishingArmy, and OISD. The domain was secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, which may have added a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting visitors. If users have interacted with this domain, they should immediately secure their accounts by changing passwords and monitoring for any unauthorized transactions. It is advised to report any suspicious activities to the relevant authorities and ensure that multi-factor authentication is enabled on all accounts, particularly those related to financial services. Additionally, users should verify the legitimacy of any website before entering sensitive information by checking the URL and confirming the official status through trusted sources. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: f4feb61d53bc0de67557513853fa54f1 ## 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/helpus-desktop.wixstudio.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=helpus-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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 170,870 domains (12,734 alive under monitoring, 157,726 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io