# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ldger-appstarts-eng.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-20 22:02:53 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ldger-appstarts-eng.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:      14/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, Cluster25, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      34.144.206.118
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ["dns1.p08.nsone.net", "dns2.p08.nsone.net", "dns3.p08.nsone.net", "dns4.p08.nsone.net"]
Registered:      2026-06-11
Page title:      Ledger.com/Start® || Getting started™
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: 2026-06-11 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-11 20:38:13 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-11 20:38:13 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-20 20:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-12 00:46:04 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/019eb7f9-0276-714a-8417-6d5f5204015c/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ldger-appstarts-eng.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ldger-appstarts-eng.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ldger-appstarts-eng.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ldger-appstarts-eng.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ldger-appstarts-eng.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 11:45:27 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies ldger-appstarts-eng.wixstudio.com as a domain posing a significant threat to users, specifically targeting them with generic phishing tactics to deceive and exploit sensitive information. 

This domain was flagged by 14 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating a substantial risk level, and is registered with a Let's Encrypt R13 SSL certificate, resolving to the IP address 34.144.206.118, which has been taken offline, although this does not guarantee safety as it may be reinstated or repurposed.

Users who have visited this domain should immediately monitor their accounts for suspicious activity, change passwords, and enable two-factor authentication where possible, considering the elevated risk level and the specific fact that 14 security vendors have flagged this domain, taking necessary precautions to safeguard their sensitive information and prevent potential harm, utilizing the unique seed 7b1394 to track and analyze related threats.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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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/ldger-appstarts-eng.wixstudio.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ldger-appstarts-eng.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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