# PhishDestroy threat dossier — started-startledzer.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-20 21:47:06 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/started-startledzer.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:      13/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Certego, Cluster25, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft, 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 — Ledger®
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 20:39:31 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-11 20:39:31 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/019eb7fa-26f2-712a-90af-79aa5b5f37c5/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/started-startledzer.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.started-startledzer.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=started-startledzer.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/started-startledzer.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/started-startledzer.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-13 11:45:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain presents an elevated risk as a generic phishing site. The threat type is generic phishing, which typically involves tricking users into revealing sensitive information through deceptive pages.

PhishDestroy analysis shows the domain was flagged by 7 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection. It resolves to IP 34.144.206.118 and uses a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate (R13). The domain is currently offline, but past activity suggests it was used for credential theft or similar scams.

To mitigate risk, users should never enter credentials or personal data on suspicious sites. Enable phishing protection in browsers and use multi-factor authentication. Report the domain to security teams and block it at the network level if possible.

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