# PhishDestroy threat dossier — startedzelleio.wixstudio.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-04-22 23:52:15 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/startedzelleio.wixstudio.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 72/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Payment Scam ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 4/94 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Cluster25, CRDF, Gridinsoft, Seclookup ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2026-04-07 HTTP response: 404 ## 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: 2026-04-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-07 17:10:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-04-21 16:09:32 UTC Neutralised: 2026-04-07 20:04:23 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019d6845-7a97-776d-97d2-c91f57dc8417/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/startedzelleio.wixstudio.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.startedzelleio.wixstudio.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=startedzelleio.wixstudio.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/startedzelleio.wixstudio.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/startedzelleio.wixstudio.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-07 17:11:43 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies an active banking phishing campaign impersonating Zelle via the domain startedzelleio.wixstudio.com. This fraudulent Wix-hosted site leverages brand recognition to deceive users into surrendering sensitive financial credentials, likely aiming to facilitate unauthorized transfers or drain accounts tied to the Zelle payment network. The domain resolves to IP 34.144.206.118 and is secured with a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate, lending an air of legitimacy that could lower user vigilance. At present, VirusTotal shows zero detections across 95 security engines, indicating this threat remains under the radar for many automated defenses. This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy with the following technical indicators: VirusTotal detection rate is 0/95, hosting provider is Wix via wixstudio.com, and the domain was registered recently—though the exact creation date has not been publicly disclosed. While blocklist coverage is not yet widespread, the combination of low detection rates, use of a legitimate hosting platform, and SSL encryption suggests an emerging threat with potential for rapid expansion. The IP address 34.144.206.118 has been associated with other low-reputation activity, though attribution remains under investigation. Users who accessed startedzelleio.wixstudio.com are advised to immediately check for unauthorized transactions in their Zelle-linked accounts and revoke any credentials entered on the site. Enable multi-factor authentication on all financial accounts and monitor for follow-on phishing attempts or credential stuffing attacks. Report the domain to your bank and submit a report to the FTC or local cybercrime unit if financial loss is suspected. Avoid interacting with this or similar Wix-hosted payment impersonation pages, and consider blocking the domain at the network level using DNS filtering tools. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 4/94 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## 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/startedzelleio.wixstudio.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=startedzelleio.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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io