# PhishDestroy threat dossier — starts-desktop.wixstudio.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-25 10:38:18 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/starts-desktop.wixstudio.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 62/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/94 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, 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:      2026-04-10
HTTP response:   404

## 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: 2026-04-10 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-04-10 17:17:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 02:12:43 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-10 20:07:13 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/019d77bf-754f-73c1-9bce-62442c29fe24/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/starts-desktop.wixstudio.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.starts-desktop.wixstudio.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=starts-desktop.wixstudio.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/starts-desktop.wixstudio.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/starts-desktop.wixstudio.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-04-10 17:17:48 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies starts-desktop.wixstudio.com as an active fake login portal phishing site impersonating a desktop environment. The domain is currently under investigation but remains active as of seed 9109d0.  This domain resolves to IP 34.144.206.118 and uses a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate. VirusTotal shows 0 detections out of 95 vendors, indicating low detection despite active phishing operations. The site operates under WixStudio, a hosting platform often exploited for quick phishing deployments, though no specific brand impersonation has been confirmed at this stage.  starts-desktop.wixstudio.com remains unresolved but continues to host a deceptive login interface. Users are advised to avoid entering credentials and to report the domain immediately to hosting providers and security vendors. Blocking 34.144.206.118 at the network level is recommended to prevent further access.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       9dae2d380288ac898efffb0f06444e23

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