# PhishDestroy threat dossier — us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-02 13:00:19 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 56/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 3/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Cluster25, CRDF, Gridinsoft ## 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: 2026-05-01 Page title: 404 Error: Page Not Found | Wix Studio ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 2026-05-01 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-01 17:50:10 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-05-02 13:40:02 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-01 23:06:39 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019de402-375c-76e2-8e35-e99d139e1637/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-05-01 17:51:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] Domain us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com is currently active and has been identified as a credential theft phishing domain. Security analysts have flagged this domain as part of an ongoing investigation into phishing campaigns targeting user login credentials. The threat involves impersonation of legitimate services to deceive users into submitting their credentials via fraudulent forms. The domain remains unresolved in most detection engines, indicating a high potential for successful deception. This domain resolves to IP address 34.144.206.118 and is hosted within WixStudio, utilizing a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate. According to VirusTotal, the domain has not been flagged by any of 95 security vendors as of the latest scan, suggesting that traditional detection mechanisms have yet to identify the threat. The domain is associated with a newly registered host under Wix’s infrastructure, with minimal historical data available. Trust scores and domain age metrics are currently under review, but the absence of detections raises concerns about its rapid deployment in active phishing campaigns. Given its active status and lack of blocklisting, this domain poses a credible risk to users who may interact with it. As this threat remains under investigation, users are strongly advised to avoid interacting with us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com or submitting any credentials through linked forms. Security teams should monitor this domain for updates and consider proactively blocking the associated IP address 34.144.206.118 at the network perimeter. Continuous monitoring of VirusTotal and threat intelligence feeds is recommended to track changes in detection status. Users who may have already entered sensitive information should immediately reset passwords and enable multi-factor authentication where applicable. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: c2c2f0e645b35156ce5cf39339fbe5ae5ffb02446fe2aeb96da83b6fe9b20ad4 ## 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/us-core-desktop.wixstudio.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=us-core-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: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io