# PhishDestroy threat dossier — wirex-deskstop.live ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-22 00:00:23 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/wirex-deskstop.live/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 64.29.17.1 (US, Walnut) Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: HOSTINGER operations, UAB Nameservers: ns1.vercel-dns.com, ns2.vercel-dns.com Registered: 2026-06-07 Expires: 2027-06-07 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## 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: 2026-06-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-11 13:24:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-11 11:28:45 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-22 00:20:33 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-13 12:42:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019eb66b-e4ef-759b-90b7-e846e7a23b77/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/ff49536c-1bd5-4dae-9ac3-8b02b82d6475 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/wirex-deskstop.live crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.wirex-deskstop.live Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=wirex-deskstop.live AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/wirex-deskstop.live URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/wirex-deskstop.live/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-13 11:51:31 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies wirex-deskstop.live as a crypto drainer that impersonates a legitimate brand to steal sensitive information and cryptocurrency. This domain poses a significant threat to users who may unknowingly interact with it, potentially resulting in financial loss. The evidence against wirex-deskstop.live is substantial, with 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal flagging it as malicious, and it was registered through HOSTINGER operations, UAB, with no SSL certificate, resolving to IP address 64.29.17.1. The fact that it is still active and has not been blocked by more vendors is concerning, highlighting the need for vigilance. If users have visited wirex-deskstop.live, they should immediately take steps to secure their accounts and devices, including changing passwords, monitoring their cryptocurrency wallets for suspicious activity, and running a full system scan with an anti-virus program, given the high risk level of 988602, to minimize potential damage from this active threat. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260611-8A8A60 ## 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/wirex-deskstop.live/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=wirex-deskstop.live 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: 167,453 domains (11,917 alive under monitoring, 155,218 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io