Critical risk detected
8 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (8 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is desktop-device.wixstudio.com legit or a scam?
Wix subdomain flagged as phishing by BitDefender, ESET and four other engines despite a 9.6-year-old parent domain.
Score breakdown
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Intelligence
Eight of 92 engines in our antivirus network flagged the page as malicious, with six naming it explicitly as phishing. The hosting IP carries 21 abuse reports and a moderate abuse score. The domain desktop-device.wixstudio.com sits under a nine-year-old Wix parent domain, yet the subdomain itself shows no traffic ranking or business footprint. A single redirect stays within the same domain and the SSL certificate is valid but short-lived. These signals together point to a likely phishing page rather than a legitimate Wix site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for desktop-device.wixstudio.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for desktop-device.wixstudio.com and did not find scam reports, complaints, or impersonation signals. The domain age, registration record and aggregator reviews shown above are consistent with a legitimate site.
Domain Timeline
- Dec 17, 2016Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9.6 years old today.
- Jul 9, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
desktop-device.wixstudio.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedDomain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://desktop-device.wixstudio.com/
- 2404https://desktop-device.wixstudio.com/
Server Reputation
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with desktop-device.wixstudio.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Final Verdict
This page is hosted on a Wix subdomain and flagged as phishing by six security engines. The domain itself is nine years old, but the specific subdomain shows no business presence and triggers multiple phishing detections.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags desktop-device.wixstudio.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — desktop-device.wixstudio.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. desktop-device.wixstudio.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 74 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- desktop-device.wixstudio.com is 9.6 years old, registered on 12/17/2016 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 8 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged desktop-device.wixstudio.com as malicious or suspicious (8 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. desktop-device.wixstudio.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- desktop-device.wixstudio.com resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 9, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around desktop-device.wixstudio.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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