# PhishDestroy threat dossier — betterlivinglab.net ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 05:11:45 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/betterlivinglab.net/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 93/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 34.174.46.182 (US, Dallas) ASN: ASAS396982 GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US Hosting org: AS396982 Google LLC Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ns1.siteground.net, ns2.siteground.net Registered: 2026-06-27 Expires: 2027-06-27 Page title: VeraGuide — Independent Reviews for Travel, Privacy, Learning & More HTTP response: 202 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR2 Expires: 2026-09-24 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 624c9f72a941d1a02a0e149392facd8c560287af14841d3f226e035f12f7b228 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-01 05:48:29 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-04 06:17:27 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f1bca-11fb-74ff-b030-1dd8116d058e/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/betterlivinglab.net crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.betterlivinglab.net Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=betterlivinglab.net AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/betterlivinglab.net URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/betterlivinglab.net/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-01 06:00:19 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] betterlivinglab.net is currently under investigation as a potential generic phishing threat. The domain presents itself with the page title 'VeraGuide — Independent Reviews for Travel, Privacy, Learning & More', a tactic commonly used to impersonate legitimate review or informational platforms. Such domains may be leveraged to harvest user credentials, distribute misleading information, or facilitate further social engineering attacks. The risk is elevated due to the recent registration and the domain's active status. Technical analysis reveals that betterlivinglab.net was registered on June 27, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. At the time of this report, the domain resolves to IP address 34.174.46.182. VirusTotal currently shows 0/95 detections, indicating the domain has not yet been flagged by major security vendors. No blocklists have reported the domain so far, which may suggest the infrastructure is newly established and may evade automated detection mechanisms during early operation phases. Users who have visited betterlivinglab.net should avoid entering any personal or sensitive information on the site. It is recommended to monitor for suspicious account activity, reset any potentially compromised credentials, and run a full security scan on their systems. Security teams should consider proactive monitoring of network traffic for connections to 34.174.46.182 and update filtering rules as new intelligence becomes available. Continued vigilance is advised until the investigation concludes and the threat level is fully assessed. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed - VirusTotal detections: now 2/91 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 624c9f72a941d1a02a0e149392facd8c560287af14841d3f226e035f12f7b228 ## 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 (operator 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/betterlivinglab.net/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=betterlivinglab.net 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,417 domains (12,719 alive under monitoring, 160,880 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io