Is notification.investigation.pics a scam?

notification.investigation.pics has been flagged by 15 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns notification.investigation.pics?

notification.investigation.pics is registered through NameSilo, LLC, created on October 16, 2025. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is notification.investigation.pics safe to visit?

notification.investigation.pics is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report notification.investigation.pics?

You can report notification.investigation.pics to your local cybercrime authorities, Google Safe Browsing, and anti-phishing organizations. Our report page includes country-specific reporting contacts and pre-filled complaint templates.

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Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

15/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Taken Down Detected Nov 05, 2025 1 Blocklist

75 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain notification.investigation.pics is identified as a phishing site, designed to impersonate legitimate investigation services. It has a VirusTotal score of 15/95, highlighting a significant recognition of its malicious intent. The domain is no longer active, having been taken down after being reported.

Registered with NameSilo, LLC, the domain is relatively new, having been created only 131 days ago. It was hosted on an IP address of 198.18.0.146. Although there is one entry in blocklists, the domain's short operational history raises concerns about its rapid degradation of trustworthiness.

Currently, the site status is dead following intervention by PhishDestroy, which has actively monitored and reported this phishing attempt to prevent further victimization. Continuous monitoring efforts are in place to ensure no resurgence of this or related phishing activities.

VirusTotal

15/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

132 days New

Site Status

Taken Down (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

12/13

Pre-emptive Discovery & Ingestion

30+ Proprietary Parsers · Infrastructure Analysis · Threat Ingested

3/3 ✓

30+ Proprietary Parsers

Distributed network scanning Google Ads (malvertising), SEO-manipulated results, Twitter/X, YouTube & Telegram campaigns

Infrastructure Analysis

dnstwist & typosquatting detection to catch look-alike domains targeting established brands

Threat Ingested

notification.investigation.pics detected and queued for full analysis

Nov 05, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection

3/3 ✓

50+ Vendor Submissions

Data submitted to Cloudflare, Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft, VirusTotal, Netcraft, ESET, Bitdefender, Norton, Avira, PhishTank, Dr.Web, URLScan.io, PolySwarm & more

VirusTotal

15/95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 1 blocklist: PhishDestroy

Feb 25, 2026

Legal Notifications & Reporting

ICANN Compliance Reports · DestroyList Published · Abuse Report Pending · Re-detection Logic

3/4

ICANN Compliance Reports

Formal abuse notifications aligned with ICANN standards, including forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

Added to PhishDestroy/DestroyList — open-source blocklist for wallets & extensions

Nov 05, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (NameSilo, LLC) & hosting

Re-detection Logic

Follow-up alerts if threat remains active beyond 24 hours — automated re-reporting cycle

Public Transparency & Takedown

Open Threat Database · Social Broadcasting · Domain Taken Down

3/3 ✓

Open Threat Database

Real-time commits to GitHub repository & live monitoring at phishdestroy.io/live

Social Broadcasting

Automated alerts on Twitter, Telegram & Mastodon channels

Domain Taken Down

Phishing site is offline — no longer serving malicious content

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 1 public blocklist — PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of notification.investigation.pics captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainnotification.investigation.pics

RegistrarNameSilo, LLC (USA)

IP Address198.18.0.146

CreatedOct 16, 2025 (132 days — New)

ExpiresOct 16, 2026

Nameserversns1.dnsowl.com
ns2.dnsowl.com
ns3.dnsowl.com

Abuse Contactsabuse@namesilo.com

First DetectedNov 05, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

15 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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