Is set-up.live a scam?

set-up.live has been flagged by 15 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 3 blocklists. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns set-up.live?

set-up.live is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, created on November 28, 2025. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is set-up.live safe to visit?

set-up.live is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report set-up.live?

You can report set-up.live 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.

set-up[.]live

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

15/95 VT Taken Down Dec 04, 2025 3 Blocklists

85 Threat

PhishDestroy AI

HIGH

The domain set-up.live impersonated legitimate services to execute phishing schemes. With a VirusTotal score of 15 out of 95, it was flagged for potential malicious activity, indicating a significant level of risk associated with this domain.

Registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, set-up.live was relatively new, having been active for only 88 days. Its IP address, 216.198.79.1, further contributed to its suspicious profile, as it is linked to multiple blocklist entries, reinforcing concerns over its legitimacy.

Following detection, PhishDestroy successfully reported and took down set-up.live, ensuring that it can no longer pose a threat to users. The site is currently inactive, reflecting the effective measures taken to mitigate phishing attempts associated with this domain.

VirusTotal

15 Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

90 days New

Site Status

Taken Down HTTP 403

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery

Submission

Legal

Takedown

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

set-up.live detected and queued for full analysis

Dec 04, 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 3 blocklists: MetaMask, PhishDestroy, SEAL

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

Dec 04, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED) & 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 3 public blocklists — MetaMask, PhishDestroy, SEAL

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Evidence Capture

Snapshot

2025-12-04 18:23 UTC

Malicious

IP: 216.198.79.1

NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

90d

Full Scan Full Size

Domain Intelligence

Domainset-up.live

RegistrarNICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (Hong Kong)

IP Address216.198.79.1

CreatedNov 28, 2025 (90 days — New)

ExpiresNov 28, 2026

Nameserverscoen.ns.cloudflare.com
faye.ns.cloudflare.com

Abuse Contactsabuse@nicenic.net

First DetectedDec 04, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

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VirusTotal Analysis

15 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

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CRDF

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Ermes

ESET

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Gridinsoft

Lionic

SOCRadar

Sophos

VIPRE

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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