Security Review

Is advancedk9bbs.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 90/100

Established Colorado K9 bed bug inspection service with 9-year operating history, clean reputation, and positive customer feedback.

advancedk9bbs.comScanned 6h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 94·MT 88
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
9 years old
Registered May 17, 2017
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

5
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page presents as a straightforward local K9 bed bug inspection service website for the Front Range Colorado area, with no visual scam indicators detected across any of the assessed categories.

Visual risk5/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Standard small-business service website layout with logo, navigation bar, phone number CTA, and hero image — all consistent with a legitimate local pest inspection company.

No countdown timers, urgency banners, or artificial scarcity tactics visible.

No fake trust badges, invented security seals, or suspicious third-party endorsements present.

No pop-up overlays, push-notification prompts, or intrusive modals detected.

No forms requesting sensitive personal or financial data visible on this page.

Professional photography of what appear to be the business owners in branded uniforms, consistent with authentic local business presentation.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust88/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain advancedk9bbs.com belongs to Advanced K9 Bed Bug Seekers, LLC, a registered Colorado LLC founded in April 2017 and operating for over 9 years. Our antivirus network flagged no malicious content, and the SSL certificate is valid. The website presents as a straightforward local service business with professional layout, team photos, specific service descriptions, and two phone numbers for contact. Business registration records confirm the company is active with an A+ BBB rating and no complaints on file. Web research found positive customer feedback on Yelp praising the handler's professionalism and sensitivity, along with testimonials from commercial clients. No scam reports, fraud mentions, or negative reviews appeared across any search results. The domain age aligns with the company's stated 9-year operating history.
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Page Content

The site displays a standard local service business layout with navigation menu, hero section, team information, service descriptions, FAQ, and blog content. The page title matches the business name, and body text references specific service offerings (K9 bed bug detection for residential and commercial properties), certified dogs (Tracker, Zeppelin, Scout), and team members with 15–20+ years of pest control experience. Two phone numbers are prominently displayed for customer contact.

Infrastructure

Domain registered 3,318 days ago (~9.1 years) via Tucows Domains Inc. with no privacy protection. SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt is valid with 74 days remaining. Hosting IP 35.215.120.233 has zero abuse reports and an abuse score of 0/100. No redirects, homoglyphs, or cross-domain issues detected. The site loads external resources from legitimate third-party services (Google Tag Manager, Facebook, Instagram, npmapestworld.org).

Domain History

Domain age of 3,318 days aligns precisely with the company's reported business start date of April 13, 2017. This consistency, combined with the absence of any domain-history red flags, supports the legitimacy of the business operation.

Web Reputation

Our antivirus network shows 0 of 92 engines flagged as malicious or suspicious. Browser blocklists are clean. Business registration confirms the company is an active LLC in Colorado with an A+ BBB rating and zero complaints on file. Yelp reviews are positive (5.0 rating), with customers praising the handler's professionalism and service quality. No scam reports, fraud allegations, or negative reviews were found across web searches or consumer-review platforms.

Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 9+ years ago, matching the company's stated business start date of April 2017.
  • Business is an active Colorado LLC with A+ BBB rating and zero complaints on file.
  • Positive customer reviews on Yelp praising handler professionalism and service quality.
  • Professional website with detailed service descriptions, team bios, FAQ, and blog content.
  • Valid SSL certificate, clean antivirus scans, and zero abuse reports on hosting IP.
AI Recommendation
This is a legitimate local pest-control business. You can safely contact them using the phone numbers provided on the website or visit their Yelp and social-media profiles for additional customer reviews.
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Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for advancedk9bbs.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
9.1 yrs
Registered May 2017
Business registration
Active · United States
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain advancedk9bbs.com is the official website for Advanced K9 Bed Bug Seekers, LLC, a Colorado-based company offering trained K9 scent detection for bed bugs in the Denver/Front Range/Northern Colorado area.
  • Business registered as LLC on 4/13/2017 (over 9 years); BBB profile shows A+ rating, not accredited, no customer complaints or reviews on file; owner listed as Amy E Specht.
  • Company site details NESDCA-certified dogs (Tracker, Zeppelin, Scout), owners with 20+ years pest control experience, specific testimonials from clients like Joanna, Allie, A2B Solutions, and Jamaica St Apts.
  • Positive customer feedback on Yelp (5.0 rating mentioned in search results) praising handler Amy for sensitivity and service; active Facebook, Instagram, and Yelp listings with no negative reports.
  • No scam reports, complaints, fraud mentions, or negative reviews found across web searches, Reddit, or review platforms.
  • Site appears professional with service details, FAQ, team info, blog-style pages on bed bugs, and contact numbers (970-217-6770, 970-330-3929, 720-271-3647).
  • Domain age of 3318 days (~9.1 years) aligns with the company's reported business start date.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Yelpopen

    "Amy w/ Advanced K9 Bed Bug Seekers is awesome! She understands that dealing with bed bugs is awful and traumatic, and she is very sensitive to that fact."

  • Company websiteopen

    "A2B Solutions Inc (knowledgeable, honest, accurate dog Tracker)"

  • Company websiteopen

    "Jamaica St Apts LLC (prompt/honest, pre-move inspections saved thousands)"

Business registration
Status: active · United States

LLC registered in Colorado; business started 4/13/2017 (9 years in business per BBB); owner listed as Amy E Specht (also references to Brandon and Kristen Ewals-Strain); operates in Brighton/Greeley/Northglenn/Denver area

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for advancedk9bbs.com and found no scam reports or complaints. Instead, we found positive customer feedback on Yelp (5.0 rating) and client testimonials on the company website. Business registration records confirm Advanced K9 Bed Bug Seekers, LLC is an active Colorado LLC founded April 13, 2017, with an A+ BBB rating and zero complaints on file. The company operates in the Denver/Front Range/Northern Colorado area with NESDCA-certified K9 handlers and 20+ years of combined pest-control experience.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers970-217-6770
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles2
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (970-217-6770).
  • Links to 2 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age9 years old
RegistrarTucows Domains Inc.
RegisteredMay 17, 2017
ExpiresMay 17, 2028
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR1
ExpiresSep 1, 2026 (74d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingGoogle LLC
Server locationUS
Web servernginx
Platform / CMSWordPress

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPGoogle LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

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  • Use a password manager

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
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VirusTotal
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AbuseIPDB
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Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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 found no threat indicators on advancedk9bbs.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • advancedk9bbs.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 90/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. advancedk9bbs.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.
  • advancedk9bbs.com is 9.1 years old, registered on 5/17/2017 through Tucows Domains Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report advancedk9bbs.com as clean.
  • No. advancedk9bbs.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • advancedk9bbs.com resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 June 18, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around advancedk9bbs.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·advancedk9bbs.com
SAFE

Advanced K9 Bed Bug Seekers is a legitimate Colorado-based pest inspection company operating since 2017. The domain is 9+ years old, the business is registered and active with an A+ BBB rating, and customer reviews on Yelp are positive with no complaints found.

This is a legitimate local pest-control business. You can safely contact them using the phone numbers provided on the website or visit their Yelp and social-media profiles for additional customer reviews.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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