DANGEROUS

Investment scam — do not deposit

Domain was registered only 6 days ago — brand-new sites are higher-risk by default. Guaranteed-returns, HYIP, and pig-butchering funnels all rely on early "profits" to bait bigger deposits. Any money you send is almost certainly unrecoverable — do not top up to unlock withdrawals.

Security Review

Is iconbestview.online legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 10/100

Fake UK banking site created 6 days ago, already blacklisted with a high-abuse IP and 8/100 trust score.

iconbestview.onlineScanned 4d ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 0·MT 15
Category tags
investment-scam#Investment Scam90% MT confidence

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
6 days old
Registered May 26, 2026
MT Intelligence
Dangerous
High likelihood · 90% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust15/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The site presents itself as a legitimate digital bank called Icon Best View offering accounts, loans, and money transfers. Its domain was registered only six days ago with no matching business records anywhere. The hosting IP carries a 96/100 abuse score and 54 prior reports. One security vendor flagged the page as malicious and another as spam, while Gridinsoft independently lists an 8/100 trust score. These signals together indicate a high-risk impersonation attempt rather than a real financial service.
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Page Content

The page mimics a professional bank with sections for personal banking, loans, credit cards, and high-yield savings rates. It displays fake routing numbers, branch hours, and a 24/7 support phone number but uses contact details that do not match its own domain.

Infrastructure

The site loads from IP 163.61.188.5, which shows 54 abuse reports and a 96/100 reputation score. SSL is valid but issued only recently; the domain itself is six days old.

Domain History

WHOIS shows registration through Global Domain Group LLC with no privacy protection and an age of just six days. No prior history or legitimate business filings were located.

Web Reputation

Gridinsoft reports an 8/100 trust score and notes multiple vendor blacklists. No customer reviews, complaints, or company registrations appear on any major platforms.

Risk Factors
5
  • Domain registered only 6 days ago with no business registration found.
  • Hosting IP has 54 abuse reports and a 96/100 abuse score.
  • Netcraft flagged the page as malicious and Fortinet flagged it as spam.
  • Contact email does not use the site's own domain, a common scam trait.
  • Gridinsoft assigns an 8/100 trust score and notes multiple blacklists.
Positive Signals
3
  • SSL certificate is currently valid.
  • No redirects or obvious phishing login forms detected.
  • Browser blocklist feeds returned clean.
AI Recommendation
Avoid the site entirely. Do not click links, open accounts, or provide any personal or banking information.
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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 iconbestview.online, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
6 days
Registered May 2026
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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
1 scam report
Key findings
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain iconbestview.online registered approximately 6 days ago.
  • Gridinsoft scanner reports 8/100 trust score with multiple security vendor blacklists.
  • Site self-describes as offering 'Swift and Secure Money Transfer to any UK bank account'.
  • No user reviews, complaints, or discussions found on Reddit, Trustpilot, Scamadviser, or similar sites.
  • No business registration or company records located for 'Icon Best View'.
  • Similar domain iconbetter.com flagged with low trust on Scamadviser (unrelated).
Scam reports (1)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • Gridinsoftopen

    "Multiple security vendors blacklist Iconbestview.online , and our checks show a 8/100 trust score. Avoid entering personal or payment data."

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Gridinsoft reports an 8/100 trust score and notes multiple security vendors blacklisting the site. No user reviews or complaints were found on major review platforms. No business registration records exist for the claimed company.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
2 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

1Malicious1Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
Netcraft
Malicious· malicious
Fortinet
Suspicious· spam

2 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

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
Has contact info, but not on the site's domain
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers251480576
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
  • Scam family match: Investment Scheme.
  • Phone number listed (251480576).
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age6 days old
RegistrarGlobal Domain Group LLC
RegisteredMay 26, 2026
ExpiresMay 26, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R13
ExpiresAug 24, 2026 (83d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingLeads Globe
Server locationUS
Web serverLiteSpeed

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score96%
Reports on file54
ISPLeads Globe
Usage typeCommercial

Scam-Type Likelihood

1 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

0 of 13 categories showed signals

We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.

Top match: Investment Scam
Investment Scam
Moderate likelihood
0/100
  • High-yield / guaranteed-returns investment language on the page.
  • AI analyst tagged this as an investment / HYIP / pig-butchering scam.
  • Investment pitch on a 6-day-old domain.

Investment scam indicators

The page shows patterns common to HYIP, forex, pig-butchering, and guaranteed-returns grifts.

  • Do not interact with iconbestview.online

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • Any money you send is almost certainly gone

    These schemes pay out early "profits" to bait bigger deposits, then block withdrawals or demand a "tax" / "liquidity fee" to release funds. Do not top up to unlock a withdrawal — that's the same grift.

  • If you already deposited — act immediately

    Contact your bank or card issuer about a chargeback, freeze further transfers, and gather every screenshot, WhatsApp / Telegram thread, and transaction ID. Do not engage with "recovery agents" who reach out after the loss — those are themselves a follow-up scam.

  • Report to your financial regulator

    US: sec.gov/tcr, cftc.gov or reportfraud.ftc.gov. UK: FCA ScamSmart. EU: your national financial regulator. Reports feed public warning registers other victims check.

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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
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 from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.

  • Our automated security review flags iconbestview.online as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·iconbestview.online
DANGEROUS

Icon Best View is a fake banking site promising UK money transfers. The domain is only 6 days old, the hosting IP has 54 abuse reports, and Gridinsoft gives it an 8/100 trust score. Do not enter any personal or banking details.

Avoid the site entirely. Do not click links, open accounts, or provide any personal or banking information.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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