False Positive | steinmetzrealestate.com

[zev330-lab]

What are the subjects of the false-positive (domains, URLs, or IPs)?

steinmetzrealestate.com

Why do you believe this is a false-positive?

This domain was previously owned by a different entity and inherited a phishing classification. The domain was purchased and now hosts a legitimate real estate business website for Steinmetz Real Estate Professionals, a licensed team at William Raveis Real Estate located at 1229 Centre St, Newton, MA 02459. The site is built with Next.js and hosted on Vercel. Google Safe Browsing has cleared the domain. Fortinet has reclassified it as clean. The site contains 2,000+ pages of real estate content, 55 verified client testimonials, and represents a team with $590M+ in career sales over 26 years. VirusTotal shows 11/95 vendors still flagging — all based on the previous owner's history, not current content. Contact: zev.steinmetz@raveis.com

How did you discover this false-positive(s)?

VirusTotal

Where did you find this false-positive if not listed above?

VirusTotal scan — https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/bed2b637e9fa15ae1

Have you requested a review from other sources?

Yes — BitDefender, Sophos, Forcepoint, G-Data, Webroot, alphaMountain, Gridinsoft. Fortinet already cleared.

Do you have a screenshot?

Screenshot

Additional Information or Context

This domain was previously owned by another entity and inherited a phishing classification. It is now a legitimate real estate business website for Steinmetz Real Estate Professionals at William Raveis Real Estate, 1229 Centre St, Newton MA 02459. Built with Next.js, hosted on Vercel. Google Safe Browsing is clean. The site has 2,000+ pages of real estate content, 55 verified testimonials, and represents a licensed real estate team with $590M+ in career sales. Contact: zev.steinmetz@raveis.com

[phishing-database-bot]

Verification Required

@zev330-lab, thank you for submitting a false positive report! To help us verify your ownership of the affected domain(s), please complete the following steps:

1. Set a DNS TXT record for the domain(s) listed in this issue with the following details:

   • Record Name: _phishingdb
   • Record Value: antiphish-133e8356d56b8e2fcbe570928663f454984bc546

   Your Verification ID: antiphish-133e8356d56b8e2fcbe570928663f454984bc546

2. Wait for DNS propagation (this may take a few minutes to a few hours).

3. Reply to this issue once the TXT record has been set.

Important Notes

• Verification does not guarantee whitelisting. The Phishing.Database team will review your report after verifying ownership, but the decision to whitelist depends on further investigation and analysis.
• If the record cannot be set or you need alternative methods of verification, please contact us at support@phish.co.za - preferably from the domain's official email address.

How to Check the TXT Record ?

You can verify that the TXT record is properly set using:

• Online tools like MXToolBox TXT Lookup.
• The command line:

  dig TXT _phishingdb.example.com
  

Thank you for your cooperation! We will address your issue as soon as possible after verification.

The Phishing.Database Project Team.

[phishing-database-bot]

Verification Required

@zev330-lab, thank you for submitting a false positive report! To help us verify your ownership of the affected domain(s), please complete the following steps:

1. Set a DNS TXT record for the domain(s) listed in this issue with the following details:

   • Record Name: _phishingdb
   • Record Value: antiphish-133e8356d56b8e2fcbe570928663f454984bc546

   Your Verification ID: antiphish-133e8356d56b8e2fcbe570928663f454984bc546

2. Wait for DNS propagation (this may take a few minutes to a few hours).

3. Reply to this issue once the TXT record has been set.

Important Notes

• Verification does not guarantee whitelisting. The Phishing.Database team will review your report after verifying ownership, but the decision to whitelist depends on further investigation and analysis.
• If the record cannot be set or you need alternative methods of verification, please contact us at support@phish.co.za - preferably from the domain's official email address.

How to Check the TXT Record ?

You can verify that the TXT record is properly set using:

• Online tools like MXToolBox TXT Lookup.
• The command line:

  dig TXT _phishingdb.example.com
  

Thank you for your cooperation! We will address your issue as soon as possible after verification.

The Phishing.Database Project Team.

[phishing-database-bot]

Closing.

Subject(s) not found in the Phishing.Database project: raveis.com, steinmetzrealestate.com.

-- We appreciate your help in refining this. Please let us know if anything seems incorrect.

[zev330-lab]

DNS TXT record has been set. You can verify with: dig TXT _phishingdb.steinmetzrealestate.com