# PhishDestroy threat dossier — com-paypbm.vip ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-21 21:56:10 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/com-paypbm.vip/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: PayPal ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 16/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Google Safebrowsing, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 4 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.21.53.109 (US, San Francisco) Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Gname.com Pte. Ltd. Registered: 2025-09-27 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: none Status: INVALID chain ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-09-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-13 02:21:04 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-12 22:39:23 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-21 20:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-13 08:16:14 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01998fca-3c00-766a-b521-830a505a5258/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/com-paypbm.vip crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.com-paypbm.vip Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=com-paypbm.vip AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/com-paypbm.vip URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/com-paypbm.vip/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-13 09:56:58 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies com-paypbm.vip as a high-risk phishing domain specifically engineered to impersonate PayPal’s payment portal. This fraudulent site employs credential harvesting tactics to deceive users into surrendering login credentials, financial details, and personal information under the guise of legitimate PayPal transactions. The threat is classified as a targeted payment phishing scam, designed to exploit trust in PayPal’s brand for financial fraud and identity theft. This domain was flagged by 16 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating widespread detection as malicious. It resolves to the IP address 104.21.53.109, a hosting provider frequently abused by phishing campaigns. The domain was registered through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., a registrar commonly associated with newly created fraudulent sites. Google Safe Browsing has explicitly labeled com-paypbm.vip as a phishing threat, further confirming its malicious intent. The domain’s recent creation date and use of a deceptive subdomain structure (com-paypbm) align with typical phishing domain characteristics, enhancing its ability to evade casual detection. Users who may have interacted with com-paypbm.vip should immediately change their PayPal passwords and enable two-factor authentication (2FA) to prevent unauthorized access. Financial institutions should be notified if any payment details were entered on the site. To avoid similar threats, users should verify the URL in their browser’s address bar before entering credentials, look for HTTPS encryption, and avoid clicking on links in unsolicited emails or messages. Organizations are advised to block the domain and its associated IP (104.21.53.109) at the network level to prevent internal access. Regular security awareness training can help users recognize phishing tactics, such as spoofed payment pages and urgent requests for sensitive information. ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/com-paypbm.vip/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=com-paypbm.vip Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 167,452 domains (12,751 alive under monitoring, 154,383 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io