Is pay-play.win a scam?

pay-play.win has been flagged by 16 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 1 blocklist. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns pay-play.win?

pay-play.win is registered through NameSilo, LLC. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is pay-play.win safe to visit?

pay-play.win shows moderate risk indicators. Always verify the site's legitimacy before interacting with it.

How do I report pay-play.win?

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pay-play[.]win

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

16/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Still Active Detected Jan 24, 2026 Killed Feb 16, 2026 1 Blocklist

79 Threat Score

Analyst Security Overview

AI-Generated

The domain pay-play.win has been identified as a phishing site with a detection rate of 16 out of 95 on VirusTotal. The site poses risks by impersonating legitimate services, potentially targeting sensitive information from users. Its quick registration, just 3 days old, raises alarm bells for potential malicious intentions.

Registered with NameSilo, LLC, pay-play.win is hosted on an IP address (172.67.215.221) that is associated with shared hosting. This domain has also been blocklisted once, indicating prior reports of suspicious activity. Such characteristics, combined with its short lifespan, suggest that it could be part of a larger phishing scheme.

Currently, pay-play.win has been taken down following PhishDestroy’s proactive measures. The domain was reported and monitored, ensuring that it can no longer inflict harm on users. Continuous vigilance is maintained to prevent future iterations of this phishing attempt.

VirusTotal

16/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Domain Age

4 days Brand New!

Site Status

Active (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

13/14

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

pay-play.win detected and queued for full analysis

Jan 24, 2026

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · Cloudflare Radar · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection

4/4 ✓

50+ Vendor Submissions

Data submitted to Cloudflare, Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft, VirusTotal, Netcraft, ESET, Bitdefender, Norton, Avira, PhishTank, Dr.Web, URLScan.io, PolySwarm & more

Cloudflare Radar

Scanned via Cloudflare Radar — DNS, certificates & network data

VirusTotal

16/95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 22, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 1 blocklist: PhishDestroy

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

Jan 24, 2026

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (NameSilo, LLC) & 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

Feb 16, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 1 public blocklist — PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of pay-play.win captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainpay-play.win

RegistrarNameSilo, LLC (USA)

IP Address172.67.215.221

CreatedFeb 21, 2026 (4 days — Brand New!)

ExpiresSep 17, 2026

Nameserversrobert.ns.cloudflare.com
sureena.ns.cloudflare.com

Abuse Contactsabuse@namesilo.com

First DetectedJan 24, 2026

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

16 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

ADMINUSLabs

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

CRDF

CyRadar

ESET

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Gridinsoft

Kaspersky

Lionic

Seclookup

SOCRadar

Sophos

VIPRE

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis

Cloudflare Radar Scanned ✓ ThreatFox

Shodan

ScamAdviser

ChainAbuse

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SEAL-ISAC

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Domain Appeal

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