# PhishDestroy threat dossier — paylink-paypal.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-26 16:06:27 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paylink-paypal.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: PayPal Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 24/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, BitDefender, Certego, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, LevelBlue, Lionic, MalwareURL, Netcraft, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 1 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 64.29.17.1 (US, Walnut) ASN: ASAS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US Hosting org: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Registrar: Name.com, Inc. Nameservers: ns1.vercel-dns.com, ns2.vercel-dns.com Registered: 2026-06-22 Expires: 2027-06-22 Page title: Anmelden | PayPal Deutschland ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1 Expires: 2026-09-20 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: c3715fa5e530a112585ba51350abe2f343d0bbc4368151c1112380fd04150d52 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-06-22 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-06-25 14:09:36 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-06-25 12:12:07 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-26 16:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-26 00:02:48 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019efeae-1fa2-7204-9d33-26d64f43d270/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/09fae7ce-4cfc-4709-9d8c-ae19669716ca Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/paylink-paypal.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.paylink-paypal.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=paylink-paypal.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/paylink-paypal.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/paylink-paypal.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-25 17:22:33 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is classified as a high-risk brand impersonation site specifically targeting PayPal users. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is designed for credential theft, leveraging the PayPal brand to deceive victims into submitting login credentials, financial details, or other sensitive information. The threat type is narrowly defined as brand impersonation with a focus on financial fraud, distinct from generic phishing or malware distribution. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain paylink-paypal.com was registered on June 22, 2026, through Name.com, Inc., and currently resolves to IP address 64.29.17.65, hosted on Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509). The site remains active and is flagged by 22 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal. It appears on three security blocklists and is explicitly blocked by PhishDestroy, OpenPhish, and Phishunt. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt (YR1), a common tactic to lend false legitimacy to malicious domains. The domain's creation date is anomalously set in the future, a red flag for suspicious activity. Mitigation requires immediate blocking of the domain and its resolving IP (64.29.17.65) at the network perimeter. Organizations should deploy indicators of compromise (IOCs) including the domain, IP, and SSL certificate fingerprint to endpoint detection systems. User awareness training should emphasize the risks of brand impersonation, particularly for financial services, and instruct users to verify domain authenticity before entering credentials. Monitoring for similar domains (e.g., paypal-paylink.com variants) is recommended to preemptively disrupt related campaigns. Incident response teams should treat any interaction with this domain as a potential credential compromise and initiate password resets for affected accounts. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260625-17B091 TLS cert SHA-256: c3715fa5e530a112585ba51350abe2f343d0bbc4368151c1112380fd04150d52 ## 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/paylink-paypal.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=paylink-paypal.com 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: 170,544 domains (12,571 alive under monitoring, 157,589 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io