# PhishDestroy threat dossier — paypal-media.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-29 14:03:52 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paypal-media.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: PayPal ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain AlienVault OTX: 2 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 162.159.141.96 (CA, Toronto) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1-pchnet.paypal.com", "ns2-pchnet.paypal.com", "pdns100.ultradns.com", "pdns100.ultradns.net"] Page title: PayPal Newsroom | Home HTTP response: 301 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: DigiCert Inc / DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1 Expires: 2026-11-25 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 6e107db3ac75cc896b0584c8c4e1361ef49d57e5ed8d898473067b8c4360aa50 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - braintreepayments.com - buyindiaonline.com - cash2india.com - curv.cc - curv.co - fastlane.paypal.com - paypal-australia.com.au - paypal-business.co.uk - paypal-business.com.au - paypal-businesscenter.com - paypal-communications.com - paypal-corp.com - paypal-danmark.dk - paypal-deutschland.de - paypal-donations.co.uk ... +86 more ## 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-27 18:23:11 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-29 12:30:16 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 18:24:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] paypal-media.com Fake PayPal Alert This domain, paypal-media.com, is under investigation for banking phishing. It was registered through MarkMonitor Inc. and its nameservers include ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, and pdns100.ultradns.com, which are legitimate PayPal infrastructure components. This domain appears on one security blocklist, specifically PhishDestroy. VirusTotal scanned it with 91 vendors, and none currently flag it as malicious, though absence of detections is not proof the domain is safe. The HTTP status is 301, indicating a redirect. As of the report date of July 27, 2026, the domain remains active. The exact content of the website has not yet been analysed, so details about page visuals, logos, or forms are not available. The domain's use of PayPal-associated nameservers may be an attempt to appear legitimate, but the fact that it is on a blocklist and under investigation for phishing warrants caution. Defenders should treat this domain as suspicious and monitor for any changes in its status or detection rates. If the domain is encountered in email or web traffic, it should be blocked and reported. Further analysis, such as reviewing the redirect target and any hosted content, is recommended to confirm the threat. No additional evidence about ASN, IP, SSL, or hosting provider is present in the known intelligence. This assessment is based solely on the provided data and should be updated as new information becomes available. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- TLS cert SHA-256: 6e107db3ac75cc896b0584c8c4e1361ef49d57e5ed8d898473067b8c4360aa50 ## 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 (operator 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/paypal-media.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=paypal-media.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 195,478 domains (83,245 alive under monitoring, 109,716 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io