# PhishDestroy threat dossier — paypal-optimizer.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-28 15:44:46 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paypal-optimizer.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: 151.101.67.1 (CA, Montreal) ASN: AS54113 Fastly, Inc. Hosting org: Fastly, Inc. Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. Nameservers: ["ns1-pchnet.paypal.com", "ns2-pchnet.paypal.com", "pdns100.ultradns.com", "pdns100.ultradns.net"] Page title: Akzeptieren Sie Zahlungen online und im Geschäft | PayPal DE 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: 2026-07-28 16:20:21 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-27 18:24:11 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] paypal-optimizer.com Safety Check — Banking Phish The domain paypal-optimizer.com is currently flagged as a banking phishing site and remains active as of the report date, July 27, 2026. Infrastructure analysis shows the domain is registered through MarkMonitor Inc., a registrar commonly associated with legitimate brand domains, which may be used to lend credibility to the malicious operation. HTTP probing returns a 301 redirect response, indicating the presence of a forwarding mechanism that could be employed to route victims to a credential‑harvesting page. The domain is listed on a single security blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy feed, confirming that at least one reputable anti‑phishing service has identified it as malicious. Nameserver configuration includes ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, and a partially truncated entry, suggesting a hybrid use of brand‑related and public DNS providers to obscure hosting details. VirusTotal analysis reports that the domain has been scanned by 91 AV vendors, with none currently flagging it as malicious; this lack of detection does not constitute a safety assurance and may reflect evasion techniques or limited exposure. No additional data such as IP address, SSL certificate details, page title, or content snapshots are available, leaving the exact hosting location and visual characteristics of the site unknown. Defenders should treat the domain as hostile: incorporate it into DNS and proxy blocklists, monitor for any resolved IPs that appear in network traffic, and alert users about potential credential‑stealing attempts that could be delivered via the observed redirect. Ongoing observation is advised to capture any changes in detection status, blocklist presence, or infrastructure that may emerge as the campaign evolves. ## 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-optimizer.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=paypal-optimizer.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: 211,607 domains (86,047 alive under monitoring, 124,530 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io