# PhishDestroy threat dossier — paypal-securecheck-update.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-28 18:27:21 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paypal-securecheck-update.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: ecommerce Targeted brand: PayPal ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 18/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Kaspersky, Lionic, Phishing Database, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot AlienVault OTX: 15 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions) Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 185.199.108.153 (US, San Francisco) ASN: ASAS54113 FASTLY, US Hosting org: AS54113 Fastly, Inc. Registrar: Dynadot LLC Nameservers: ["jasmine.ns.cloudflare.com", "skip.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-02-21 Page title: Site not found · GitHub Pages HTTP response: 404 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-26 23:19:44 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-02-26 23:19:44 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-28 20:20:36 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 15:24:13 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/01999768-5241-72bc-81d0-93733e66e664/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/paypal-securecheck-update.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.paypal-securecheck-update.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=paypal-securecheck-update.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/paypal-securecheck-update.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/paypal-securecheck-update.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-24 02:51:36 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This report analyzes the domain paypal-securecheck-update.com, which is an ecommerce scam impersonating the PayPal brand. The site's page title, "Site not found · GitHub Pages," indicates it was likely hosted on GitHub Pages but is currently offline. The primary threat is phishing, where users are deceived into entering credentials or financial information under the guise of a PayPal security update. Technical evidence shows the domain was flagged by 18 out of 95 VirusTotal vendors, with specific detection from ADMINUSLabs, Criminal IP, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, and Chong Lua Dao. It appears on 2 blocklists. The domain was registered on 2026-02-21 through Dynadot LLC, using IP address 185.199.108.153 (United States) belonging to AS54113 Fastly, Inc. SSL certificate is from Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA. Nameservers are jasmine.ns.cloudflare.com and skip.ns.cloudflare.com. The site is currently down/offline. The domain risk score is 83 out of 100, indicating a high threat level. Despite being offline, the domain remains a risk due to potential reactivation or redirects. ## 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/paypal-securecheck-update.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=paypal-securecheck-update.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: 172,026 domains (13,415 alive under monitoring, 158,116 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io