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perplexity-beta-ads.com was recorded with a Google Safe Browsing social engineering flag on 2026-10-13. The domain was also observed with an IP address of 216.198.79.1.
On 2026-10-13, Google Safe Browsing flagged perplexity-beta-ads.com for social engineering. The CryptoFirewall blocklist included the domain on 2026-10-13. VirusTotal, as of 2026-10-09, recorded 13 detections out of 92 total scanners. OTX referenced the domain in six pulses on 2026-10-13. PhishDestroy internally listed the domain on 2026-10-13. The registration date was recorded as 2026-08-19 with registrar Cloudflare, Inc.
PhishDestroy provides a direct record of perplexity-beta-ads.com being listed in its internal database, which documents its inclusion as of 2026-10-13. VirusTotal measures how many scanners flagged the domain, offering a cross-section of security vendor observations. The combination of these dated records from OTX, Google Safe Browsing, and CryptoFirewall reflects a range of external security intelligence sources, each capturing distinct aspects of the domain's external references and technical context.
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216.198.79.1. 9 recorded events. These records describe collected evidence, outgoing notifications and publication; they do not confirm a complete investigation or a takedown.
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