paypal-app.online is an impersonation phishing page that copied PayPal's sign-in screen under the title "PayPal – Log in to your account". It targeted PayPal customers who could be fooled by a domain that pairs the brand name with the word "app". PhishDestroy flagged it on 2026-09-15, the same day it was registered. The site went offline on 2026-09-16, and its DNS was still inactive when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Victims usually reach pages like this through links in emails, texts or ads that warn of a limited account, a pending payment or a required security check. The fake login form captures the email address and password. Many kits then ask for a one-time code, card details or identity information. With those credentials, attackers can log in to the real PayPal account, send money, change recovery settings or reuse the password on other services.
Evidence
Within two days of registration, 15 of 89 VirusTotal engines classified the domain as malicious in a check on 2026-09-17. The flagging vendors include alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, BitDefender, CRDF, Ermes, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and Fortinet. Spamhaus lists it in its domain blocklist under the phishing category, which affects mail filtering across many networks. Four AlienVault OTX threat pulses reference the domain, so multiple researchers tracked it independently.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Name.com, Inc. on 2026-09-15 and flagged the same day. That points to a disposable domain built for a short campaign rather than a site with any history. It resolved to 34.111.179.208 on Google LLC's network in the US. Its Let's Encrypt certificate gave visitors a browser padlock, which proves only that the connection was encrypted and says nothing about who runs the site.
What to do
If you entered your PayPal login on this page, change your PayPal password immediately, along with any other account that uses the same password. Turn on two-step verification and remove any unfamiliar devices, phone numbers or email addresses from your account. Check recent PayPal activity and report unauthorized payments to PayPal right away. If you entered card details, contact your card issuer. Security teams should block the domain and look for any mail or traffic that pointed users to it, since other lookalike domains may follow.
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS 非活动reason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation未知Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:15:15 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-15 23:03:49 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-15 23:03:49 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 353.19hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-23 07:39:22 UTC · precision low · basis bounded
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
技术 · 5 identified
Google Cloud
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After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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