Security Scan Report: paypalupdate.vg

Redirected to:
http://startpage.vg/?var2=paypalupdate.vg
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Submitted: Completed: publiccompleted
This website contacted 2 IPs in 1 country across 2 domains to perform 3 HTTP transactions. The main domain is paypalupdate.vg.

Submitted URL: https://paypalupdate.vg

Effective URL:
http://startpage.vg/?var2=paypalupdate.vg
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AI Security Verdict

High Risk

Confidence: 74%

7
Risk Score

Domain name targets PayPal and the site's own IP is reported by two independent feeds as 'lumma stealer' malware. The page redirects to another domain and serves only an error message — malicious infrastructure, avoid.

Risk Factors (4)
Multi-source threat-intel match for 'lumma stealer' malware on the site's own IP address (88.198.29.97:443)
Deceptive hostname containing the PayPal brand on an unrelated .vg domain
Cross-domain redirect to an opaque second domain that serves no content
No functional content, no branding, no legitimate purpose evident on the served page
Domain age information unavailable

Details

Page Title

N/A

Scan Type

public

Domain Name Analysis

Domain 'paypalupdate.vg' uses the .vg country-code top-level domain. Count 12 characters in 'paypalupdate' containing 5 vowels alongside 7 consonants. It segments into two words: paypal, update. Median word length is 6 characters. No strong language cues emerged from the frequency lists.

Screenshot

Security scan screenshot of https://paypalupdate.vg

Page Load Overview

4.93s
Total Load Time
3 KB
Total Size

Language Analysis

Primary Language

🏳️UNKNOWN
Code: unknown
Confidence:0%

Detection Details

0
Detector Agreement:0%

Website Classification

Primary Category

unknown0% confidence
Type: static
Method: structural

All Detected Categories

No categories detected

Detected Features

No structural features detected

Domain & IP Information

RequestsIP AddressLocationAS Autonomous System
288.198.29.97Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
AS24940Hetzner Online GmbH
1159.69.83.207Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
AS24940Hetzner Online GmbH
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Detected Technologies1

Content Similarity HashesFor malware variant detection

TLSH (Trend Micro Locality Sensitive Hash)

Security-focused

Specialized for malware detection and similarity analysis

T1D7F0A2BC18E5882C42E6724BB93D26417850F2471405E00AF90CEA205FB4E8ACD7A2BE

ssdeep (Context Triggered Piecewise Hashing)

Context-aware

Detects similar content even with modifications

12:j0pwTJeandBANTl5MU455RiEVOayNzpIVWBB/rBpGKxH6b:NYadBq4nQEVOakSVWr/r2Lb

sdhash (Similarity Digest Hashing)

High-precision

High-precision similarity detection for forensic analysis

sdhash:3:589:QAQAAAAAgAAAAAAAQAAAQAAIgAAAAAAAABAIABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAAAABAAAAQAAIAAAAIAIAAAAAAABABAAAIAAAIAA

These hashes enable detection of similar websites and malware variants by comparing content similarity even when exact matches aren't found.

Image Hashes

Perceptual Hashes

Average Hash:7fffffffffffffff
Perceptual Hash:870f0f0f0f0f0f0f
Difference Hash:8000000000000000
Wavelet Hash:70f0f0f0f0f0f0f0
Color Hash:#d29a79

Other Hashes

Crop Resistant:8000000000000000

Scan History

Scan history not available

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