Is acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top safe?
http://acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top/
Coveragepartial2 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Domain delivers fake Adobe Acrobat Reader updates that install remote-access malware.
acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top is an 8-day-old domain flagged by security researchers as a payload delivery site for malicious ScreenConnect installers disguised as Adobe updates. The page itself is currently inaccessible behind a Cloudflare challenge, but the domain's purpose is already established by threat-intel evidence.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top is an 8-day-old domain flagged by security researchers as a payload delivery site for malicious ScreenConnect installers disguised as Adobe updates. The page itself is currently inaccessible behind a Cloudflare challenge, but the domain's purpose is already established by threat-intel evidence.
Malware distribution confirmed by researchers
Security researchers on abuse.ch explicitly list acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top among payload delivery URLs used to distribute remote-monitoring software under the guise of Adobe Acrobat Reader updates.
Two antivirus engines have also flagged the URL as suspicious, reinforcing the malicious classification.
Very new domain with inaccessible content
The registrable domain is only 8 days old, a timeframe consistent with throw-away infrastructure used for malware campaigns.
Attempts to retrieve the page returned HTTP 403 responses, so the site's own text and layout could not be reviewed.
Why the score is 15
One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Payload delivery URLs: 📕 data.vaceditions .com/wp-content/new-statement.pdf ⚙️ acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update .top". Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 12, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | suspicious |
| SOCRadarSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - Suspicious
- SOCRadar - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
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What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
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03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Independent evidence classifies the site as downloader, but the page's own claim could not be captured.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Malware & Deceptive Downloads
Service and business model
Downloader
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Payload delivery URLs: 📕 data.vaceditions .com/wp-content/new-statement.pdf ⚙️ acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update .top"
- 022 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Web research findings
Independent findings for acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- abuse.ch :verified: (@abuse_ch@ioc.exchange)open
"Payload delivery URLs: 📕 data.vaceditions .com/wp-content/new-statement.pdf ⚙️ acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update .top"
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainacrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top
- Redirects toacrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Domain Timeline
- Oct 4, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 8 days old when this review was saved.
- Oct 13, 2026Saved security review — Rated Dangerous
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
The site refused our redirect check, so this chain may be incomplete.
- 1403http://acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top/
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentpartial
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencepartial
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
2 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "Payload delivery URLs: 📕 data.vaceditions .com/wp-content/new-statement.pdf ⚙️ acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update .top"
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 12, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | The site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 1 visible observation saved | Limited | No saved finding | this scan · Oct 13, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 13, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 12, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe site showed a challenge page instead of its content; 1 visible observation saved
- CompletionLimited
- FindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 13, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Domain delivers fake Adobe Acrobat Reader updates that install remote-access malware.
acrob.my-adobe-plugins-update.top is an 8-day-old domain flagged by security researchers as a payload delivery site for malicious ScreenConnect installers disguised as Adobe updates. The page itself is currently inaccessible behind a Cloudflare challenge, but the domain's purpose is already established by threat-intel evidence.
09 · Community
