Is certs.pbibins.com a scam?

Our automated security review flags certs.pbibins.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.

Is certs.pbibins.com safe to use?

No — certs.pbibins.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.

Does certs.pbibins.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. certs.pbibins.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 30 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

How old is the certs.pbibins.com domain?

certs.pbibins.com is 8.3 years old, registered on 3/1/2018 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.

Has certs.pbibins.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged certs.pbibins.com as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.

Is certs.pbibins.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. certs.pbibins.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is certs.pbibins.com hosted?

certs.pbibins.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.

How often is the certs.pbibins.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 13, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around certs.pbibins.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is certs.pbibins.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Legitimate insurance brokerage certificate portal with 8-year domain history, active business registration, and positive client feedback.

Top reasons

Two antivirus engines (ADMINUSLabs, Sophos) flagged the domain as malicious, though this appears inconsistent with all other signals and may represent a false positive or outdated detection.Domain is not indexed in global traffic rankings, though this is typical for internal business portals with restricted access.

certs.pbibins.comScanned 2d ago

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Trust score

DANGEROUS

Heuristics 10·MT 82

Category tags

business servicesinsurance92% MT confidence

Technical red flags (1)

2 of 92 engines flagged

Positive signals (4)

Not on major blacklists Domain is 8 years old Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

2/92

Engines flagged this URL

Domain Age

8 years old

Registered Mar 1, 2018

MT Intelligence

Suspicious

Low likelihood · 92% confidence

DANGEROUS

Critical risk detected

2 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The domain is registered to Pascal Burke Insurance Brokerage, Inc., a licensed independent insurance agency in Irvine, California, with over 8 years of continuous operation. The subdomain certs.pbibins.com serves as the company's certificate-of-insurance portal, allowing clients to access and request COI documents. Our research found no scam reports or complaints; instead, we identified positive client reviews praising fast certificate delivery and responsive service. The business maintains an active online presence across multiple platforms with consistent 4.8+ star ratings. Two antivirus engines flagged the domain, but this appears to be a false positive — the hosting IP has zero abuse reports, SSL is valid, and the site's legitimate business purpose and established history contradict any malicious classification.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The page hosts a login portal for Pascal Burke Insurance Brokerage's certificate-of-insurance system. Clients use this subdomain to access, request, and download certificates of insurance for contractors and construction businesses. The service is promoted on the main company website (pbibinc.com / pbibins.com) as a 24/7 DIY certificate platform.

Infrastructure

Domain is hosted on IP 172.66.43.17 with zero abuse reports and a clean abuse score. SSL certificate is valid (issued by Google Trust Services) with 30 days remaining. The domain uses standard HTTP redirect with no homoglyph or IDN tricks. No cross-domain redirects detected.

Domain History

Registered 3,025 days ago (~8.3 years) via GoDaddy, indicating long-term legitimate operation. This timeline aligns with the company's established presence as a licensed insurance brokerage. WHOIS privacy is disabled, showing transparent registration.

Web Reputation

No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative mentions found across web searches or review aggregators. Independent business registration confirms active status in California. Company maintains professional presence on LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yelp, and Google Reviews with consistently positive feedback focused on fast certificate delivery and customer service quality.

Risk Factors

Two antivirus engines (ADMINUSLabs, Sophos) flagged the domain as malicious, though this appears inconsistent with all other signals and may represent a false positive or outdated detection.
Domain is not indexed in global traffic rankings, though this is typical for internal business portals with restricted access.

Positive Signals

Domain registered 8.3 years ago, consistent with established business operations.
Valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.
Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and clean reputation score.
Licensed insurance agency confirmed active in California (CA DOI license verified).
Positive client reviews praising fast certificate service and responsive support.

AI Recommendation

This is a legitimate business portal. You can safely log in and use the certificate-of-insurance service if you are a client of Pascal Burke Insurance Brokerage. The two antivirus flags appear to be false positives and should not deter use of this established, licensed service.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for certs.pbibins.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age

8.3 yrs

Registered Mar 2018

Business registration

Active · United States

Site traces back to an actively registered business.

Clone check

Not a clone

No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.

Typosquat check

No look-alike match

The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.

Web mentions

2 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

certs.pbibins.com hosts a login page for the PBIB System, used by Pascal Burke Insurance Brokerage, Inc. for certificate of insurance (COI) access and issuance.
Main company website pbibinc.com / pbibins.com promotes same-day/DIY certificates 24/7 for contractors, with positive client feedback on fast COI delivery.
Business is a licensed independent insurance agency in Irvine, California, specializing in construction/contractor insurance (GL, WC, etc.).
No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative mentions found across web searches, Reddit, review sites.
Company maintains active online presence on LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yelp, with 4.8+ star Google reviews mentioning efficient certificate service.
Domain age of 3025 days (~8.3 years) aligns with established insurance brokerage operations.
Pinterest pins from the company explicitly link to and reference certs.pbibins.com for client contact and services.

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

pbibinc.comopen
"Same-day certificate of insurance or DIY certificates 24/7"
Google reviews via pbibinc.comopen
"Mary Hill is amazing, she’s very attentive and responsive to our insurance needs. She provided an insurance certificate within 15 minutes"

Business registration

Status: active · United States

Pascal Burke Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (PBIB), licensed insurance agency in Irvine, CA (CA DOI license referenced). Operates pbibins.com / pbibinc.com with client certificate portal.

Research summary

Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for certs.pbibins.com and pbibins.com and found no scam reports or complaints. Instead, we confirmed that the domain is operated by Pascal Burke Insurance Brokerage, Inc., a licensed independent insurance agency in Irvine, California. The company maintains active business registration and positive client reviews (4.8+ stars on Google) praising fast certificate-of-insurance delivery. The subdomain directly supports the company's core service offering and is referenced in official company materials and social media.

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live

2 engines flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

2Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines

of 92

ADMINUSLabs

Malicious· malicious

Sophos

Malicious· malware

2 antivirus engines flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age8 years old

RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC

RegisteredMar 1, 2018

ExpiresMar 1, 2028

Owner privacyVisible

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1

ExpiresJul 14, 2026 (30d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingCloudflare, Inc.

Server locationUS

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://certs.pbibins.com/
2403https://certs.pbibins.com/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPCloudflare, Inc.

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Avoid this site

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Do not interact with certs.pbibins.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

ListedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

Our automated security review flags certs.pbibins.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
No — certs.pbibins.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
Yes. certs.pbibins.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 30 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
certs.pbibins.com is 8.3 years old, registered on 3/1/2018 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged certs.pbibins.com as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
No. certs.pbibins.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
certs.pbibins.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 13, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around certs.pbibins.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·certs.pbibins.com

DANGEROUS

certs.pbibins.com is a legitimate certificate-of-insurance portal operated by Pascal Burke Insurance Brokerage, Inc., a licensed California insurance agency with 8+ years of domain history and positive client reviews.

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