Is paste.page safe?
http://paste.page/
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How we checked
Coverage: complete · 4 of 4 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (64 of 94 engines answered): completed
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Paste.page is a legitimate-looking hosting service with substantial phishing-abuse risk
Paste.page lets people publish one-page websites by submitting HTML, but current evidence shows broad security detections and an independently analyzed malicious page associated with the domain. Its acceptable-use rules prohibit phishing and credential harvesting, suggesting abuse rather than proving that the core service itself is a phishing operation; nevertheless, visitors should treat individual paste.page links as untrusted.
Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan16 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeekerWhere 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.
Why 42/100
High Risk covers scores 21–44. 2 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Decisive13 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
- ModerateOne public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "AI detected malicious page (phishing or scam)"
What pushed the score up
- SupportsSafe Browsing returned no threat warning at the time checked.
- SupportsThe saved check found a valid encrypted connection.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor).
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01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Paste.page lets people publish one-page websites by submitting HTML, but current evidence shows broad security detections and an independently analyzed malicious page associated with the domain. Its acceptable-use rules prohibit phishing and credential harvesting, suggesting abuse rather than proving that the core service itself is a phishing operation; nevertheless, visitors should treat individual paste.page links as untrusted.
Strong evidence of malicious use
The domain received 14 malicious and two suspicious detections among 94 security engines, while 13 independent antivirus families returned adverse results. A separate analysis also identified a malicious page as phishing or a scam.
These findings materially outweigh the clean Safe Browsing result. That check only establishes that no warning was returned at the time; it does not clear every user-created page hosted under the domain.
Open web publishing creates abuse exposure
The service advertises a simple workflow in which a user submits HTML and receives a live URL for a one-page website. This publishing model provides the context for malicious pages appearing on the shared domain.
The site's terms expressly prohibit phishing, fake brand pages, malware and credential harvesting. That is relevant counter-context, but it does not negate the observed malicious-page analysis or the current security detections.
The service also offers a $20 annual Pro plan, cancellable through a customer portal, so it has a disclosed subscription offering rather than an evidenced hidden-renewal mechanism.
Encryption does not resolve the operator and content risk
The saved check found valid encrypted transport, and Safe Browsing returned no threat warning. These are limited technical positives, not assurances that a particular hosted page is trustworthy.
The domain was 190 days old when checked, leaving little operating history to offset the strong adverse security evidence.
Why the score is 42
13 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
16/ 94
detectionsFresh result
16 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 14
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 94
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | phishing |
| BitDefenderMalicious | phishing |
| Cluster25Malicious | phishing |
| CRDFMalicious | malicious |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | phishing |
| G-DataMalicious | phishing |
| GridinsoftMalicious | phishing |
| LionicMalicious | phishing |
| MalwareURLMalicious | phishing |
| SOCRadarMalicious | phishing |
| SophosMalicious | phishing |
| URLQueryMalicious | malicious |
| VIPREMalicious | phishing |
| WebrootMalicious | malicious |
| ESETSuspicious | suspicious |
| FortinetSuspicious | spam |
All 94 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
- BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
- Cluster25 - phishing - Malicious
- CRDF - Malicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
- G-Data - phishing - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - phishing - Malicious
- Lionic - phishing - Malicious
- MalwareURL - phishing - Malicious
- SOCRadar - phishing - Malicious
- Sophos - phishing - Malicious
- URLQuery - Malicious
- VIPRE - phishing - Malicious
- Webroot - Malicious
- ESET - Suspicious
- Fortinet - spam - 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
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - 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
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Unrated
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- 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
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiInformation Technology, Phishing
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerphishing and other frauds
- Sophosphishing and fraud
- WebrootPhishing and Other Frauds
- BitDefendercomputersandsoftware
- Googletechnology
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
Visual context from the captured page
Paste your code. Get a website.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Paste your code. Get a website.
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
Paste your code. Get a website.
- Meta description
Simple hosting for one-page websites. Paste your code, get a website. Live in one second.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/aboutRead
- Terms/termsRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Paste your code. Get a website.
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 64 antivirus results.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 0113 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
- 02Fourteen malicious and two suspicious detections were recorded across 94 engines.
- 03One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "AI detected malicious page (phishing or scam)"
Web research findings
Independent findings for paste.page, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
- Joe Sandboxopen
"AI detected malicious page (phishing or scam)"
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.
Infrastructure map
- Domainpaste.page
- Redirects topaste.page
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · static.cloudflareinsights.com
Domain Timeline
- Apr 2, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 6 months old when this review was saved.
- Oct 9, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (hello@paste.page).
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Certificate issued for paste.page.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
- Cloudflare Web Analytics
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://paste.page/
- 2200https://paste.page/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruscomplete
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
maliciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
13 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
One public warning on a scam-warning or security site: "AI detected malicious page (phishing or scam)"
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 16 of 94 engines flagged | Completed | Adverse | fresh · analysed Oct 8, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 9, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result16 of 94 engines flagged
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 8, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 9, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is paste.page a scam or a legit website?
Is paste.page safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to paste.page?
Can I get my money back from paste.page?
Did paste.page steal my password or personal information?
How do I report paste.page?
Why does paste.page look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has paste.page been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is paste.page on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the paste.page domain?
Does paste.page have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the paste.page report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Paste.page is a legitimate-looking hosting service with substantial phishing-abuse risk
Paste.page lets people publish one-page websites by submitting HTML, but current evidence shows broad security detections and an independently analyzed malicious page associated with the domain. Its acceptable-use rules prohibit phishing and credential harvesting, suggesting abuse rather than proving that the core service itself is a phishing operation; nevertheless, visitors should treat individual paste.page links as untrusted.
09 · Community
Community
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