Is paypa1.com safe?
http://paypa1.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (62 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
paypa1.com is a PayPal look-alike domain that has been documented in phishing campaigns, even though it currently just forwards to the real paypal.com
The address uses the digit 1 in place of the letter l so it reads as paypal.com at a glance. Independent sources describe it as a phishing domain: a Microsoft blog post asks whether www.paypa1.com would fool you into thinking it was www.paypal.com and quotes a reader who received emails from it asking for a real PayPal credit card number, a LinkedIn write-up describes look-alike domains such as paypa1.com hosting pages that replicated PayPal's design, and a Tencent Cloud article names the same digit-for-letter trick. A saved antivirus aggregate also carries 11 adverse engine families. Today the address itself serves nothing of its own: it redirects to https://www.paypal.com/, and the page we reviewed is PayPal's genuine home page with its own navigation and marketing links. That redirect is why the score sits in the High Risk band rather than lower: the name is built to deceive, and the safe-looking landing depends entirely on where the redirect sends each visitor.
Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan13 antivirus engines flagged this URLalphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeekerSaved antivirus result from Nov 2, 2026Where 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 38/100
High Risk covers scores 21–44. 7 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Decisive11 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- Moderate5 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Would www.paypa1.com fool you into thinking it was www.paypal.com?"
- Moderate5 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "The links led to similar domains (like "paypa1.com"), with pages that replicated PayPal's exact design to deceive the user."
- Moderate5 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "这些网站往往使用与PayPal极为相似的域名，例如“paypa1.com”（用数字1代替字母l）"
- Moderate5 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Ce site internet a été identifié dans une liste de noms de domaine suspects diffusée via AlienVault."
- Moderate5 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Paypa1.com wurde als Phishing-Domain markiert."-1 pts
- MinorThe page redirected the browser to an unrelated external domain.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe domain is 9510 days old and a registration lookup lists the registrant organization as PayPal Inc.
- SupportsSafe Browsing returned no warning, TLS is valid and the landing IP has an abuse score of 0/100.
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 39 to 38 and split those 1 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger.
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- Report the site
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- Report the domain to its registrar
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- Ignore anyone offering to recover your money
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Full answers about refunds and reporting are in the Safety FAQ below.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
The address uses the digit 1 in place of the letter l so it reads as paypal.com at a glance. Independent sources describe it as a phishing domain: a Microsoft blog post asks whether www.paypa1.com would fool you into thinking it was www.paypal.com and quotes a reader who received emails from it asking for a real PayPal credit card number, a LinkedIn write-up describes look-alike domains such as paypa1.com hosting pages that replicated PayPal's design, and a Tencent Cloud article names the same digit-for-letter trick. A saved antivirus aggregate also carries 11 adverse engine families. Today the address itself serves nothing of its own: it redirects to https://www.paypal.com/, and the page we reviewed is PayPal's genuine home page with its own navigation and marketing links. That redirect is why the score sits in the High Risk band rather than lower: the name is built to deceive, and the safe-looking landing depends entirely on where the redirect sends each visitor.
A name built to be misread, with a documented phishing history
paypa1.com differs from the real brand only by swapping the letter l for the digit 1, which is the classic way to make a link look right in an email or message. The Microsoft archived blog post on the domain frames it exactly that way, and a reader quoted there says paypa1 has been sending emails to obtain a real PayPal credit card number.
Two further write-ups treat the domain as part of PayPal phishing activity: a LinkedIn post describes links to similar domains such as paypa1.com with pages that replicated PayPal's exact design, and a Tencent Cloud article lists paypa1.com as an example of a domain that is extremely similar to PayPal's. An independent site-rating service's listing also records the name in a suspect-domain feed.
A saved antivirus aggregate shows 11 engine families reporting an adverse result for the domain, including phishing and financial-data categories. That observation is stale rather than a fresh submission, so it confirms the domain has a bad reputation without telling us what it serves this minute.
What a visitor actually gets today
Requesting http://paypa1.com/ sends the browser to https://www.paypal.com/ and then on to the US home page. The screenshot of the final page shows the genuine PayPal home page with the PayPal logo, the Personal, Business, Advertiser and Developer navigation, and Log In and Sign Up buttons, rendered at paypal.com rather than at paypa1.com.
Every commercial link we mapped on that landing page stays on paypal.com: Learn More, Explore Crypto, Get the PayPal app, Sign up for free, Start Shopping and Get the App all point to PayPal's own paths. No affiliate, merchant or payment intermediary appears anywhere in the link graph, and no login or payment form was visible on the rendered page.
Because the address redirects elsewhere, the contact details on the landing page belong to PayPal and were not attributed to paypa1.com. The domain itself is 9510 days old and a domain-registration lookup lists the registrant organization as PayPal Inc., which is consistent with the brand holding its own typo-defensive registration; that does not explain the phishing history or the engine detections attached to the name.
Clean connection checks do not clear the name
The browser threat feed returned no warning, the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, and the hosting IP carries an abuse confidence score of 0 out of 100 across zero saved reports. Those results describe the connection and the current landing host, not the intent behind a look-alike name.
Against that, the saved antivirus aggregate still records 11 adverse engine families for the domain. The two pictures are not contradictory: a domain can be clean to connect to and still be a name that phishing mail relies on, and the redirect we saw may not be what every visitor sees.
Why the score is 38
11 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
13/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from November 2, 2026 - stale
13 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 12
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | phishing |
| BitDefenderMalicious | phishing |
| Chong Lua DaoMalicious | malicious |
| CyRadarMalicious | phishing |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | phishing |
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| G-DataMalicious | phishing |
| LionicMalicious | phishing |
| RisingMalicious | malicious |
| SeclookupMalicious | malicious |
| SophosMalicious | phishing |
| VIPREMalicious | phishing |
| SOCRadarSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
- BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
- Chong Lua Dao - Malicious
- CyRadar - phishing - Malicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- G-Data - phishing - Malicious
- Lionic - phishing - Malicious
- Rising - Malicious
- Seclookup - Malicious
- Sophos - phishing - Malicious
- VIPRE - phishing - Malicious
- 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 - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- 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
- 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
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiFinance, Phishing
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerphishing and other frauds. financial data and services
- Sophosphishing and fraud
- Googlefinancial_services
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
Screenshot shows the genuine PayPal home page (PayPal logo, 'Shine all season with PayPal' hero, Personal/Business/Advertiser/Developer nav, Log In and Sign Up buttons) rendered at the final URL paypal.com, not at paypa1.com. Bottom banner reads 'If you accept cookies, we'll use them to improve and customize your experience and enable our partners to show you personalized PayPal ads when you visit other sites.' with Accept and Decline buttons. No login or payment form is visible on the rendered page; only navigation links and marketing CTAs ('Learn More') are shown.
What the captured page showed
3 observations- 01
Screenshot shows the genuine PayPal home page (PayPal logo, 'Shine all season with PayPal' hero, Personal/Business/Advertiser/Developer nav, Log In and Sign Up buttons) rendered at the final URL paypal.com, not at paypa1.com.
- 02
Bottom banner reads 'If you accept cookies, we'll use them to improve and customize your experience and enable our partners to show you personalized PayPal ads when you visit other sites.' with Accept and Decline buttons.
- 03
No login or payment form is visible on the rendered page; only navigation links and marketing CTAs ('Learn More') are shown.
What the page says about itself
Quoted from the pages we read: the site's own words, not our findings.
- Page title
Pay, Send and Save Money with PayPal | PayPal US
- Meta description
From paying friends to saving money or getting cash back when you shop, explore what the new PayPal app has to offer.
Pages we read
- Main page/us/homeRead
- Terms/us/campaign/terms/paypal-credit-dualRead
- Shipping policy/us/business/operations/shipping-and-logisticsRead
- Contact page/us/cshelp/contact-usRead
- Checkout/us/digital-wallet/ways-to-pay/checkout-with-paypalRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Pay, Send and Save Money with PayPal | PayPal US
What we observed
Saved browser evidence recorded cross domain landing.
What independent research found
8 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 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
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Login Portal
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The page redirected the browser to an unrelated external domain.
- 0211 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 035 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Paypa1.com wurde als Phishing-Domain markiert."
Web research findings
Independent findings for paypa1.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence.
- Gridinsoftopen
"Paypa1.com wurde als Phishing-Domain markiert."
- Microsoft (archived blog)open
"Would www.paypa1.com fool you into thinking it was www.paypal.com?"
- Microsoft (archived blog)open
"Paypa1 (That is the number 1) has been sending me emails to get my real paypal credit card number"
- LinkedIn post (Luis Oria Seidel)open
"The links led to similar domains (like "paypa1.com"), with pages that replicated PayPal's exact design to deceive the user."
- Tencent Cloud Developer (article by 芦笛)open
"这些网站往往使用与PayPal极为相似的域名，例如“paypa1.com”（用数字1代替字母l）"
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
- Domainpaypa1.com
- Redirects towww.paypal.com
- Hosted byFastly, Inc.
- Referencespaypalobjects.com · gstatic.com
Domain Timeline
- Oct 20, 2000Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 26 years old when this review was saved.
- Nov 4, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
paypa1.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
Domain & Encryption
Report this domain to its registrar: send the address and what happened to this contact.
This is the certificate of paypal.com, the site this URL lands on. Certificate issued for www.paypal.com.
A shared Fastly address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it. This is the address of www.paypal.com, the site this URL lands on.
Analytics and ads
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
Payment providers the page loads
- PayPal
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://paypa1.com/
- 2302https://www.paypal.com/cross-domain
- 3200https://www.paypal.com/us/homecross-domain
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
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
11 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. 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.
5 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "Would www.paypa1.com fool you into thinking it was www.paypal.com?" · 5 independent sources carry complaints or warnings about this site, including: "The links led to similar domains (like "paypa1.com"), with pages that replicated PayPal's exact design to deceive the user."
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 13 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Nov 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 4, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 4, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 3 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 4, 2026 |
| Independent research | 8 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Nov 4, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result13 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Nov 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 4, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 4, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result3 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 4, 2026
- Independent research
- Result8 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 4, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Answered from the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is paypa1.com a scam or a legit website?
Is paypa1.com safe to use?
I already paid or entered my details on paypa1.com — what should I do?
Can I get my money back from paypa1.com?
Did paypa1.com steal my password or personal information?
How do I report paypa1.com?
paypa1.com looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Has paypa1.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is paypa1.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the paypa1.com domain?
Does paypa1.com have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the paypa1.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
paypa1.com is a PayPal look-alike domain that has been documented in phishing campaigns, even though it currently just forwards to the real paypal.com
The address uses the digit 1 in place of the letter l so it reads as paypal.com at a glance. Independent sources describe it as a phishing domain: a Microsoft blog post asks whether www.paypa1.com would fool you into thinking it was www.paypal.com and quotes a reader who received emails from it asking for a real PayPal credit card number, a LinkedIn write-up describes look-alike domains such as paypa1.com hosting pages that replicated PayPal's design, and a Tencent Cloud article names the same digit-for-letter trick. A saved antivirus aggregate also carries 11 adverse engine families. Today the address itself serves nothing of its own: it redirects to https://www.paypal.com/, and the page we reviewed is PayPal's genuine home page with its own navigation and marketing links. That redirect is why the score sits in the High Risk band rather than lower: the name is built to deceive, and the safe-looking landing depends entirely on where the redirect sends each visitor.
09 · Community
Community
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