Our automated security review found no threat indicators on pp.ru. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is pp.ru safe to use?

pp.ru passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does pp.ru have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. pp.ru presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 87 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has pp.ru been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report pp.ru as clean.

Is pp.ru on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. pp.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is pp.ru hosted?

pp.ru resolves to an IP operated by Join-stock company Internet ExchangeMSK-IX in RU (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.

Is pp.ru a well-known website?

Yes. pp.ru sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.

How often is the pp.ru report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around pp.ru have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is pp.ru legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 95/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Official Russian domain registry for the .pp.ru zone, operated by a verified non-profit since 2001 with no security flags.

Why we trust it

Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.Official registry for the .pp.ru, .net.ru, and .org.ru domain zones.Operated by a verified non-profit organization active since 2001.

pp.ruScanned 2h ago

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Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 100·MT 92

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 95% confidence

SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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LIVE RENDER

pp.ru

1Professional layout for a Russian domain registrar service

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →

Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

/ 100

Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page appears to be a legitimate domain registration portal for .net.ru, .org.ru, and .pp.ru domains with no immediate visual indicators of a scam.

Visual risk20/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Professional layout for a Russian domain registrar service

Functional domain search bar and WHOIS lookup tool

Standard navigation menu for documents, registrars, and news

Footer contains physical address in Moscow and copyright information

No aggressive urgency tactics or fake trust badges visible

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

The site serves as the central registry for several Russian subdomains and is managed by a verified non-profit organization, MSK-IX. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across more than 90 security engines. The domain has been active for over two decades, and the physical business registration in Moscow is confirmed. While some individual subdomains created under this zone have been used for fraud, the registry itself is a legitimate utility. The technical infrastructure is clean, and the page content is professional and functional.

Full dossier

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Page Content

The website provides a professional interface for domain management, including a WHOIS lookup tool and a domain search bar. It features news updates, official documentation, and clear contact information for the registry operator.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with a clean reputation and no history of abuse reports. It uses a valid SSL certificate and loads resources from trusted sources like Google Fonts.

Domain History

The domain has been part of the Russian national internet infrastructure since 2001. It is recognized as the official manager for the .pp.ru (personal pages) zone, which is a standard practice in the Russian web ecosystem.

Web Reputation

Our research confirms the operator is a registered non-profit entity (INN 7733109403). While third-party blacklists have flagged specific sub-sites like 'socialobmeniik.pp.ru', these are isolated incidents involving users of the service, not the registry itself.

Risk Factors

Individual subdomains under this zone (like socialobmeniik.pp.ru) have been flagged for fraud by exchange monitors.
The zone allows registration by individuals, which can lead to a mix of legitimate and malicious sub-sites.

Positive Signals

Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
Official registry for the .pp.ru, .net.ru, and .org.ru domain zones.
Operated by a verified non-profit organization active since 2001.
Physical office address and business registration details are confirmed.
Clean hosting IP with no reported abuse history.

AI Recommendation

You can safely use this site to check domain availability or lookup WHOIS information. If you are visiting a different website that ends in .pp.ru, evaluate that specific site individually as anyone can register a name in this zone.

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 pp.ru, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration

Active · Russia

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 scam reports · 1 complaint · 5 positive

Key findings

7 headline facts from open-web research

pp.ru is an official subdomain of .ru designated for personal (physical person) web pages, managed as part of the Russian national domain system.
The registry for .net.ru, .org.ru, and .pp.ru is operated by АНО «ЦВКС «МСК-IX» (org.ru), a Moscow-based non-profit founded in 2001 with official Russian registration (INN 7733109403).
The official registry website is https://org.ru/, which provides domain search, expired domains list, whois check, statistics, and news.
Domains in .pp.ru can be registered by anyone (individuals or companies) through accredited registrars such as reg.ru, nic.ru, without strict local presence requirements in some cases.
One specific subdomain (socialobmeniik.pp.ru) appears on multiple Russian blacklists of exchangers/currency converters, indicating it was associated with potential fraud or non-delivery in crypto/fiat exchanges.
No widespread scam reports, Trustpilot/ScamAdviser listings, or complaints directly tied to the pp.ru registry or the scanned domain itself.
The zone is actively used for legitimate personal sites (e.g., personal blogs, software pages, games, wikis) and is promoted by major Russian registrars.

Scam reports (2)

Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.

kurs.expertopen
"socialobmeniik.pp.ru"
rates.guruopen
"socialobmeniik.pp.ru"

Business registration

Status: active · Russia

The domain pp.ru is a third-level subdomain under the .ru ccTLD managed by Coordination Center for TLD RU (cctld.ru). The registry for .net.ru/.org.ru/.pp.ru is АНО «ЦВКС «МСК-IX» (ccni.ru / org.ru), a non-profit autonomous organization founded in 2001, registered in Moscow (INN 7733109403), address

Research summary

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

Our research confirms that pp.ru is an official subdomain zone managed by the non-profit organization MSK-IX. Business registration records in Russia show the entity has been active since 2001. While we found reports on sites like kurs.expert regarding a specific fraudulent exchange site hosted on a pp.ru subdomain, there are no complaints against the registry itself. Major Russian registrars like Reg.ru and Nic.ru officially support and promote this domain zone.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified

Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines

Clean

Kaspersky

Clean

Bitdefender

Clean

Microsoft

Not in pass

ESET-NOD32

Not in pass

Avira

Not in pass

Sophos

Clean

Fortinet

Clean

Google Safebrowsing

Clean

Emsisoft

Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check

Not flagged on major threat lists

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

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbers2001-2023 109029

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Phone number listed (2001-2023 109029).

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.2

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2

ExpiresSep 18, 2026 (87d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingJoin-stock company Internet ExchangeMSK-IX

Server locationRU

Web serveropenresty

PopularityTop 100k worldwide

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://pp.ru/
2200https://pp.ru/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPJoin-stock company Internet ExchangeMSK-IX

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on pp.ru and not a lookalike like p-p.ru.com or an IDN homoglyph.
Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
Discuss this site on the forum
If you have first-hand experience with this site — good or bad — share it with the MalwareTips community.
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Reputation Sources

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

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

Not listedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

fonts.googleapis.com ccni.ru

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 found no threat indicators on pp.ru. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
pp.ru passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 95/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. pp.ru presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 87 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report pp.ru as clean.
No. pp.ru is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
pp.ru resolves to an IP operated by Join-stock company Internet ExchangeMSK-IX in RU (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
Yes. pp.ru sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around pp.ru 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·pp.ru

SAFE

This is the official registry for the .pp.ru, .net.ru, and .org.ru Russian domain zones. It is a legitimate infrastructure site operated by a long-standing non-profit organization in Moscow. You can safely use this site to search for domain availability or check registration data.

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