Is ppv.is legit or a scam?
Unauthorized free PPV sports streaming site, 42 days old, no business registration or legitimate licensing indicators.
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.
Analysis Summary
Shop shows non-delivery red flags
Domain is only 42 days old. Several red flags typical of non-delivery shops are present. Don't pay by crypto or wire, and keep the chargeback window in mind.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
The domain ppv.is presents itself as a free PPV and sports-streaming platform, recently redesigned. The site is only 42 days old with no traceable business registration, WHOIS owner details, or company information in public records. Free unauthorized PPV streams are a known piracy vector that frequently distribute malware, intrusive advertising, or harvest user data—even when no specific incidents have been reported for this particular domain. The absence of scam reports or complaints is not reassuring for a new piracy site; it simply reflects the domain's youth and low traffic. The clean antivirus scan and lack of browser blocklist hits do not eliminate the inherent risks of unlicensed streaming infrastructure.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for ppv.is, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain ppv.is is approximately 42 days old (registered around April 2026)
- Site self-describes as "ppv.is | free ppv and sports streams" offering free live and on-demand boxing, UFC, basketball, football, darts and other content
- Recent update noted: "Welcome to the new ppv! We've refreshed the UI and completely rewritten the site to enhance your experience" (from site title/snippet)
- No reviews, complaints, scam reports, or mentions found on Reddit, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or other review platforms
- No business registration, WHOIS owner details, or company information located in public searches
- Free unauthorized sports PPV streams are typically illegal piracy sites that often carry risks of malware, intrusive ads, or data theft, though no specific incidents reported for this domain
- Similar domains like ppv.to and official ppv.com exist but are unrelated; no direct connection or impersonation evidence found
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for ppv.is and found no scam reports, complaints, or positive reviews. For a new domain this is expected and does not indicate trust. The site is a known piracy vector—unauthorized free PPV streaming—which carries inherent risks of malware, intrusive ads, and data theft regardless of the absence of specific incident reports.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Domain is 42 days old — very young for a shop.
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Domain is 42 days old — very young for a shop.
Fake-shop warning signs
Signals common to non-delivery scam shops were detected on this site.
- Treat ppv.is as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- If you already paid by card or PayPal — start a chargeback
Contact your bank or card issuer and dispute the charge as "goods not received" or "merchant fraud." PayPal users can open a case in the Resolution Centre. Act within 120 days for card chargebacks in most jurisdictions.
- Save every piece of evidence
Screenshots of the checkout, order confirmation emails, any chat transcripts, and the product listing page. Chargeback and fraud reports go faster when you have receipts.
- OpenReport the shop
Report to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov), Action Fraud UK, or your local consumer-protection body. Post the URL on the MalwareTips scam forum so other buyers can find it.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 marked ppv.is as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- ppv.is currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. ppv.is presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E7, expiring in 47 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- ppv.is is 1 month old, registered on 4/29/2026. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 0 antivirus engines in our malware network report ppv.is as clean.
- No. ppv.is is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- ppv.is resolves to an IP operated by CLIENT1151 in CH (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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 11, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around ppv.is have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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