Is psnavatar.com safe?
http://psnavatar.com/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Fan-made PSN avatar catalog that asks users to paste a session cookie for cart functionality
PSNAvatar is an independent fan project that indexes PlayStation Store avatars and lets users add them directly to their official PSN cart. The site requires visitors to copy a 'pdccws_p' cookie token from their PlayStation account and claims this token stays only in the browser session. One antivirus engine flags the domain as suspicious, but the hosting IP shows no abuse reports.
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Where 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.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
PSNAvatar is an independent fan project that indexes PlayStation Store avatars and lets users add them directly to their official PSN cart. The site requires visitors to copy a 'pdccws_p' cookie token from their PlayStation account and claims this token stays only in the browser session. One antivirus engine flags the domain as suspicious, but the hosting IP shows no abuse reports.
How the site works
The site states that the official PlayStation Store no longer displays avatars in the web version, making them hard to find without older console hardware. PSNAvatar indexes avatars across regions and provides an 'Add to cart' button that sends the item directly to the user's official PlayStation Store cart.
To enable this cart functionality, the site instructs users to open browser developer tools on PlayStation.com while signed in, copy the value of the 'pdccws_p' cookie, and paste it into the PSNAvatar interface. The site claims this token is stored only in the browser's sessionStorage and never transmitted to its servers.
Funding and disclaimers
The project describes itself as free, open, and ad-free, with server costs covered by voluntary Patreon memberships. The site explicitly states it is an independent fan project not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Security considerations
One antivirus engine (Gridinsoft) marks the domain as suspicious, though the browser threat feed does not flag it and the hosting IP has zero reported abuse incidents. The requirement to paste a session cookie introduces inherent risk if the site were compromised or if its claims about local-only storage prove inaccurate.
Why the score is 72
Site requires users to paste a PlayStation session cookie to enable cart functionality. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved result - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - clean - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- G-Data - clean - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
- GreenSnow - clean - Clean
- GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
- Guardpot - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
- Kaspersky - unrated - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishing Database - clean - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- URLhaus - clean - Clean
- URLQuery - unrated - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- VIPRE - unrated - Clean
- ViriBack - clean - Clean
- VX Vault - clean - Clean
- Webroot - clean - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
PSNAvatar Every PSN Avatar. One Place.
What the captured page showed
2 observations- 01
PSNAvatar
- 02
Every PSN Avatar. One Place.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
PSNAvatar — Every PSN Avatar, One Place
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 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
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Content
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The PlayStation Store website no longer shows avatars at all. You can only purchase them from the PS3 or PS4 console Store — which means thousands of avatars are effectively hidden, unsearchable, and impossible to discover unless you own old hardware and manually scroll through the Store.
- 02Site requires users to paste a PlayStation session cookie to enable cart functionality
- 03Site requires users to paste a PlayStation session cookie to enable cart functionality
Web research findings
Independent findings for psnavatar.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for psnavatar.com. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
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. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainpsnavatar.com
- Redirects topsnavatar.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
- Referencesstore.playstation.com · static.cloudflareinsights.com
Domain Timeline
- Apr 2, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 5 months old today.
- Aug 29, 2026Saved security review — Reviewed — inconclusive
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.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Phone number listed (229-4961).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://psnavatar.com/
- 2200https://psnavatar.com/
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.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Aug 29, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 2 visible observations saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 29, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- Result2 visible observations saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Fan-made PSN avatar catalog that asks users to paste a session cookie for cart functionality
PSNAvatar is an independent fan project that indexes PlayStation Store avatars and lets users add them directly to their official PSN cart. The site requires visitors to copy a 'pdccws_p' cookie token from their PlayStation account and claims this token stays only in the browser session. One antivirus engine flags the domain as suspicious, but the hosting IP shows no abuse reports.
09 · Community