Security Review

Is psstentice.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 54/100

A suspicious ad-delivery domain that uses defensive technical language to bypass security filters while serving intrusive scam advertisements.

psstentice.comScanned 2h ago
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Trust score
SUSPICIOUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 78·MT 40
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Category tags
ad-techmalvertising85% MT confidence
Warning signals (1)

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
6 months old
Registered Dec 13, 2025
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
High likelihood · 85% confidence
SUSPICIOUS

Warning signs detected

A suspicious ad-delivery domain that uses defensive technical language to bypass security filters while serving intrusive scam advertisements. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.

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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.

65
/ 100
High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page appears to be a defensive landing site for an ad-tech or tracking domain, using pseudo-technical justifications and trust icons to persuade users and security tools not to block it.

Visual risk65/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Generic green shield icon used as a trust indicator at the top of the page

Text specifically targeting 'cybersecurity professionals' to discourage blocking the domain

Claims the domain is essential for 'rendering process' to bypass ad-blockers

Lack of branding, navigation, or contact information typical of a legitimate service provider

Highly defensive copy explaining why the domain should be allowlisted

Minimalist layout with no functional interactive elements beyond text blocks

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
0%
Confidence
The site functions as a 'shield' for aggressive advertising networks, specifically designed to evade ad-blockers and security filters. Our analysis of the page content shows it uses pseudo-technical justifications to discourage cybersecurity professionals from blocking it. While the domain itself passes basic antivirus scans, its primary purpose is to facilitate the delivery of intrusive content. Community reports confirm it is linked to 'malvertising' campaigns that push fraudulent crypto schemes and junk products. The lack of any legitimate business identity or contact information further indicates it is part of a non-transparent ad-tech infrastructure.
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Page Content

The landing page is highly defensive, featuring a green shield icon and text specifically targeting security analysts. It claims the domain is essential for 'rendering processes'—a common tactic used by ad-recovery services to trick users into allowlisting tracking scripts. There is no actual service, product, or company information present.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted behind a common content delivery network to hide its true origin. It uses a valid SSL certificate issued recently, which is typical for ephemeral ad-tech domains. The hosting IP has no significant abuse history, but the domain is frequently rotated to avoid static blocklists.

Domain History

Registered approximately 200 days ago via a popular registrar, the domain uses privacy protection to conceal its owners. It has no global traffic ranking, suggesting it operates as a background script rather than a destination for human visitors.

Web Reputation

Independent security researchers and community blocklists have identified this domain as a source of intrusive mobile ads. It holds a very low trust rating across multiple security aggregators due to its association with 'malvertising' and its lack of transparent business operations.
Risk Factors
6
  • Multiple reports of serving scammy ads for crypto and junk gadgets
  • Uses deceptive 'technical' language to bypass ad-blockers
  • No verifiable business registration or physical address
  • Identified in community blocklists as a malvertising source
  • Hidden ownership via privacy-protected WHOIS data
  • Visual indicators designed to mimic a 'trusted' security service
Positive Signals
2
  • Valid SSL certificate
  • Currently clean across major antivirus engines
AI Recommendation
Do not allowlist this domain in your browser or ad-blocker. It is used to serve intrusive advertisements and should remain blocked to prevent exposure to potential scams.
Scam network detected
1 linked domain correlated

This domain is part of a larger network of subdomains and related ad-serving URLs used to bypass browser security settings.

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

Domain age
6 months
Registered Dec 2025
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
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
3 scam reports
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain registered December 13/14, 2025 via GoDaddy (age ~6-7 months as of June 2026).
  • Hosted on Cloudflare (IP 172.67.74.51); uses privacy-protected WHOIS (Domains By Proxy, LLC).
  • Multiple user reports on GitHub and Pi-hole forums describe it as intrusive ad-serving domain delivering scammy ads for gadgets, crypto, and adult products; recommended for blocklists.
  • Identified in ad-shield / anti-adblock recovery contexts; part of lists like hagezi ad-shield blocklist.
  • Gridinsoft trust score 49-52/100 citing recent registration and limited content access; Scam Detector score 18.9/100.
  • No Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or major consumer review platform presence; no confirmed malware/phishing blacklists in scans but flagged for suspicious activity.
  • Subdomain 0.psstentice.com also analyzed with similar mixed/low trust signals.
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • GitHub StevenBlack/hostsopen

    "I think psstentice.com should be added to the block list. All of a sudden I got intrusive and scammy ads for junk gadgets, crypto services and S3x pills on my Android phone."

  • Pi-hole Discourseopen

    "I think psstentice.com should be added to the block list, regex block list because it uses dozens of domains. All of a sudden I got intrusive and scammy ads for junk gadgets, crypto services and S3x pills on my Android phone's screen."

  • Scam Detectoropen

    "Is psstentice.com legit? As the site has a very low trust score, we don't label it a safe website. ... The Scam Detector’s algorithm gives this business the following rank: 18.9/100"

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Our research found multiple complaints on technical forums like GitHub and Pi-hole Discourse where users reported receiving intrusive ads for crypto scams and junk products via this domain. Independent review aggregators have assigned it a very low trust score, citing its role in ad-shielding and anti-adblock recovery. No evidence of a legitimate business entity was found during our search.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines
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.

Technical checks

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age6 months old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredDec 13, 2025
ExpiresDec 13, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresAug 24, 2026 (49d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

  • Treat psstentice.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  • Verify the business through independent channels

    Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.

  • Never use irreversible payment methods

    Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.

  • Share your experience

    If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.

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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 ↗

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 psstentice.com 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.
  • psstentice.com currently scores 54/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
  • Yes. psstentice.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 49 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • psstentice.com is 6 months old, registered on 12/13/2025 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report psstentice.com as clean.
  • No. psstentice.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • psstentice.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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 July 5, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around psstentice.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·psstentice.com
SUSPICIOUS

This domain is an intrusive ad-serving platform used to bypass ad-blockers and deliver low-quality or fraudulent advertisements. Multiple security communities have flagged it for pushing scammy crypto and gadget ads directly to user devices.

Do not allowlist this domain in your browser or ad-blocker. It is used to serve intrusive advertisements and should remain blocked to prevent exposure to potential scams.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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