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Automated Website Trust & Risk Intelligence Report
https://scamlookup.net/website/paypal
Generated: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:09:35 GMT
Target Website: paypal.com
Overall Trust Score: 99/100 (Trusted)
paypal.com
Trusted
Scanned: Sep 5, 09:09 AMTRUST SCORE
99
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
99/100
TRUST SCORE
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
SAFETY
100/100
100/100
TRANSPARENCY
90/100
90/100
DOMAIN RISK
LowLow Tier
LowRisk
SSL SECURITY
100/100
100/100
PAYMENT RISK
NoNo Risk
NoRisk
VERDICT
Trusted
Trusted
AI Security Summary
99/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (27.1 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: large response served uncompressed — worth extra caution before trusting.
No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled
HTTPS & SSL
SecureSecure
C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, CN=DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
Threat Status
CleanClean
No blacklists or malware
Domain Age
27.1 years27.1 years
Registered 7/15/1999
Reputation
High TrustHigh Trust
Based on 65+ verified signals
IP & Server
162.159.141.96162.159.141.96
cloudflare
Email Security
ProtectedProtected
SPF, DMARC, MX active
Performance
84 / 10084 / 100
Fast response time
Redirects
2 Hops2 Hops
Redirect chain analyzed
Top Priority RecommendationAction Needed
Large response served uncompressed
Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.
Why it matters
Addressing this signal prevents trust downgrades and potential security risks.
View Glossary GuidePositive Signals
- Site responded with 200
- HTTPS is enforced
- Fast response (342ms)
- Served through Cloudflare
- 3 address record(s) resolved
- 4 authoritative nameservers
- Domain registered 27+ years ago
- Owner information disclosed
Warnings
- Large response served uncompressed
Critical Issues
No critical issues found
Domain passes all high-risk checks
- Registrar Name
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- Creation Date
- July 15, 1999 (27.1 years ago)
- Last Updated
- June 13, 2026
- Registry Expiry Date
- July 15, 2027
- WHOIS Privacy Protection
- Publicly Visible
- Domain Status Codes
- client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
ICANN Status Badges
client delete prohibitedclient transfer prohibitedclient update prohibitedserver delete prohibitedserver transfer prohibitedserver update prohibited
Domain registered 27+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via MarkMonitor Inc.
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
Security Header Baseline
Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing
Content-Security-PolicyMissing
X-Frame-OptionsMissing
X-Content-Type-Options Present
Referrer-PolicyMissing
Permissions-PolicyMissing
Recommended Missing Headers
missing: X-Frame-Optionsmissing: Referrer Policy
All Response Headers (29)
HSTS is set
Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
+6
Content Security Policy is set
Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
+5
Missing X-Frame-Options
Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.
-3
X-Content-Type-Options is set
Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.
+2
Missing Referrer Policy
Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.
-2
Permissions Policy is set
Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).
+2
- IPv4 Addresses (A)
- 162.159.141.96, 151.101.3.1, 151.101.195.1
- IPv6 Addresses (AAAA)
- None
- Mail Servers (MX)
- mx1.paypalcorp.com (Priority: 10), mx2.paypalcorp.com (Priority: 10)
- Authoritative Nameservers (NS)
- pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net, ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com
- TXT Records Found
- 12 TXT verification records
A Records (IPv4)
162.159.141.96151.101.3.1151.101.195.1
TXT Verification Records
MS=ms95960309
mgf84gx1cv1c759pmjqx0wnths9ss9f6
docker-verification=2deb3c1f-56d2-4fe4-8a09-d48b7bf8a918
workplace-domain-verification=F7ezsH9uapvYDGd2VtPARy1qq9ymN6
globalsign-domain-verification=KXa3jn_dNODlTVQ4eg1Wx3vA-RrHZ2K7iLQN0vdJBx
mgverify=e00c4bf7480ee22be851faa9acd20e41b8fd0f7b75b434bbe38aa257e5aae3a0
intersight=6d86ec09a7c6926c6f9b8eff8ef0ef06679d84aab4999756a0920a8d430ed8ae
Notion_verify_uVqjH2PpjVthR9xxfR5BZGsuYGtqb6Za4uDHPaA917v5Cg5J0rRwiATz84PWHZh8Px7vFK
stripe-verification=549bef27619f14f935a84c6a23492e80f49ff57a341d9ddc74d8486881cd0d8c
adobe-idp-site-verification=11600efbec96c0e73dd8820cd33ca906ec4302aea4487d208a42a2b01806144c
atlassian-domain-verification=Q8BdHlO6NYSN5njfC2rlbPQxksVfADlcxarxq4fesYJErtGKylvfcfyfwrPD/wnv
v=spf1 include:pp._spf.paypal.com include:3ph1._spf.paypal.com include:3ph2._spf.paypal.com include:3ph3._spf.paypal.com include:3ph4._spf.paypal.com include:sendgrid.net include:aspmx.pardot.com ~all
3 address record(s) resolved
+4
4 authoritative nameservers
+2
- Registrable Domain
- paypal.com
- Registrar Organization
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- WHOIS Privacy Status
- Public Registration Data
- Registry Status Codes
- client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
- Delegated Authoritative Nameservers
- ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net
- Registration Lifecycle
- Registered: 1999 → Expires: 2027
Nameservers (NS)
ns1-pchnet.paypal.comns2-pchnet.paypal.compdns100.ultradns.compdns100.ultradns.net
Domain registered 27+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via MarkMonitor Inc.
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
- SPF Record
- v=spf1 include:pp._spf.paypal.com include:3ph1._spf.paypal.com include:3ph2._spf.paypal.com include:3ph3._spf.paypal.com include:3ph4._spf.paypal.com include:sendgrid.net include:aspmx.pardot.com ~all
- DMARC Policy Mode
- Policy: REJECT
- DMARC Raw Record
- v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:d@rua.agari.com,mailto:dmarc_agg@vali.email; ruf=mailto:d@ruf.agari.com,mailto:MTc4Mzcw@ruf.vali.email
- DKIM Selectors Detected
- s1, s2
Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.
SPF record published
+5
DMARC published (reject)
+6
DKIM configured (s1, s2)
+3
URLhaus Malware
Clean / Not Listed
PhishStats Feed
Clean / Not Listed
Google Safe Browsing
Not checked
- Root Domain Label
- paypal
- Top-Level Domain (TLD)
- .com (Standard TLD)
- Punycode Obfuscation
- No (Standard ASCII)
- Homoglyph / Lookalike Script
- No mixed scripts
- Brand Match Analysis
- Official Domain (paypal)
- Typosquatting Risk
- Clean
paypal is the real brand's registered domain
The root label matches the brand exactly — this IS the brand's own domain.
+10
No impersonation patterns detected
Domain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
+8
Detected Technologies by Category
js
Svelte
css
Tailwind CSSBootstrap
analytics
Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
cdn
Cloudflare
Page Metadata & Fingerprint
- HTML 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.
- Document Language
- en-US
- Character Encoding
- utf-8
- Viewport Setting
- width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
- Generator Software
- —
6 technologies detected
Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare
Mobile viewport configured
+2
Items to Fix & Optimize
Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)
MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN
Modern image formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)
OPTIONALConvert heavy images to WebP/AVIF
Protocol
HTTP/2
Binary framing, multiplexed
Compression
NONE
No compression detected
Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)
Image Formats
Legacy / Unchecked
Transfer
Uncompressed
Transport
HTTP/2
These are server-side signals. Actual Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) require real-user measurement via PageSpeed Insights.
Detected Asset & Image Formats
WebPAVIFSVGJPEGPNG
- HTTP Response Time
- 342 ms
- Payload Body Size
- 348.3 KB
- Compression Status
- Uncompressed
- Cache Directives
- max-age=0, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate
Large response served uncompressed
Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.
-3
AI Content Evaluation
99/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (27.1 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: large response served uncompressed — worth extra caution before trusting.
- Payment Red Flags
- None (No suspicious payment requests)
- High-Pressure Language
- None (No artificial urgency detected)
- Disposable Domain Risk
- No (Established infrastructure)
- Text Scanned Depth
- 10,507 characters verified
No scam-correlated language found on the home page
No crypto-only / gift-card / wire-only payment demands, and no obvious urgency tactics.
+6
- Primary Web Server
- cloudflare
- CDN / Cloud Provider
- Cloudflare
- Primary IP Address
- 162.159.141.96
- HTTP Status Code
- 200 OK
- Final Landing Destination
- https://www.paypal.com/us/home
- Redirect Hop Count
- 2 hops
Redirect Hop Chain
- 1.https://paypal.com/ → https://www.paypal.com/
- 2.https://www.paypal.com/ → https://www.paypal.com/us/home
Site responded with 200
Final URL: https://www.paypal.com/us/home. Response time 342ms.
+8
HTTPS is enforced
All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
+10
Fast response (342ms)
+6
Served through Cloudflare
Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.
+4
- Certificate Authority (Issuer)
- C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, CN=DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
- Subject Common Name (CN)
- te-sts-introspection.qa.paypal.com
- Validity Period
- 114 days remaining (Expires: 2026-12-28T23:59:59Z)
- Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
- 40 domains protected
- Certificates Logged (CT)
- 100 certs recorded
Subject Alternative Names (Sample)
te-sts-introspection.qa.paypal.comwww.te-sts-introspection.qa.paypal.combnpl-splunk-fe-lb-vip.d-usc1-obs-mgmt-splunk.usc1.gcp.dev.paypalinc.combnpl-splunk.qa.paypal.comte-dccentral-preprod.qa.paypal.comgcd-mtls.paypal.comdatascanner.qa.paypal.comte-ukadam-test.qa.paypal.comte-ukadam-test1.qa.paypal.comte-ukadam-test2.qa.paypal.comapi-edge.paypal.comapi-m-edge.paypal.comdeveloper-edge.paypal.comfastlane-edge.paypal.comwww-cloudflare.paypal.comwww-compute.paypal.comwww-edge.paypal.comwww-edgio.paypal.comwww-fastly.paypal.comwww-poc.paypal.com+20 more
Valid SSL / TLS certificate active
Issued by C=US, O=DigiCert Inc, CN=DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, valid for 114 remaining days.
+10
Key Legal & Transparency Pages
- Published Phone Numbers
- 1788599180535, 0 0 0 0.0625, 22.0264 9.00293, 12 19.0283, 1.97461 9.00293, 3.38867 7.58887
Privacy policy linked from home page
+6
Terms of service linked from home page
+5
Contact page linked from home page
+5
About page linked from home page
+3
No refund/return policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a refund/return policy.
-3
No cookie policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a cookie policy.
-2
Phone number published
+2
- Robots.txt Directives
- Present & Configured
- Sitemaps Declared
- https://www.paypal.com/paypal-sitemap-index.xml
- Disallow Rules Count
- 92 rules
View Raw robots.txt
### BEGIN FILE ### # PayPal robots.txt file User-agent: * Disallow: /cgibin/ Disallow: /il/cart/ Disallow: /*?cmd=_pce* Disallow: /row/ Disallow: /xclick-auction* Disallow: /affil/ Disallow: /*?cmd=_flow* Disallow: /*?cmd=_mobile-activate-outside Disallow: /*?SESSION* Disallow: /*?cmd=_s-xclick* Disallow: /subscriptions/ Disallow: /ireceipt/get/ Disallow: /ireceipt/get? Disallow: /getCallUsInfoData/ Disallow: /*?action=callus Disallow: /loadHelpcenterDecouplePage Disallow: /limited-release/ Disallow: /files/developer/ Disallow: /*?content_ID=developer Disallow: /ebook/ Disallow: /IntegrationCenter/ Disallow: /limited-release Disallow: /ebook Disallow: /IntegrationCenter Disallow: /ece/ Disallow: /webscr/ Disallow: /*?cmd=_xclick* Disallow: /*?cmd=_cart* Disallow: /*?cmd=_gxo-upgrade/ Disallow: /cms_content/ Disallow: /affil/ Disallow: /*?cmd=_donations* Disallow: /*?cmd=_oe-gift-certificate* Disallow: /refer/ Disallow: /cart?* Disallow: /signin/inject/ Disallow: /_prq/ Disallow: /PWD/ Disallow: /mobile/checkout Disallow: /webapps/checkout Disallow: /webapps/hermes Disallow: /webapps/aries Disallow: /webapps/xo/html/cookiecheck.html Disallow: /webapps/xoonboarding/* Disallow: /agreements/approve Disallow: /mobile/agreements Disallow: /checkoutnow/ Disallow: /incontext Disallow: /helios/ Disallow: /xorouter/ Disallow: /auth/verifychallenge/ Disallow: /signin?expId=confirmEmail Disallow: /signin?expId=confirmEmail* Disallow: /?expId=confirmEmail* Disallow: /*?cmd=_pay-inv Disallow: /affil/pal Disallow: /refer/pal Disallow: /pools/campaign/* Disallow: /invoice/p/* Disallow: /pools/c/* Disallow: /claim-money?* Disallow: /hub?category=* Disallow: /fundraiser/charity/* Disallow: /auth/createchallenge Disallow: /graphql? Disallow: /muse/identity/v2/identity.js Disallow: /sdk/js Disallow: /smart/button Disallow: /smart/buttons Disallow: /tagmanager/containers/xo Disallow: /tagmanager/pptm.js Disallow: /xoplatform/logger/api/logger Disallow: /merchantapps/ Disallow: /clickthru/ Disallow: /invoice/payerView/* Disallow: /invoice/payerView/attachments/* Disallow: /invoice/estimate/buyerView/attachments/* Disallow: /invoice/est/* Disallow: /invoice/estimate/buyerView/* Disallow: /invoice/p/* Disallow: /pay/* Disallow: /*?*payRequest=* Disallow: /*?*cgi-bin=* Disallow: /*?*onboardData=* Disallow: /*?*signUpRequest=* Disallow: /*?*guestLogin=* Disallow: /*?*unptid=* Disallow: /*?*tpcid=* Disallow: /*?*requestmoney=* Disallow: /business/pos-system/shop/* Disallow: /cdn-cgi/ Sitemap: https://www.paypal.com/paypal-sitemap-index.xml User-agent: AdsBot-Google Disallow: /business/pos-system/shop/*
robots.txt published
+2
Export & Share Intelligence
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Scan Engine Performance
Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline
Signals Analyzed
37
This scan
Sources Checked
18
Live security feeds
Scan Duration
4.33s
Ultra-fast
Last Scan
9/5/2026
Live timestamp
Overall Risk
Low Risk