pagead2.googlesyndication.com - suspicious URL scan, 19 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned pagead2.googlesyndication.com and returned a suspicious verdict (score 45), categorised as phishing. The page resolved to 142.251.42.98 on Google LLC in IN. The domain was registered 8611 days ago through MarkMonitor Inc.. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 187 malware samples communicate with this URL. This is a point-in-time observation from 19 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

• Verdict: suspicious (score 45) · Confidence 54%
• Scanned URL: http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js
• Domain: pagead2.googlesyndication.com · IP: 142.251.42.98 · AS15169 · IN
• Server: cafe
• HTTP status: 200 · text/javascript; charset=ISO-8859-1
• Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. · domain age 8611 days · created 2003-01-21
• Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-19 23:07:12 UTC

Malware communicating with this URL (187)

These samples were observed contacting or being served from pagead2.googlesyndication.com. Each links to its full analysis.

• 7daf8a7f488f32a6271e1c069c40dc7427b5f28d01851e4dfcba9060e0155a34 - referenced · 7daf8a7f488f32a6271e1c069c40dc74 · first seen 2026-08-19
• 990ff0daab21470e66ad0c7227c3c507ee70692995aba5a26ca440d52e79a7bf - referenced · 990ff0daab21470e66ad0c7227c3c507 · first seen 2026-08-19
• 9c6fa584165193422ad9836f679d4a03b8f16ba0c2a373e310302e35e639b772 - referenced · 9c6fa584165193422ad9836f679d4a03 · first seen 2026-08-19
• 4235e231232c0707fc91c26792765a7e74749af5ddc0bb7e1ee18ef552bcf525 - referenced · 4235e231232c0707fc91c26792765a7e · first seen 2026-08-19
• 1b1763d494eaee6600fb1f5d3e0648886c97cfc6fd1db02acee45fea0b8317aa - referenced · 1b1763d494eaee6600fb1f5d3e064888 · first seen 2026-08-19
• 4671b296be3a5fb8970fb42bfaf903f5436d54a528eebd11b995c977be0d3875 - referenced · 4671b296be3a5fb8970fb42bfaf903f5 · first seen 2026-08-19
• amp-auto-ads-0.1.js - referenced · 73fc986b5852b1bc12845e23964d8377 · first seen 2026-08-19
• 68929b9a212bfcbf4b2c7b17b031ffc6d26e7ce60183ba8ac61c32a6f228b891 - referenced · 68929b9a212bfcbf4b2c7b17b031ffc6 · first seen 2026-08-19
• 772295d39d684458ce90b0404d4944bf0f4e0be70b0c9e311ccc19b83ca97d23 - referenced · 772295d39d684458ce90b0404d4944bf · first seen 2026-08-19
• f.txt - referenced · 12ca10fd2434b279f1f8f69134a8220b · first seen 2026-08-19
• 562971644ffe3ab5868a001baf4563c6ac0ab6f238e14628142ef485d61fcb3c - referenced · 562971644ffe3ab5868a001baf4563c6 · first seen 2026-08-19
• c438bfcb75687b2ac901f5623476242c8e3370b2dcb48858c4f62d876eadd358 - referenced · c438bfcb75687b2ac901f5623476242c · first seen 2026-08-19
• 6172501d1eb1a91faad6469dc538aedbb3363e5ddf7b9d174d2f5ec2dc4b3ed3 - referenced · 6172501d1eb1a91faad6469dc538aedb · first seen 2026-08-19
• 0f108c74a0c1333e37b342aed00bcae546f75315c51b528399eda51030054b1b - referenced · 0f108c74a0c1333e37b342aed00bcae5 · first seen 2026-08-19
• f.txt - referenced (hosted here) · 5c4ece1f1a97a6ff05e1622f544e1b58 · first seen 2026-08-19

Antivirus & YARA (0 of 47 engines)

No engine flagged this page's content.

Categories

• phishing

Why this verdict

• Domain impersonates google (combosquat)
• File download routed to the malware sandbox (f.txt)
• Served over plaintext HTTP

Contacted infrastructure

• 142.251.42.98 - AS15169 Google LLC (India)

Files served by this page

• f.txt · 2967404b04c46483fa8183bafb856204

Observed indicators

• pagead2.googlesyndication.com
• 142.251.42.98
• http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js

Other scans of pagead2.googlesyndication.com (10)

This host has been scanned before. Each scan is a separate observation, so a verdict here does not carry over to the others.

• 24 Aug 2026 - suspicious · https://gsgd.co.uk/sandbox/jquery/easing/
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · http://malsup.com/jquery/block/
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · http://selintasdunia.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-isi-kepala-perempuan-yang-perlu.html
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · http://jotamaria-cearense.blogspot.com/search
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · http://jotamaria-ccdejoaocamara.blogspot.com/search
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · http://jotajunior-servicosrn.blogspot.com/search
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · http://jotajunior-servicosrn.blogspot.com/
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · http://legendsnewsbr.blogspot.com/
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · https://moda.net.pl/
• 24 Aug 2026 - unknown · https://moda.net.pl/moda/polecamy/keep-calm-and-wait-for-friday

Questions about pagead2.googlesyndication.com

Is pagead2.googlesyndication.com safe?

No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned pagead2.googlesyndication.com on 19 Aug 2026 and returned a suspicious verdict with a score of 45 out of 100, categorised as phishing. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.

What malware is associated with pagead2.googlesyndication.com?

187 analysed samples communicate with this URL.

How was pagead2.googlesyndication.com checked?

A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the fast tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

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