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

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned pagead2.googlesyndication.com and returned a suspicious verdict (score 25), categorised as phishing. The page resolved to 142.251.222.2 on Google LLC in JP. The domain was registered 8611 days ago through MarkMonitor Inc.. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 178 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

Malware communicating with this URL (178)

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

Antivirus & YARA (0 of 47 engines)

No engine flagged this page's content.

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Why this verdict

Contacted infrastructure

Observed indicators

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.

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 25 out of 100, categorised as phishing. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.
What malware is associated with pagead2.googlesyndication.com?
178 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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