pagead2.googlesyndication.com - suspicious URL scan, 22 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. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 377 malware samples communicate with this URL. This is a point-in-time observation from 22 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
- Scan tier: fast · observed 2026-08-22 06:02:52 UTC
Malware communicating with this URL (377)
These samples were observed contacting or being served from pagead2.googlesyndication.com. Each links to its full analysis.
- 97da388b05bf0ca772ddb6fde97a21eeff24852b7f4d8a252e3dda9b95ac941d - referenced ·
97da388b05bf0ca772ddb6fde97a21ee· first seen 2026-08-22 - 4cea4ce8e9d4b7166c1690234bffde6f664e2f3f224fc289663cc50b58f85b9e - referenced ·
4cea4ce8e9d4b7166c1690234bffde6f· first seen 2026-08-22 - 2c3bfdc1bd74cb690775958583469ba422b9ed7d541ddfec75cc42a44f7d7cbf - referenced ·
2c3bfdc1bd74cb690775958583469ba4· first seen 2026-08-22 - 2829d845d7c8339fccca8bb14663a84caa859797666f05a1ecb04ae135af96dc - referenced ·
2829d845d7c8339fccca8bb14663a84c· first seen 2026-08-22 - fe36abde5ed5448be7d42b6668a0db8ca4d678a3323b63f24492383d68dd4479 - referenced ·
fe36abde5ed5448be7d42b6668a0db8c· first seen 2026-08-22 - 92fd0e889756dd8a39cfef4c836e387f414c5c36e0c76111d5d2828f4cf8f537 - referenced ·
92fd0e889756dd8a39cfef4c836e387f· first seen 2026-08-22 - aeeacdfd7b4ebfd5825e13c11e627ad173a268cef4df4112c84e74ccf2f1c506 - referenced ·
aeeacdfd7b4ebfd5825e13c11e627ad1· first seen 2026-08-22 - ba1df29ef0330559d9bd1feca24b0e9a33faf239947cb683ffc5ef5f834100d5 - referenced ·
ba1df29ef0330559d9bd1feca24b0e9a· first seen 2026-08-22 - f9449d80967d7ac00d5b7265c9eb8bc4c155cea688028d4064aae7947ef4e759 - referenced ·
f9449d80967d7ac00d5b7265c9eb8bc4· first seen 2026-08-22 - 488294a122bf6e865925d8c91cb4cad09023894f7595570d17bc467e55daa63e - referenced ·
488294a122bf6e865925d8c91cb4cad0· first seen 2026-08-22 - 15f6339a1017ee452ab9d91df76f1dede091175a971228d06d9b9ccba8a7d1d1 - referenced ·
15f6339a1017ee452ab9d91df76f1ded· first seen 2026-08-22 - ec1e73ea8083d086f7327fe7dce0ca90c6c2093cf4179619bb8e9e242afa5ce1 - referenced ·
ec1e73ea8083d086f7327fe7dce0ca90· first seen 2026-08-22 - 3f7a85a5b1f754754520e27172ee7400c454e9b678af4951c90648190b3305c2 - referenced ·
3f7a85a5b1f754754520e27172ee7400· first seen 2026-08-22 - 187490be06b303d2efbaedce124eab76d5605215cacaa589a60ad3c602b4f3bd - referenced ·
187490be06b303d2efbaedce124eab76· first seen 2026-08-22 - 74cacd07a33d09c576af8b3fd4ee19f30e3319a5d37991ca400ad1854cb98242 - referenced ·
74cacd07a33d09c576af8b3fd4ee19f3· first seen 2026-08-22
Antivirus & YARA (0 of 48 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 ·
8ad8ea68d7bb3e7f9ff9eaf7c5846664
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 - 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 - 24 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
http://jotamaria-atheneurn.blogspot.com/search - 24 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
http://jotamaria-atheneurn.blogspot.com/ - 24 Aug 2026 - unknown ·
http://jotamaria-atheneurn.blogspot.com/2013/
Questions about pagead2.googlesyndication.com
- Is pagead2.googlesyndication.com safe?
- No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned pagead2.googlesyndication.com on 22 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?
- 377 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.
Scanned at the fast tier - see how URL scanning works.
Scan another URL · Latest analyzed threats · All scans of pagead2.googlesyndication.com
Scanned on MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble · Open interactive scan