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ABUSE NOTICE · 7D+ OPEN Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence

The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at . The recorded recipient is abuse@publicdomainregistry.com. The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 22 days has elapsed since the first outgoing report.

ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations. This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

Elapsed since first report
22 days
Reports sent
1
Latest case ID
PD-20260814-542366
Current status
Observed active at latest stored check
Domain security and threat intelligence

connecting-plus[.]digital

“Get Free $50 Steam Wallet”

Threat verdict Critical 95/100 evidence score
Availability Unverified Current reachability is unverified
Risk signals
VirusTotal detections: 19/91 Spamhaus DBL: DBL_SPAM URLQuery threat systems: 2 alerts Brand impersonation: Google
OTX: 5 refs Aug 14, 2026 Google 1 Report Sent
Evidence Summary
CRITICAL
Ref
D96278A8
Score
95/100

PhishDestroy first observed connecting-plus.digital on Aug 14, 2026. Stored content metadata identifies Google as the apparent target. The captured page title is “Get Free $50 Steam Wallet”. Page analysis recorded additional brand references to Steam, Steamcommunity, and Valve. Stored page analysis classifies the content as impersonation. Current evidence score: 95/100 (critical).

Positive findings are stored from 4 sources: VirusTotal, Spamhaus DBL, URLQuery, and URLScan. VirusTotal recorded 19 detections among 91 engines: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, Cluster25, CRDF, ESET, Emsisoft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, Netcraft, SOCRadar, Sophos, URLQuery, VIPRE, Webroot on Aug 21, 2026 at 22:24 UTC. Spamhaus DBL: DBL_SPAM on Aug 14, 2026 at 02:34 UTC. URLQuery recorded 2 threat-system alerts on Aug 14, 2026 at 01:15 UTC. URLScan returned a malicious verdict with score 100; scan metadata linked the capture to Steam and assigned phishing as its category on Aug 14, 2026 at 05:08 UTC. Non-positive and contextual checks: On Aug 21, 2026 at 22:25 UTC, AlienVault OTX listed 5 community pulse references (not vendor detections); Google Safe Browsing returned no flag. The separate external-blocklist snapshot contained no matches on Sep 5, 2026 at 06:20 UTC.

The collector marked the hostname reachable on Aug 14, 2026 at 01:14 UTC, but did not retain the HTTP response code. Registration records for the domain list PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com as the registrar and Jul 29, 2026 as the creation date. Registration preceded first observation by 15 days. At collection time, the hostname resolved to 45.94.47.102 on AS207461 (HOSTING INDUSTRY LIMITED). The recorded endpoint location is Helsinki, FI. The stored server header is Apache/2.4.58 (Ubuntu). DOM analysis on Aug 14, 2026 at 02:22 UTC returned 83/100. The evidence archive retains 4 visual captures from PhishDestroy, URLScan, URLQuery, and Cloudflare Radar. TLS metadata lists Let's Encrypt / YE1 as the certificate issuer with validity through Nov 11, 2026; checked Aug 14, 2026 at 04:02 UTC.

The content indicators and 4 positive source findings support the current Google-themed impersonation classification.

VirusTotal
VirusTotal
19 det.
URLQuery
URLQuery
2 threat alerts
OTX references
5 community refs
URLScan
URLScan
Report ↗
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified
Age
1 mo New
Observed status
Unverified
PhishDestroy
DestroyList
Listed
Reports Sent
1
Data coverage VirusTotal 19 / 91 URLQuery 2 threat-system alerts PhishStats not checked OTX 5 community references CF Radar scan completed URLScan capture stored report URLScan verdict malicious DNS blocks not checked TLS Expired or unverified WHOIS 1 mo old Screenshot 4 captures · 4 sources Redirect chain not probed
Network Security Intelligence
Threat Detection Systems 2 alerts
Detection System Indicator Verdict Alert
DNS4EU oldddrewq.com malicious Sinkholed
Cloudflare DNS oldddrewq.com malicious Sinkholed
Stored URLQuery scan evidence · Aug 14, 2026 01:15 UTC Open source report
SSL Certificate Invalid
SSL certificate is invalid or expired. Issuer:

Threat Response Pipeline

Discovery
Checks
Reports
Availability
15/16
Sent Report Recorded
Stored sent-report record for registrar PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, hosting provider, 1 abuse contact
abuse@publicdomainregistry.com
Aug 14, 2026

Public Blocklist Status

Stored Capture

Primary capture 1 / 4
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Page Title
Get Free $50 Steam Wallet
Impersonates
Google Steam Steamcommunity Valve
TLS Certificate
Expired or unverified · Issued by Let's Encrypt / YE1

Domain Intelligence

Domain
URLScan Verdict Malicious score 100 Phishing brand: Steam report ↗
Server / ASN Apache/2.4.58 (Ubuntu) · AS207461 HOSTING INDUSTRY LIMITED
IP Reputation abuse score 0/100 0 reports checked Aug 14, 2026
Registrar PDR IN(IN)
Abuse contactabuse@publicdomainregistry.com
ICANN RegistryOfficial ICANN accredited-registrars →
WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for connecting-plus.digital →
IP Address 45.94.47.102 FI
GeoFI Helsinki, FI
NetworkAS207461 · Finland ISP
Reverse IPviewdns.info → rapiddns.io →
RegistrationCreated Jul 29, 2026 (38d · New) — Expires Jul 29, 2027
Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps
First DetectedAug 14, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Aug 14, 2026score 83/1004 brand signals
IoC Extractionscanned Aug 14, 20260 wallet · 0 Telegram IoCs
Submitted URLhttp://connecting-plus.digital/
Nameserversfdomain.earth.orderbox-dns.comfdomain.mars.orderbox-dns.comfdomain.mercury.orderbox-dns.comfdomain.venus.orderbox-dns.com
TLS Fingerprint
TLS Observationvalid from Aug 13, 2026scanned Aug 14, 2026
TLS SAN Domainsgift.steampowered.ink
Favicon Hash
Case ID
ICANN OVERSIGHT

Accreditation and RAA context

Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations

For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.

Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.

RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

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VirusTotal Analysis

19 / 91 security vendors flagged this domain
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Last analyzed First positive detection Previous stored snapshot: 19 detections
alphaMountain.ai
BitDefender
Chong Lua Dao
Cluster25
CRDF
ESET
Emsisoft
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Fortinet
G-Data
Gridinsoft
Kaspersky
Lionic
Netcraft
SOCRadar
Sophos
URLQuery
VIPRE
Webroot

Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis
URLScan Malicious VirusTotal 19 det. ChainPatrol URLQuery 2 threat alerts Gridinsoft SSL Labs Expired/unverified CF Radar Open report OTX 5 refs WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory
Submitted Evidence Snapshot
Sent: Ledger records: 1 Case ID: PD-20260814-542366 Recipient: abuse@publicdomainregistry.com
Page title stored with report: Get Free $50 Steam Wallet
URLScan evidence VirusTotal evidence URLQuery evidence Screenshot 491.2 KB
OSINT & Intelligence
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DNS & Network
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SEO & Domain
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