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@rashost.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 25 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.
aftershocktech.shop is a fraudulent storefront that copies Aftershock PC Australia, a retailer of gaming PCs, laptops and workstations. Its page title reproduces the brand's own wording to look like the official Australian store. It targets buyers hunting for high-end gaming hardware. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-24, and as of 2026-10-19 the site was still online with its shop content live.
How the scam works
Fake hardware shops like this one list expensive gaming rigs and laptops at prices tempting enough to win a quick checkout. The victim pays for an order that never arrives. Payment details typed into the checkout can also be captured and reused. Borrowing the Aftershock PC Australia name means shoppers who already trust the real brand are less likely to question an unfamiliar domain. A cheap .shop address dressed in the brand's styling is a typical sign of these operations.
Evidence
On 2026-09-26, 10 of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. Among them were BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, Netcraft, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Gridinsoft and alphaMountain.ai. That is a modest share of engines, but it includes several major vendors who reached the same conclusion on their own. urlscan.io rated the site malicious and specifically identified it as a fake shop. The domain also appears in four AlienVault OTX threat pulses and on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Spaceship, Inc. on 2026-03-21, about six months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests it was set up well in advance or ran unnoticed for some time. It is hosted in Georgia on the Malakmadze Web LLC network, which has no obvious link to an Australian PC retailer. The site uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the browser padlock only means the connection is encrypted and says nothing about whether the shop is real.
What to do
If you placed an order or paid on this site, contact your bank or card issuer right away to dispute the charge. Ask them to block or replace the card. If you paid by bank transfer, PayPal or another service, report the fraud to that provider immediately. Keep order confirmations, emails and screenshots, since they help with chargebacks and police reports. Watch your statements for unfamiliar charges, and buy only through the brand's official website. Security teams should block the domain at DNS and proxy level and add it to web filters.
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.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationコンテンツ公開中Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:33:37 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:33:37 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:33:37 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
脅威情報の照合 · source references
ScamAdviserPublic lookup
A public ScamAdviser lookup is available. Review its current score and warnings at the source; the existence of a lookup page is not itself a malicious verdict.
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
