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; 17 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.
apexblade.shop presents itself as a premium knife store under the page title "Knives | Discover Premium Knives", aimed at shoppers looking for high-end blades at attractive prices. PhishDestroy classifies it as an e-commerce scam and first flagged it on 2026-10-02. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still listed as alive, although its DNS was not serving content at that check, so it may be offline at any given moment and could return.
How the scam works
Fake shops like this copy the look of a legitimate specialty retailer, list products such as premium knives at discounted prices, and push visitors toward checkout. The buyer pays by card or another method and then receives nothing, a cheap substitute, or a fake tracking number that never updates. Along with the money, victims hand over their name, shipping address, email, phone number and often card details, which can be reused for fraud or targeted follow-up scams.
Evidence
Fourteen of 91 security engines on VirusTotal flagged the domain on 2026-10-02. The vendors include alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, Emsisoft, Fortinet, G-Data and Gridinsoft. Because that is a broad mix of independent vendors rather than a single source, the classification does not rest on one engine's judgement. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and specifically identified the page as a fake shop, and the domain is on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc. on 2026-05-21, about four and a half months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap is consistent with a storefront that was set up and populated before it drew attention. It is hosted on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in the United States. 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 genuine.
What to do
If you paid apexblade.shop, contact your bank or card issuer right away and request a chargeback for goods not received. Keep your order confirmation and any emails as evidence. If you entered card details, ask for the card to be replaced. Be wary of follow-up messages about "delivery problems" or refunds, because the scammers hold your contact and address details. Do not send any further payment to release an order. Security teams should block the domain and treat newly registered .shop storefronts selling discounted specialty goods with extra scrutiny.
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.
Primary outcomeDNS 非アクティブreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation不明Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-20 10:06:55 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-03 10:12:25 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-10-05 22:13:39 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-10-03 10:12:25 UTC → 2026-10-05 22:13:39 UTC · 60.02hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-10-04 16:13:02 UTC · precision low · basis bounded
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.
Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
img.apexblade.shopDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
使用技術 · 1 identified
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HTTP/3
Miscellaneous
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.
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.
