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@namecheap.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 1 month 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.
sofware-update-dc.cc is an impersonation phishing site that borrows the Namecheap name. It targets domain and hosting customers, and crypto users who might accept a misspelled "software update" address at a glance. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-09-15. On 2026-10-19 the domain was still live and redirecting visitors elsewhere.
How the scam works
The page title reads "sofware-update-dc.cc is registered at Namecheap", the wording of a registrar's default parking page, while we classify the domain as Namecheap impersonation phishing. Schemes like this rely on a familiar brand to lower a visitor's guard, then pass them to a page that asks for an account login, a payment or a download presented as an update. Anyone who complies can lose their registrar or email credentials, and with them control of their domains or other linked accounts.
Evidence
Seven of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as of 2026-09-25: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That count is modest, but the support around it is strong. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL under the phishing category. MetaMask's and SEAL's crypto-focused blocklists carry it alongside PhishDestroy, which ties it to threats against wallet users. Four AlienVault OTX pulses also reference it, so other researchers have tracked it independently.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2025-11-20 through NAMECHEAP INC, almost ten months before PhishDestroy detected it. A registration that sits that long before use often means it was bought in advance and left idle until a campaign needed it. It resolves to 162.255.119.236 on Namecheap, Inc.'s network in the US, so it sits on the same provider whose brand it trades on.
What to do
If you entered a Namecheap or email password after landing on this domain, change it right away from the official site, turn on app-based two-factor authentication and review active sessions. Then check for unexpected domain transfers, DNS changes or new API keys. If you downloaded anything offered as a software update, do not run it, and scan the device. Defenders should block the domain and its IP at DNS and proxy level, hunt logs for past visits, and use the Spamhaus DBL listing to support filtering and takedown requests.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年9月16日score 95/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttp://sofware-update-dc.cc/
ケース ID
Observed page title
sofware-update-dc.cc is registered at Namecheap
Automated brand references
Namecheap
TLS証明書
発行者 YE2
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
162.255.119.236
Network ASN
AS22612
Organization
Web-hosting.com
Observed location
Los Angeles, US
Server header
nginx/1.28.3 (Ubuntu)
ネームサーバー 2
dns1.registrar-servers.com
dns2.registrar-servers.com
Mail routing 5 MX records
eforward1.registrar-servers.compriority 10
eforward3.registrar-servers.compriority 10
eforward2.registrar-servers.compriority 10
eforward4.registrar-servers.compriority 15
eforward5.registrar-servers.compriority 20
Location describes the IP network.
TLS証明書
Issuer
YE2
Collection time
2026-10-20 10:02:38 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Latest HTTP observationRedirectingHTTP redirect observed80%2026-10-19 22:38:54 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:38:54 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.
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.
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