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.
updater-wechat.com is a credential phishing site. The domain name suggests a WeChat updater, but the page itself is titled "AKIRA CHAT - Login" and presents a chat sign-in form. Its target is anyone who arrives expecting to update or log into a messaging account. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-09-19, and it was still online serving live content on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
The domain borrows the familiar WeChat name and frames itself as an update, which gives the victim a reason to sign in again. The page then shows the AKIRA CHAT login form. Anything typed into it, such as a username, phone number, password or verification code, goes to the operators rather than to a real service. With those credentials they can take over the account, read private conversations, impersonate the owner to contacts, or try the same password on other services. The page title names AKIRA CHAT, while we classify the site as credential phishing based on its WeChat-styled domain and login-harvesting function.
Evidence
On 2026-09-29, 6 of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and Webroot. That is a small share of engines, so many security products may still let the page load. Beyond PhishDestroy, the MetaMask and SEAL blocklists list it. Those are crypto-focused lists, which suggests the operators also reach wallet users. Two AlienVault OTX threat pulses reference the domain.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Namecheap on 2025-12-23, about nine months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap may mean the domain sat unused or ran quietly for a long time before it was caught. The site is hosted on the QWINS LTD network in Finland.
What to do
If you entered a password on this page, change it right away on the genuine service and on any other account that uses the same password. Turn on two-factor authentication, and if you also typed a verification code, sign out all active sessions from the real app's security settings. Warn your contacts that messages from your account may not be from you, and check for unfamiliar logins or changed recovery details. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level and search mail and chat logs for links to it. Treat any "update your chat app" lure that leads to a web login form as hostile.
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%2026-10-20 10:06:57 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-20 10:06:57 UTClast content: 2026-10-20 10:06:57 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.
