Mecanismos de segurança relatando uma detecção: 7. Listas de bloqueio públicas relatando uma correspondência: 2. Tenha extremo cuidado – não insira credenciais ou informações pessoais.
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 16/09/2026score 95/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttp://sofware-update-dc.cc/
ID do caso
Observed page title
sofware-update-dc.cc is registered at Namecheap
Automated brand references
Namecheap
Certificado TLS
Emitido por 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)
Servidores de nomes 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.
Certificado TLS
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 registrationDesconhecido
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.
Os relacionamentos armazenados são agrupados pelo atributo de correspondência exata. Um provedor ou registrador compartilhado por si só não prova propriedade comum.
Mapa da infraestrutura · sofware-update-dc.cc
Cada faixa representa um motivo pelo qual um domínio está vinculado a este host. O tamanho dos nós indica as detecções do VirusTotal, e os nós tracejados já estão offline. As listas completas seguem abaixo.
IP compartilhado 162.255.119.2361
Um outro domínio de phishing compartilha este IP de origem – possível infraestrutura co-localizada.
Registrados pelo mesmo registrador. Um registrador atende a milhões de clientes sem qualquer relação entre si; portanto, isso apenas agrupa os registros, em vez de comprovar uma ligação.
6 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsÚltimo ativo conhecido
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
Se você inseriu credenciais de conta, informações pessoais ou de pagamento, ou baixou um arquivo deste domínio, tome medidas imediatas. Abaixo estão os recursos para ajudá-lo a relatar o incidente e se proteger.
Cuidado com os golpistas que prometem recuperação! Os criminosos podem entrar em contato novamente com as vítimas fingindo ser investigadores, advogados ou agentes de recuperação. Não pague taxas antecipadas nem compartilhe credenciais.Saiba mais sobre fraudes relacionadas à recuperação →
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After a phishing incident
Recomendações e orientações para as vítimas
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
O que devo fazer agora mesmo?
Urgente
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Alterar todas as senhas — e-mail, contas do Exchange, qualquer coisa que use a mesma senha
Ativar a autenticação de dois fatores usando um aplicativo autenticador (não por SMS). Desative a recuperação por SMS
Cartões de congelamento se você inseriu dados bancários no site de phishing
Que informações devo coletar para o meu relatório?
Diretrizes do FBI
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.
Datas e horários exatos — de cada transação e do primeiro contato com o golpista
Capturas de tela — sites fraudulentos, mensagens de bate-papo, e-mails, transações em carteiras digitais, redes sociais
Todas as URLs e domínios utilizado pelo golpista (incluindo sofware-update-dc.cc)
Comunicações — e-mails, mensagens de texto, números de telefone e nomes de usuário que o golpista utilizou
Mesmo que você não tenha todos os detalhes — registre uma ocorrência mesmo assim. Mesmo informações parciais ainda ajudam nas investigações.
A quem devo denunciar o golpe?
FBI IC3 — Centro de Denúncias de Crimes na Internet (sistema federal de denúncias dos EUA)
Europol — Relatórios sobre crimes cibernéticos na Europa (UE)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Polícia local — cria um registro oficial, mesmo que não possam agir imediatamente
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
Sites falsos — clones idênticos, até o último pixel, de sites legítimos, com domínios ligeiramente alterados
Abate de suínos — confiança construída ao longo de semanas pelo Telegram, WhatsApp e aplicativos de namoro; em seguida, o dinheiro foi roubado
Golpes relacionados à recuperação — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Golpes baseados em IA — deepfakes, phishing automatizado e sites gerados por IA, o que torna a fraude mais difícil de detectar
Como posso me proteger no futuro?
Adicione os sites oficiais aos favoritos — nunca clique em links de e-mails, mensagens diretas ou anúncios
Verificar domínios — verificar PhishDestroy antes de interagir. Verifique se o site usa HTTPS, a ortografia e a idade do domínio
"Bom demais para ser verdade" = golpe — retornos garantidos, endossos de celebridades, prazos urgentes
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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