nord-uae[.]com

This report details the technical threat posed by the domain nord-uae.com. The site’s page title, "Google Play - NordVPN: The best VPN service for a free, open internet," combined with the impersonation of the Google brand, indicates a scam of the impersonation type. The threat is that the site attempts to deceive users by mimicking a legitimate Google Play storefront for a VPN service, likely to harvest credentials, payment information, or install malicious software under the guise of a trusted platform.

Technical evidence confirms the malicious nature of nord-uae.com. VirusTotal analysis shows 5 out of 95 security vendors flagged the domain, with Fortinet specifically identifying it as a threat. The domain is registered under NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, was created on 2026-03-15, and resolves to IP address 87.121.105.51, hosted in Sweden by Play2go International Limited. The domain uses nameservers ns3.my-ndns.com and ns4.my-ndns.com and is currently appearing on 1 blocklist.

As of the analysis date, the site is down or offline. The domain risk score is 63, indicating a moderate to high threat level. This combination of a recent creation date, low but present vendor detections, and active blocklist presence warrants monitoring for future reactivation.