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; 23 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.
chrome-download.com is an impersonation phishing page dressed up as a download portal for Google Chrome. Its page title reads "HOME - chrome download" to catch people searching for the browser installer. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-27. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving content.
How the scam works
Fake browser-download sites exploit a routine task: someone wants Chrome, searches for it, and lands on a lookalike domain instead of Google's own page. The "download" button on these sites typically hands over a file that is not the genuine browser. It may be a trojanized installer, bundled adware, or an info-stealer that harvests saved passwords, session cookies and browser-based crypto wallet data. Because the victim runs the file themselves, the damage starts the moment it executes. Losses can include accounts, credentials and any wallet funds reachable from the infected machine.
Evidence
On VirusTotal, 4 of 92 engines flagged the domain as of 2026-10-10: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That count is modest, so most security tools will still let it through. The domain also appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which means other researchers have independently tied it to malicious activity. Among the blocklists tracked here, PhishDestroy currently lists it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Namecheap on 2025-11-16, about ten months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests either a slow rollout or a domain held in reserve before going live. The site sits behind Cloudflare, with the serving address geolocated to Canada, so the real origin server is hidden from view.
What to do
If you downloaded and ran anything from this site, disconnect the machine and run a full scan with up-to-date security software. Reinstall Chrome only from Google's official site. From a clean device, change passwords for email, banking and exchange accounts, enable two-factor authentication, and sign out of all active sessions. If a crypto wallet was installed on or used from the affected computer, treat its seed phrase as exposed and move funds to a new wallet created on a clean device. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level, hunt for recent executable downloads tied to it, and report it to Cloudflare and Namecheap.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation内容在线Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:27:48 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:30 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:27:48 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.
Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.chrome-download.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
技术 · 11 identified
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WordPress
CMSBlogs
WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system.
Query Migrate is a javascript library that allows you to preserve the compatibility of your jQuery code developed for versions of jQuery older than 1.9.
jQuery is a JavaScript library which is a free, open-source software designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax.
Google Tag Manager is a tag management system (TMS) that allows you to quickly and easily update measurement codes and related code fragments collectively known as tags on your website or mobile app.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
AI辅助草稿——事件详细信息由AI提供商处理 · 自行审核并提交
After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
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.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
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?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — 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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