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 domainabuse@tucows.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.
ontwig.com presents itself as "Ontwig," a QR code generator and URL shortener promising "Smart Links That Drive Insights." PhishDestroy classifies it as an impersonation phishing page. It targets marketers, small businesses and everyday users looking for a quick link or QR tool. We first flagged it on 2026-09-14, and it was still online with live content on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Impersonation pages copy the look and promises of a legitimate online service so visitors hand over what they would give the real one. With a link and QR tool, that usually means signing up or logging in with an email and password, and sometimes entering payment details for a "premium" plan. Those details then go to the operators. The page title describes an ordinary link-management product, while our classification marks the site as impersonation phishing.
Evidence
On 2026-09-25, 15 of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. They include BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar and the Vietnamese anti-scam group Chong Lua Dao. Agreement across this many unrelated vendors makes a single false positive unlikely. The domain also appears in five AlienVault OTX threat pulses, so other researchers have tracked it independently. Among blocklists, it is currently listed by PhishDestroy.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2024-07-31 through TUCOWS.COM, CO., more than two years before we detected it. That long history can make the site look established to visitors and to reputation filters. It runs on Amazon cloud hosting in Singapore with a free Let's Encrypt certificate. The padlock in the browser therefore says nothing about who runs the site.
What to do
If you created an account on ontwig.com or logged in there, change that password everywhere you reused it and turn on two-factor authentication for your email. If you entered card details, contact your bank to dispute charges and consider reissuing the card. Treat any short links or QR codes generated through the site with suspicion, and stop sharing them. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level. They should also search mail and web logs for ontwig.com links or QR-code redirects, and alert users who clicked them.
QR Code Generator, Short URLs & More | Ontwig Smart Links That Drive Insights
TLS 证书
颁发者 Let's Encrypt / YR1· stored validity ends in 4 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
18.136.175.251
Network ASN
AS16509
Organization
AWS EC2 (ap-southeast-1)
Observed location
Singapore, SG
Server header
nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)
域名服务器 2
ns1.vercel-dns.com
ns2.vercel-dns.com
Mail routing 1 MX record
ontwig-com.mail.protection.outlook.compriority 0
Location describes the IP network.
TLS 证书
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YR1
Valid from
2026-07-27 07:35:36
Valid until
2026-10-25 07:35:35
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-09-14 22:02:05 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint0b36f3b238e1db1e1ba494d53f787bcfa613e71f62022016509b894f866440b7Certificate names · 1 SANs
www.ontwig.com
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 22:31:12 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:36 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:31:12 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.ontwig.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
技术 · 6 identified
N
Node.js
Programming languages
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside a web browser.
Express is a web application framework for Node.js, released as free and open-source software under the MIT License. It is designed for building web applications and APIs.
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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