domains .zip TLD: six months on, and still rollin’

[Lox]

It has been six months since Netcraft first reported on abuse of the new .zip TLD, outlining the fraudulent activity we detected and blocked. Within weeks of its launch, Netcraft had detected many fresh .zip domain registrations designed to exploit confusion between the new TLD and the .zip file extension for ZIP archives.


So, what has changed in the last 6 months?

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[Croc]

I was one of the first to pre-register a .ZIP domain (files.zip) and to this day, I get daily inquiries for it.

 

[pb]

This extension was conceived by a sick mind and approved by greedy nihilists. Thanks, google and icann! We're waiting for .rar and .exe!