Estdomains. How it was
Last month, the Russian domain community was alarmed by the situation with the well-known registrar Estdomains in these circles. This story is instantly overgrown with many rumors and fictions, so that many Internet users do not even know what really happened. Interested in this topic, I tried to restore the situation step by step.
It all started in early September. It was then that several publications by Brian Krebs, a leading Internet security column, appeared in the Washington Post. In them, he drew the attention of readers to a “suspicious domain registrar who patronizes spammers and virus writers.” As evidence, he chose randomly from the domains listed as Estdomains 10 thousand names. Almost a third of them were in the SURBL.org database, which collects sites seen in the spamming list. In addition, according to Brian Krebs, many domains host projects that distribute malware under the guise of antivirus or video codecs. Naturally, one can doubt the real randomness of the sample. However, the publications excited the public.
Further more. Brian Krebs reminded readers of the history of the Russian Business Network and “derived” the origin of Estdomains, officially registered in the USA, from the Estonian city of Tartu. At the same time, according to the journalist, the director general of the registrar is a real criminal element who was tried in Estonia for stealing confidential information from several banks.
Estdomains management, alarmed by this turn of affairs, has begun to actively save its reputation. For this, messages were circulated in which it was stated that the registrar strictly adheres to both ICANN and US law. Implicitly, the registrar invited those customers who have something to fear, pick up their domains. After this, the PrivacyProtect service (designed to ensure anonymity of domain owners) was disconnected, and massive blocking of domain names occurred. And it seems that the administration of the registrar acted in a great hurry, not really understanding who was right and who was wrong.
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One of the reasons for this situation was the policy of Estdomains. This company supported one of the lowest price levels for domain registration and did not particularly adhere to strict execution of all formalities. For this, many domainers (among whom there are many spammers and virus writers), including from Russia, really loved her. Another reason was public opinion, formed due to publications in the Washington Post. Now it is impossible to say exactly whether the Estdomains registrar is really so guilty, or the whole thing is that, having “burned” on the Russian Business Network, the Americans are “blowing water”. One thing is clear - the low price of domains has played a significant role. And therefore, if you start a long-running project, do not regret and overpay $ 5 for your peace of mind.
It all started in early September. It was then that several publications by Brian Krebs, a leading Internet security column, appeared in the Washington Post. In them, he drew the attention of readers to a “suspicious domain registrar who patronizes spammers and virus writers.” As evidence, he chose randomly from the domains listed as Estdomains 10 thousand names. Almost a third of them were in the SURBL.org database, which collects sites seen in the spamming list. In addition, according to Brian Krebs, many domains host projects that distribute malware under the guise of antivirus or video codecs. Naturally, one can doubt the real randomness of the sample. However, the publications excited the public.
Further more. Brian Krebs reminded readers of the history of the Russian Business Network and “derived” the origin of Estdomains, officially registered in the USA, from the Estonian city of Tartu. At the same time, according to the journalist, the director general of the registrar is a real criminal element who was tried in Estonia for stealing confidential information from several banks.
Estdomains management, alarmed by this turn of affairs, has begun to actively save its reputation. For this, messages were circulated in which it was stated that the registrar strictly adheres to both ICANN and US law. Implicitly, the registrar invited those customers who have something to fear, pick up their domains. After this, the PrivacyProtect service (designed to ensure anonymity of domain owners) was disconnected, and massive blocking of domain names occurred. And it seems that the administration of the registrar acted in a great hurry, not really understanding who was right and who was wrong.
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One of the reasons for this situation was the policy of Estdomains. This company supported one of the lowest price levels for domain registration and did not particularly adhere to strict execution of all formalities. For this, many domainers (among whom there are many spammers and virus writers), including from Russia, really loved her. Another reason was public opinion, formed due to publications in the Washington Post. Now it is impossible to say exactly whether the Estdomains registrar is really so guilty, or the whole thing is that, having “burned” on the Russian Business Network, the Americans are “blowing water”. One thing is clear - the low price of domains has played a significant role. And therefore, if you start a long-running project, do not regret and overpay $ 5 for your peace of mind.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/41402/
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