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Out of curiosity, does anyone know of any other cases of registrars taking down domains for serving malware? Is this a common practice?
by gary_0 2y ago
Out of curiosity, does anyone know of any other cases of registrars taking down domains for serving malware? Is this a common practice?
- KomoD 2y agoNamecheap does it a ton, probably the most responsive registrar when it comes to abuse. Typically with registrars I just get told to take it up with the hosting provider instead. I've also been told by registrars they just won't act without a warrant.
- altairprime 2y agoI assume it happens all the time for investigations; for example, those headed by Microsoft’s anti-malware team, which posts often enough about such takedowns. Domain registrars do have terms of service that can be enforced against malware sites. > Namecheap expressly reserves the right to deny, cancel, terminate, suspend, lock, or modify access to (or control of) any account or any Services (including the right to cancel or transfer any domain name registration) for any reason (as determined by Namecheap in its sole and absolute discretion