Tag Archives: registrars

Is malware in the domain of registrars?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Maxim Weinstein

What role should domain name registrars and registries play in combating web-based badware? And what stands in their way of being effective? During our most recent Partners Forum call, we had an animated discussion related to these two questions. Our … Continue reading →

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China restricts registration of .cn names

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced new rules a few days ago that are intended to "enhance the authenticity, accuracy, and integrality [sic] of the domain name registration information." These rules require applicants for .cn domain names to … Continue reading →

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Directi, KnujOn, HostExploit to work together

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Maxim Weinstein

I recently blogged about two reports related to business practices of web-related companies. One of those companies, Directi, was the direct target of the KnujOn report and was mentioned in Jart Armin’s report, as well. I blogged about Directi’s response … Continue reading →

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Report: U.S. registrars won’t take down illegal steroid sites

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Maxim Weinstein

The folks at KnujOn teamed up with watchdog site LegitScript to put together “a report”:http://legitscript.com/newsitems/show/10 about websites selling anabolic steroids illegally. They found that, although the site owners themselves may be outside the U.S., they are using U.S.-based domain registrars, … Continue reading →

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