Domain Age
Registered Today
Tranco Rank
Unranked
Hosting Provider
Amazon.com, Inc.
Threat History
Issues Found
This domain is a fraudulent site designed to impersonate GitHub's update infrastructure. It is used to deceive users into downloading malicious software by providing password-protected archives.
URLert analyzed recent scan activity for updates-github.com and found 1 result.
| Status | Target URL | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dangerous | http://updates-github.com/ | 3h ago |
Historical and current IP address mappings for this domain.
| IP Address / Hosting | Status | Subdomains | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
Hosted by: Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509) | Active | updates-github.com | 3 hours ago |
Hosted by: Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509) | Active | updates-github.com | 3 hours ago |
Hosted by: Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509) | Active | updates-github.com | 3 hours ago |
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