Domain Name News, The Domain Industry News, ICANN News, Registry News, Domainer NewsDomain News - The Domain Name News! All about the domainer world and domain namesFake Antispyware Purveyor Doubles as Registrar Klikdomains.com- September 15, 2008 A cyber gang known for aggressively spreading fake anti-spyware programs through hijacked and malicious Web sites has become an authorized reseller of domain names, reports The Washington Post. The Post reports this gang is using its access as a registrar to ease the process of creating new Web sites used to push their invasive software. The registrar is Klikdomains.com, part of Klikvip.com, and is also known as Vivids Media GMBH.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/fake-antispyware-purveyor-doubles-as-registrar-klikdo... IEDR ALERT: .ie Internet Registry Scam- September 14, 2008 It has once again come to the attention of the IEDR that a company operating under the name Internet Register Ireland is contacting businesses with registered .ie domain names by post and by fax, soliciting domain holders to register their domain name with the Internet Register Ireland .http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/iedr-alert-.ie-internet-registry-scam.html EstDomains Denies Links to Malware Distribution; Fails to Deny Washington Post Allegations- September 14, 2008 Following articles in The Washington Post accusing EstDomains of being “a superlative scam and spam site registrar”, the company has sought to distance themselves from the allegations with the news release below.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/estdomains-denies-links-to-malware-distribution.html McCain-Palin Domain Names up for Grabs- September 13, 2008 Want to buy McCainPalin2008.com How about VicePresidentPalin.com Or even SarahPalin.com Well today might be your lucky day. These domain names and more are up for grabs in various places including eBay in prices ranging from $0.50 to $100,000, but there are no takers. A number of people were very prescient in registering domain names regarding the McCain-Palin team, some such as Paul Pilger long ago as February reports the New York Times.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/mccain-palin-domain-names-up-for-grabs.html What now for XL.com- September 13, 2008 The airline XL.com, the UK's third-largest travel operator, that collapsed this week leaving 85,000 tourists stranded throughout Europe, leaves a juicy domain name potentially up for grabs. While the airline has much larger assets than its domain name, one could expect such a domain name, should be put up for sale to help clear debts, to reach well over one million pounds.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/what-now-for-xl.com.html Increased Demand for .eu Internet Domain Names- September 13, 2008 EURid, the European registry for .eu, is pleased to report a rapid increase in .eu Internet domain names. In six countries total .eu domain name registrations grew by more than 60% when the second quarter 2008 numbers are compared to the same period last year. The average growth for the whole European Union was 15%, according to the second quarter report from EURid. You can read the full report at http:www.eurid.eufilesQ2_08.pdf (http:www.eurid.eufilesQ2_08.pdf) .http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/increased-demand-for-.eu-internet-domain-names.html Interest Sought in Receiving Names from De-Accredited Registrar- September 13, 2008 As the result of the de-accreditation of Esoftwiz Inc. (IANA ID 614), ICANN is seeking Statements of Interest from ICANN-accredited registrars that are interested in assuming sponsorship of the gTLD names that had been managed by Esoftwiz Inc.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/interest-sought-in-receiving-names-from-de-accredited... Premium Domain Names Incl Love.Me and MovieRentals.com To Be Part of Live, Open Domain Name Auction- September 12, 2008 -- Buying descriptive and easy to remember domains offers businesses a faster way to generate traffic and build brand awareness -- Nearly 168 million registered domain names are effectively out of circulation, leaving few descriptive or memorable names available for businesses to use to launch a new product or service, or to drive traffic to an existing product or service.http://www.domainnews.com/en/general/premium-domain-names-incl-love.me-and-movierentals.co... Domain Convergence Conference to Hit Niagara Falls- September 12, 2008 Conference registrations for Domain Convergence, the first Canadian domainer conference, are now open for anyone interested in attending. Domain Convergence will be held in Niagara Falls, Ontario from 6-8 October and seeks to discuss and inform attendees on happenings in the domainer industry. 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