So your answer is that, yes, it is suspicious? See the references at the end of the article. Oh, and I was typing this as your second message came in. Thanks. I did not know where to go to check further. On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:35 AM, James Finstrom < jfinstrom@rhinoequipment.com> wrote: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.tk > > On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 10:18 AM, Dazed_75 wrote: > >> Appscout had an article about a "new" cleanup program for windows. The >> article pointed to http://www.cleanme.tk/ for downloading it. But I was >> leary of the TLD so did some checking. This looks suspicious to me. Am I >> right? Or overcautious? >> >> larry@triggerfish:~$ whois cleanme.tk >>> >>> Rights restricted by copyright. See >>> http://www.dot.tk/en/pageF00.html >>> >>> Domain name: >>> CLEANME.TK >>> >>> Organisation: >>> BV Dot TK >>> Dot TK administrator >>> P.O. Box 11774 >>> 1001 GT Amsterdam >>> Netherlands >>> Phone: +31 20 5315725 >>> Fax: +31 20 5315721 >>> E-mail: abuse: abuse@dot.tk, copyright infringement: >>> copyright@dot.tk >>> >>> Domain Nameservers: >>> NS01.DOT.TK >>> NS02.DOT.TK >>> NS03.DOT.TK >>> NS04.DOT.TK >>> >>> Your selected domain name is a Free Domain. That means that, >>> according to the terms and conditions of Free Domain domain names >>> the registrant is BV Dot TK in Amsterdam, Netherlands. >>> >>> Due to restrictions in Dot TK's Privacy Statement personal information >>> about the user of the domain name cannot be released. >>> >>> ABUSE OF A DOMAIN NAME >>> If you want to report abuse of this domain name, please send a >>> detailed email with your complaint to abuse@dot.tk. >>> In most cases Dot TK responds to abuse complaints within one business >>> day. >>> >>> COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT >>> If you want to report a case of copyright infringement, please send >>> an email to copyright@dot.tk, and include the full name and address >>> of >>> your organization. Within 5 business days copyright infringement >>> notices >>> will be investigated. >>> >>> Record maintained by: Dot TK Domain Registry >>> >>> larry@triggerfish:~$ dig cleanme.tk >>> >>> ; <<>> DiG 9.6.1-P2 <<>> cleanme.tk >>> ;; global options: +cmd >>> ;; Got answer: >>> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 34012 >>> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 7, ADDITIONAL: 0 >>> >>> ;; QUESTION SECTION: >>> ;cleanme.tk. IN A >>> >>> ;; ANSWER SECTION: >>> cleanme.tk. 300 IN A 94.103.151.195 >>> cleanme.tk. 300 IN A 193.33.61.2 >>> cleanme.tk. 300 IN A 209.172.59.196 >>> cleanme.tk. 300 IN A 217.119.57.22 >>> >>> ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: >>> tk. 12242 IN NS ROOT-F.TALOHA.tk. >>> tk. 12242 IN NS ROOT-D.TALOHA.tk. >>> tk. 12242 IN NS ROOT-G.TALOHA.tk. >>> tk. 12242 IN NS ROOT-E.TALOHA.tk. >>> tk. 12242 IN NS ROOT-A.TALOHA.tk. >>> tk. 12242 IN NS ROOT-C.TALOHA.tk. >>> tk. 12242 IN NS ROOT-B.TALOHA.tk. >>> >>> ;; Query time: 120 msec >>> ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1) >>> ;; WHEN: Thu Apr 1 10:12:01 2010 >>> ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 246 >>> >>> larry@triggerfish:~$ >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry >> >> The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain >> occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. >> - Thomas Jefferson >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > James Finstrom > Rhino Equipment Corp. > http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com > Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 > Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment > IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. - Thomas Jefferson