If you receive an email stating upto 80% off recommended retails prices on software from the following, beware it's a scam. The websites status is 'Blacklisted'', and by further checks is hosted in China, hence the very slow response time.

A WHOIS lookup on this site revealed the following information:


Website Title: Downloadable Software
Response Code: 200
SSL Cert: No valid SSL on this Host, Get Secure
Alexa Trend/Rank: Not Ranked
Website Status: Active
Reverse IP: Web server hosts 34 websites (reverse ip tool requires free login)
Server Type: Apache (Spry.com also uses Apache)
IP Address: 211.147.228.106 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)
IP Location: - Etrust
Blacklist Status: Listed - Cached Today (details)
Record Type: Domain Name
Monitor: Monitor or Backorder
Wildcard search: 'thanksbilly' or 'thanks billy' in all domains.

If in doubt, check the domain of any site by using the following website:

http://whois.sc/thedomain.com - Obviously, change 'thedomain.com' to the one you wish to lookup. You will then see all details regarding the site, always check the Blacklist Status.

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