Downloadable Software

Also known as Software Downloads

## Description

The new registrar for the name servers is Beijing Innovative, using a pair of nameservers -
* ns1.sobaka-soft.com
* ns2.sobaka-soft.com
* ns1.laga-soft.com
* ns2.laga-soft.com

Complaints about abetting a crime should be directed there.

## History

### Developments (Feb/Mar 2007)

On February 27th, 2007, over 250 of the Downloadable Software sites and all known Toronto Pharmacy sites were redirected to a Pacnames holding page. The IP address page of this redirection is owned by the US IP Address Administration and the Global IP Address Administration.

Subsequent registrations were briefly on the .eu registry, then shifted back to .com (see below), and are loading the original pages. These registrations are using name servers registered with Beijing Innovative Linkage Technology. The registrant gives an email address of admin@canadian-rxx.net. The domain canadian-rxx.net is an Alex Polyakov illegal web site for My Canadian Pharmacy.

Registrations of these illegal piracy sites are often in the name of "Alex Rodrigez", as in

```
Domain name: cnyoemtr.com

Registrant Contact:
  Alex Rodrigez domains@locu.st
  +358-30-5563 fax:
  po box 445
  Laapentranta Laapentranta 12700
  fi

```

Note that "locu.st" is also registered by "Alex Rodrigez" using a *Registration Service Provided By: ST Registry, Contact: registry@nic.st* - not listed by ICANN. Formerly he listed his address at Christchurch, New Zealand.
kisoftth.com

```
Domain name: locu.st

Administrative Contact:
  Owner:         Alex Rodrigez
  Contact:       Alex Rodrigez
  Address:       PO BOX 3229
  State:
  City:          CHCH
  Country:       NZ

```

Subsequently he changed it to Australia:

```
Domain name: locu.st

Administrative Contact:
  Owner:         Open Fusion
  Contact:       Gavin Carr
  Address:       PO Box 1222
  City:          Wahroonga
  Country:       AU

```

locu.st is itself resolved by name servers ns1.gorlok.net and ns2.gorok.net. The domain gorlok.net is registered with eNom by

```
Alex Rodrigez (admin@gorlok.net)
+358.207818027
Fax: +358.207818027
PO box 109 WP 1432
Lappeenranta,  53101
FI

```

This *Lappeenranta* address seems credible, but is probably fake. *Laapentranta* above is misspelled and has a wrong postal code.

### Previous history

This has been in operation since at least June 2006.
Spam sites may be called Downloadable Software or Software Downloads. The list of pirated products has grown to over 250 line items stolen from such major software vendors as

* Microsoft
* IBM
* Borland
* Corel
* Adobe
* McAfee
* Symantec

### Historical - Spam reporting

Early reports of this spam to PacNames were unsuccessful. This being said, PacNames re-wrote its terms and conditions to include tougher anti-abuse clauses, which as a direct consequence led to the shutting down of the spamming domains with that registrar.

## Legality of the operation

When asked if this and other sites (Soft Sales and OEM Soft Store) were definitely illegal, a spokesman from Adobe responded

```
Yep...totally illegal...thanks.

Chris Stickle
Enforcement Manager, Anti-Piracy
Adobe Systems, Inc.
601 Townsend St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.832.5187
415.832.5140 fax

```

Microsoft posts some clear guidelines on how to recognize piracy. Here is an extract

```
Advertisers use terms like "Original Equipment Manufacturer" ("OEM") software in an attempt to explain
why the offered software is so inexpensive.
..
Purchasing from known and trusted sources and avoiding "too good to be true" deals are the best ways to
avoid wasting valuable time and money on counterfeit or infringing software.
..
Beware of Spam emails offering software prices that are too good to be true. There is a high risk that
these software titles are counterfeit or infringing.

```

## Sponsoring Registrars

Google Blogspot redirections, March 2008, are listed at Blogspot. Blogspot redirections are a move to try to evade filters and complaints against the target sites. Existing reporting tools focus on the spammed URL,so the spammer hopes that the actual site will be obscured from reporting tools.

Sample sites (April 2007) are

* cnyoemdv.com and cnyoemtr.com registered with **BIZCN.COM, INC** in China.
* newoemde.com registered with **ONLINENIC, INC**

Their name servers are on domain sobaka-soft.com and laga-soft.com registered with **Beijing Innovative Linkage Technology**, also in China.

Less recent sites (March 2007), since removed

* softpix.eu

```
Registrar technical contacts
Name 	Internet.bs Corp.
Organisation 	Internet.bs Corp.
Language 	English
Address 	98 Hampshire Street
N-4892 Nassau
Bahamas
Phone 	+1.2423275277
Fax 	+1.2423275277
Email 	euridtech@internet.bs

```

**ONLINENIC**

More recent samples (March 2009) include 506 domains, registered with Onlinenic, from

```
Aboutbuysoftware.com
Aboutsoftwareconnect.com
Aboutsoftwaredirect.com
Aboutsoftwarepark.com

```

to

```
Webhomesoftware.com
Weblowsoftware.com
Webtelesoftware.com
Webtelesoftware.net

```

```
Typical registrant:
   Valery Rigalo vrigalo77@inbox.ru +7.4999384712
   N/A
   Novomariinskaya str., 11/1, apt. 38
   Moscow N/A RU 193901

```

As of March 16, 2009, these sites use name servers ns1.greenzmiy.com [61.160.213.203 = ChinaNet, China Telecom] and ns2.greenzmiy.com [118.216.29.130 = Hananet, Korea]. The domain greenzmiy.com is registered with

```
Registrar: ONLINENIC, INC.
Status: clientHold
Updated Date: 12-feb-2009
Creation Date: 13-dec-2008
Expiration Date: 13-dec-2009

Registrant :
   Valery Rigalo vrigalo77@inbox.ru +7.4999384712
   SibInterGaz
   Novomariinskaya str., 11/1, #38
   Moscow Moskovskaya Oblast RU 193901

```

One of the first abuse complaints was made to Onlinenic in January 2009. Though it has been placed on status ClientHold, that does not suspend its operation as a name server. All competent registrars know this, and it is  well documented on this site under "Registrar Advice".

Note: "Valery Rigalo" owns about 514 other domains and vrigalo77@inbox.ru is associated with about 196 domains according to a recent query on Domaintools. Also, Name Server: NS1.GREENZMIY.COM (has 541 domains)

## How to report this spam

### Option 1 - Complainterator

Report the name servers to the registrar using Complainterator. No reputable company in the Republic of China supports software piracy.

### Option 2 - BSA

But more importantly, remember that this is a flagrant software piracy operation. You can

1. shut down the whole operation
2. provide evidence leading to the arrest of the criminals

Follow these steps

1. Open the pirate site, and note down a selection of software vendor names and software titles being pirated
2. Visit the Business Software Alliance web site
3. Select "Report Software Piracy"
4. Fill in your contact details
5. Fill in the matching software vendors and software titles in the reporting form
6. Send it off and feel better

### Option 3 - list of report sites

JavaWoman's list of email reporting addresses, by vendor, for software piracy is an excellent resource. Some examples are shown here ready to be copied into an email cc list:
piracy@autodesk.com, nopiracy@corel.com, piracy@mcafee.com, piracy@microsoft.com, piracy@symantec.com, piracy@adobe.com

## Related Spams

Names containing "oem" or "soft" are invariably for the Downloadable Software piracy site. Other names containing "tabs" or "rx" were invariably Toronto Pharmacy (hasn't been seen for a while). In July, a related site called Soft Eden appeared, and referred to itself as Downloadable Software].

Name servers were on domains

* moisharx.com (see http://rss.uribl.com/ns/moisharx\_com.html) for Toronto Pharmacy
* srul5.com (see http://rss.uribl.com/ns/srul5\_com.html) for Downloadable Software
* laga-soft.com (see http://rss.uribl.com/ns/laga\_soft\_com.html) for Downloadable Software
* sobaka-soft.com (see http://rss.uribl.com/ns/sobaka\_soft\_com.html) for Downloadable Software

There were in excess of 250 sites running this scam.
Ten of the most recently spammed sites (Jul 28) were:

```
premsoftdl.net
batukosoft.com
ozsoftoem.net
premsoftdl.com
ozsoftoem.com
pipetkosoft.net
lalasoftf.com
oemrakzhop.com
pipetkosoft.com
softkladovka.com

```

Sites registered with **BIZCN** using name servers registered with **Beijing Innovative Linkage Technology**

clukoemd.com
clukoemo.com
clukoemt.com
creoemei.com
creoemfi.com
creoemse.com
creoemsi.com
creoemth.com
dikoemc.com
dikoemd.com
dikoemt.com
diroemo.com
flodiny.com
kcsoftch.com
kcsofttr.com
kisoftfi.com
kisoftfo.com
kisofton.com
kisoftsi.com
kisoftth.com
kisofttw.com
kruoema.com
kruoemb.com
kruoemc.com
kruoemd.com
kruoeme.com
kruoemf.com
kruoemg.com
kruoemh.com
kruoemi.com
nukasofton.com
nukasofttw.com
okosoftch.com
okosoftdv.com
okosoftpa.com
okosofttr.com
softnlde.com
softnlvo.com
softnuse.com

Sites registered with **OnlineNic** (506)

Aboutbuysoftware.com
Aboutsoftwareconnect.com
Aboutsoftwaredirect.com
Aboutsoftwarepark.com
Aboutsoftwarestars.com
Aboutsoftwareway.com
Acquirecode.com
Aimcode.com
Appaircraft.com
Appairline.com
Appairlines.com
Appairplane.com
Appairplanes.com
Appjets.net
Applemaxsoftware.com
Applesoftwaregames.com
Applicationairline.com
Applicationjet.com
Applicationplane.com
Appplanes.com
Automationneo.com
Backhausoftwarepark.com
Backhauspark.com
Bcctsoftware.com
Bekmambetovision.com
Besteurosoftware.com
Bestpointsoftware.com
Bestsoftwareconnect.com
Bestsoftwareneo.com
Bestsoftwarepark.com
Bestsoftwarestars.com
Bestsoftwareway.com
Besttagsoftware.com
Biggershareware.com
Biggersoftware.com
Biggestshareware.com
Biggestsoftware.com
Bigshareware.net
Bigsoftware.org
Bigssoftware.com
Blogbcct.com
Blogcomputercode.com
Blogsoftwarecentral.com
Blogsoftwarefinder.com
Blogsoftwares.com
Blogsoftwaresystem.com
Blotpackage.com
Blotsoftware.com
Blotsoftware.net
Buildshareware.com
Builtsoftware.net
Burstsoftware.com
Burstsoftware.net
Buycomputercode.com
Buyeuforgot.com
Buyforgot.com
Buyneutral.com
Buypointpowersoftware.com
Buysoftwarecentral.com
Buysoftwarefinder.com
Buysoftwarepackage.com
Buysoftwaresite.com
Buysoftwaresystem.com
Buysoftwareworld.com
Codeaim.com
Codeclearup.com
Codecommon.com
Codejupiter.com
Codemanner.com
Codemars.com
Codeparcel.com
Coderelate.com
Codestripes.com
Computercodeaim.com
Computercodecar.com
Computercodeclear.com
Computercodeconnect.com
Computercodedirect.com
Computercodedo.com
Computercodejoin.com
Computercodelayer.com
Computercodelink.com
Computercodelinkup.com
Computercodepark.com
Computercodeplanet.com
Computercodestar.com
Computercodestars.com
Computercodetake.com
Computercodeway.com
Computersoftwareway.com
Daddysoftware.net
Dadsoftware.com
Dadsoftware.net
Diarypackage.com
Differentsoftware.net
Directpackage.com
Directsoftwares.com
Drinkscocoa.com
Drinkssugar.com
Drinkssugarsoft.com
Drinkstablespoons.com
Drinkstablespoonsoft.com
Drinkstablespoonssoft.com
Droppalace.com
Easysoftwarebiz.com
Egobasebuy.com
Egofirstbuy.com
Egohighbuy.com
Egohighpurchase.com
Egolowacquire.com
Egolowpurchase.com
Egolowsell.com
Egosmallbuy.com
Engineershareware.com
Enormousshareware.com
Enormoussoftware.com
Enterprisesoftwarelayer.com
Euforgot.com
Eukeybancbuy.com
Eurosoftwarecurrency.com
Eurosoftwarecurrency.net
Eurosoftwareonline.net
Eurosoftwares.net
Eurossoftware.com
Eurossoftware.net
Factorcode.net
Forgotkeybanc.com
Forgotkeybancbuy.com
Freebuysoftware.com
Freepointsoftware.com
Freesoftwareconnect.com
Freesoftwareneo.com
Freesoftwarepark.com
Freesoftwarestars.com
Freesoftwareway.com
Freetagsoftware.com
Frontrunneruta.com
Frontrunnerutaware.com
Getacbekmambetov.com
Getacbekmambetovision.com
Giantshareware.com
Giantssoftware.com
Goodscastle.com
Goodsheat.com
Goodspalace.com
Goodsqueen.com
Goodstemperature.com
Goodswarmth.com
Goopsoftware.com
Goopsoftware.net
Haiersoftware.com
Hikerbackhaus.com
Hikerbackhausoftwarepark.com
Hikerbackhauspark.com
Hikerpark.com
Hikersoapark.com
Homecomputercode.com
Homeusersoftware.com
Housewarmth.com
Hugeshareware.com
Hugesoftware.net
Ibmunitesoftware.com
Imageryhard.com
Imaginationeasy.com
Imaginationhard.com
Ingramsoft.com
Ingramvisionsoft.com
Inventshareware.com
Ipbcctsoftware.com
Ipblogsoftware.com
Ipsoftwaredirect.com
Ipsoftwarestars.com
Iptagsoftware.com
Isoftwaregames.com
Joinpackage.com
Justsoftwareconnect.com
Justsoftwaredirect.com
Justsoftwarestars.com
Keybancbuy.com
Kremesoft.com
Labelpackage.com
Linuxneo.com
Linuxsoftwareneo.com
Lowsoftwareonline.com
Lowsoftwaresystem.com
Madesoftware.net
Makessoftware.com
Manycode.net
Manysoftware.com
Manysoftware.net
Markcode.net
Markpackage.com
Markpackage.net
Marksoftware.net
Maxcomputercode.com
Maxcomputercode.net
Maxpackage.net
Maxsoftwareonline.com
Maxsoftwares.com
Maxsoftwares.net
Maypray.com
Mayprayfrontrunner.com
Mayprayuta.com
Mayprayutaware.com
Mayprayware.com
Mehighbuy.com
Melowbuy.com
Melowpurchase.com
Mergesoftware.com
Microsoftbuysoftware.com
Microsoftipconnect.com
Microsoftipsoftwareconnect.com
Microsoftjda.com
Microsoftjdaconnect.com
Microsoftjdasoftwareconnect.com
Microsoftsoftwaredirect.com
Microsoftstars.com
Microsoftwareconnect.com
Microsoftwaredirect.com
Microsoftwarestars.com
Microsoftwareway.com
Microsoftway.com
Mindlowbuy.com
Moatpalace.com
Moatpopepalace.com
Moatprince.com
Moatskinny.com
Moatskinnypalace.com
Moatwarepalace.com
Monetaryunitsoftware.com
Multicomputercode.com
Multisoftwares.com
Multisoftwares.net
Myegolowbuy.com
Mylowsoftware.com
Mymultisoftware.com
Mypointsoftware.com
Mypopsoftware.net
Mysoftwareclear.com
Mysoftwareconnect.com
Mysoftwaredirect.com
Mysoftwarelayer.com
Mysoftwareneo.com
Mysoftwarepark.com
Mysoftwareplanet.com
Mysoftwarestars.com
Mysoftwareway.com
Myspotsoftware.com
Mytagsoftware.com
Mytelesoftware.com
Myunitesoftware.com
Mywareheat.com
Mywarepalace.com
Nammsoftware.com
Neutralegolowbuy.com
Neutraleu.com
Neutralowbuy.com
Newblogsoftware.com
Newpointsoftware.com
Newsoftwareconnect.com
Newsoftwareneo.com
Newsoftwarepark.com
Newsoftwarestars.com
Newsoftwareway.com
Newtagsoftware.com
Officialsoftwareconnect.com
Officialsoftwaredirect.com
Officialsoftwarepark.com
Officialsoftwarestars.com
Oraclesoftwarestars.com
Oraclestars.com
Outboundirect.com
Packageaim.com
Packagebed.com
Packagebench.com
Packagecar.com
Packageclear.com
Packagecommon.com
Packagedo.com
Packagegalaxy.com
Packagejoin.com
Packagelayer.com
Packagelead.com
Packagelinkup.com
Packagemars.com
Packageneo.com
Packageout.com
Packagepark.com
Packagepart.com
Packageput.com
Packagerelate.com
Packagestar.com
Packagestars.com
Packagestripes.com
Packagetake.com
Packagetrain.com
Packageways.com
Palacemoat.com
Palacemoatprince.com
Placesoftware.com
Placesoftware.net
Pointcomputercode.com
Pointmicrosoft.com
Pointsoftwareenterprise.com
Pointsoftwaremicrosoft.com
Pointsoftwarenterprise.com
Pointsoftwarepackage.com
Popcomputercode.com
Poppackage.com
Poppackage.net
Popsoftwares.com
Princewarepalace.com
Sapmicrosoft.com
Sapmicrosoftstars.com
Sapmicrosoftwarestars.com
Saporaclesoftwarestars.com
Saporaclestars.com
Sapsoftwaredirect.com
Sapsoftwarestars.com
Sapsoftwareway.com
Sapway.com
Scopecode.com
Selflowbuy.com
Sensemodality.com
Severalsoftware.com
Severalsoftware.net
Sharewareaircraft.com
Sharewareairline.com
Sharewareairplane.com
Sharewarejet.com
Sharewareplane.com
Sighteasy.com
Sighthard.com
Sightloud.com
Skinnypalace.com
Softablespoonscocoa.com
Softcamca.com
Softdrinkscocoa.com
Softecq.com
Softplacebargain.com
Soft-place-bargain.com
Softscriptdc.com
Softsernehosting.com
Softspacebuy.com
Softsugarcocoa.com
Softtablespoons.com
Softwareactor.com
Softwareaim.com
Softwareaircraft.com
Softwareairline.com
Softwareairlines.com
Softwareairplane.com
Softwareairplanes.com
Softwareastronomy.com
Softwarebackhaus.com
Softwarebed.com
Softwarebench.com
Softwarebizdirect.com
Softwarebizonline.com
Softwarebizworlda.com
Softwarebrick.com
Softwarecake.com
Softwarecarry.com
Softwarecasinogames.com
Softwareclear.com
Softwareclearup.com
Softwarecommon.com
Softwareconnectcentral.com
Softwareconnectdesktop.com
Softwareconnectfinder.com
Softwareconnecthome.com
Softwareconnectip.com
Softwareconnectipjda.com
Softwareconnectjda.com
Softwareconnectmicrosoft.com
Softwareconnectmicrosoftdesktop.com
Softwareconnectonline.com
Softwaredirectcentral.com
Softwaredirectfinder.com
Softwaredirecthome.com
Softwaredirectlive.com
Softwaredirectrunking.com
Softwaredirectsite.com
Softwaredirecttrunking.com
Softwaredirectvos.com
Softwaredirectworld.com
Softwareharbour.com
Softwarehiker.com
Softwarehikerbackhaus.com
Softwarehikersoa.com
Softwarejet.net
Softwarejets.com
Softwarejoin.com
Softwarejupiter.com
Softwarelinkup.com
Softwaremake.com
Softwaremanner.com
Softwaremars.com
Softwareneocentral.com
Softwareneoonline.com
Softwareoutbound.com
Softwarepackagedirect.com
Softwarepackagepark.com
Softwarepackageplanet.com
Softwarepackagestars.com
Softwarepackageway.com
Softwareparcel.com
Softwareparkbackhaus.com
Softwareparkcentral.com
Softwareparkfinder.com
Softwareparkhiker.com
Softwareparkhikerbackhaus.com
Softwareplane.com
Softwareplanes.com
Softwarequasar.com
Softwarerail.com
Softwarerelate.com
Softwaresaim.com
Softwaresap.com
Softwaresapmicrosoft.com
Softwaresaporacle.com
Softwaresaturn.com
Softwaresbed.com
Softwaresclear.com
Softwaresconnect.com
Softwaresout.com
Softwarespath.com
Softwaresstars.com
Softwarestarsapmicrosoft.com
Softwarestarsaporacle.com
Softwarestarsaptrek.com
Softwarestarsmicrosoft.com
Softwarestarssapmicrosoft.com
Softwarestripes.com
Softwaresway.com
Softwaresystemconnect.com
Softwaretake.com
Softwaretrek.com
Softwareturn.com
Softwebenterprises.com
Spendheat.com
Spendpalace.com
Spoelstraheat.com
Spoelstrawareheat.com
Spotcomputercode.com
Spotcomputercode.net
Spotechweb.com
Spotpackage.com
Spotpackage.net
Spotsoftware.net
Spotsoftwareapple.com
Sugartablespoons.com
Sugartablespoonsoft.com
Sugartablespoonssoft.com
Tablespoonsheat.com
Tagcomputercode.com
Tagpackage.com
Tagsoftwarepackage.com
Tagsoftwares.com
Tagsoftwaresystem.com
Tagsoftwarevos.com
Tagtrunking.com
Telehaier.com
Telenamm.com
Telepackage.com
Telepackage.net
Telesoftwarecentral.com
Telesoftwarehaier.com
Telesoftwarehaier.net
Telesoftwareonline.com
Telesoftwareonline.net
Telesoftwares.com
Telesoftwares.net
Thebizsupplies.com
Theegolowbuy.com
Thehomesoftware.com
Thelowsoftware.com
Thesoftwareclear.com
Thetelesoftware.com
Thetelesoftware.net
Theunitesoftware.com
Thewareheat.com
Thewarepalace.com
Ultrasoftwaregames.com
Unifysoftware.com
Unitecomputercode.com
Unitepackage.com
Usedsoftwaregames.com
Vmifrontrunner.com
Vmifrontrunnerware.com
Vmimaypray.com
Vmimayprayware.com
Vmiuta.com
Vmiutaware.com
Warechange.com
Wareheat.com
Wareheatablespoons.com
Wareheatcentral.com
Wareheatonline.com
Warepalace.com
Wareplacebuy.com
Ware-place-buy.com
Webegolowbuy.com
Webhomesoftware.com
Weblowsoftware.com
Webtelesoftware.com
Webtelesoftware.net

## Sponsor Organization

Spamit (the underground sponsor affiliate program related to Glavmed) is the  sponsor organization behind this type of site. They pay spammers to promote it, and they don't shut down illegal spammers.

See also: Category:Kuvayev family

## Sources

For information on Capital Networks, please refer to that article.