[UA-discuss] .TOP blocked in Microsoft Corpnet

[Mark Svancarek]

Just discovered that our IT policy is to block the entirety of .TOP due to malware.  Investigating.

From: xxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 9:28 PM
To: Mark Svancarek <marksv at microsoft.com>
Cc: xxxxx
Subject: RE: Why is this page blocked?

Hi Mark,

Due to the increased usage of .TOP based sites by multiple malware (including Ransomware like Cerber), DSRE blocked access to the .TOP sites from the Microsoft Corporate Machines.

Should you prefer to access the below given site, request you to use other alternatives [for example, you would be able to access the site from an Azure machine].  Let me know if you have any further queries.

Regards,
Jagadeesh. P

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From: Mark Svancarek
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 10:08 PM
To: xxxxx
Subject: Why is this page blocked?

I am trying to access this IRL
http://اختبار-القبولالعالمي.top

And I have received the following error message:
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You can see the expected contents of the destination site, below.  It’s affiliated with an Internet community group to which we belong, and it should be completely safe.

Why is it blocked?
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