Odd domain name WWW.SGBAV.OCXTTCX.COM?

[Jonesy]

On Tue, 6 Feb 2024 00:22:27 +0000, Peter Flynn wrote:
> On 05/02/2024 23:34, Owen Thomas wrote:
>> This URL appeared in an email and my guard was down; I clicked on it,
>>  but cancelled the link soon afterward. I suppose it couldn't hurt
>> here to ask if anyone might use their technical nous to find out what
>> this link does?
>
> WHOIS says ocxttcx.com is an anonymous domain registered on behalf of 
> someone by namecheap.com who deal in low-cost throwaway domains.
>
> NSlookup says there's no answer
> Ping says it's unknown
> Traceroute says the same
>
> For the full hostname,
>
> NSlookup resolves it to 38.132.114.189
> Ping says it's up and running
> Traceroute currently shows my packets (from here in Ireland) going 
> across the pond on Aorta, round the houses on Level3, and ending up in 
> Romania.

Ahhh!  Romania!  <snort>What could go wrong?</snort>