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Common questions
Is warcraft.com legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns warcraft.com?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for warcraft.com. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 30 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Sep 17, 2011 · no ownership change on record since 2007 · last checked Oct 2, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredMay 8, 1996warcraft.com was registered on May 8, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 20, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described warcraft.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Current AboutUs record
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLCGoDaddy.com, LLCSep 17, 2011 – Oct 14, 2024Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for warcraft.com, from Sep 17, 2011 to Oct 14, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)MarkMonitor, Inc.
Ownership
Ownership recordsMay 15, 2007 – Jun 18, 2026Registration records for warcraft.com are held from May 15, 2007 to Jun 18, 2026 (374 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2007–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: cerf.netOct 17, 2010 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed cerf.net nameservers (ns-west.cerf.net) for warcraft.com from Oct 17, 2010 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
GlobalSign nv-saJan 29, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026GlobalSign nv-sa issued 1 certificate for warcraft.com from Jan 29, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (17)
May 8, 1996Registration: warcraft.com was registered on May 8, 1996.Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 20, 2026
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described warcraft.com from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 12, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
May 15, 2007 – Jun 18, 2026Ownership: Registration records for warcraft.com are held from May 15, 2007 to Jun 18, 2026 (374 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Oct 17, 2010 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed cerf.net nameservers (ns-west.cerf.net) for warcraft.com from Oct 17, 2010 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Sep 17, 2011 – Oct 14, 2024Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for warcraft.com, from Sep 17, 2011 to Oct 14, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016
Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
MarkMonitor, Inc.
Jan 19, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026 (latest)
Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc. (IANA 292) in the registration data recorded, first on Jan 19, 2025 and most recently on Oct 12, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 20, 2026
Nameservers: cerf.net
Oct 18, 2013 – Apr 1, 2016
cerf.net (ns-east.cerf.net, ns-west.cerf.net) were the nameservers listed for warcraft.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).
Nameservers: cerf.netApr 2, 2016 – May 23, 2017Registration records listed cerf.net nameservers (ns-west.cerf.net) for warcraft.com from Apr 2, 2016 to May 23, 2017. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Jul 25, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1104.awsdns-10.org, ns-158.awsdns-19.com, ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk…) for warcraft.com from Jul 25, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Jul 25, 2017warcraft.com's nameservers moved from cerf.net to Amazon Route 53 at some point between May 23, 2017 and Jul 25, 2017. Last seen at cerf.net: May 23, 2017 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jul 25, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 3, 2018Amazon Route 53 (ns-1104.awsdns-10.org, ns-158.awsdns-19.com, ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk…) were the nameservers listed for warcraft.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 18, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1104.awsdns-10.org, ns-158.awsdns-19.com, ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk…) for warcraft.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 18, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Oct 1, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 1, 2026: ns-1104.awsdns-10.org, ns-158.awsdns-19.com, ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk, ns-524.awsdns-01.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 1, 2026
Amazon
Feb 3, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026 (latest)
Amazon issued 1 certificate for warcraft.com from Feb 3, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 4, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 2, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 2, 2026
Let's EncryptMay 23, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 2 certificates for warcraft.com from May 23, 2026, the latest valid until Oct 30, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Zone file: cerf.net (ns-east.cerf.net, ns-west.cerf.net) were the nameservers listed for warcraft.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Apr 1, 2016 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 2, 2016 – May 23, 2017Zone file: Registration records listed cerf.net nameservers (ns-west.cerf.net) for warcraft.com from Apr 2, 2016 to May 23, 2017. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 25, 2017 – Apr 2, 2018Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1104.awsdns-10.org, ns-158.awsdns-19.com, ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk…) for warcraft.com from Jul 25, 2017 to Apr 2, 2018. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 25, 2017Zone file: warcraft.com's nameservers moved from cerf.net to Amazon Route 53 at some point between May 23, 2017 and Jul 25, 2017. Last seen at cerf.net: May 23, 2017 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jul 25, 2017 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 2 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1104.awsdns-10.org, ns-158.awsdns-19.com, ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk…) were the nameservers listed for warcraft.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Apr 3, 2018 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 18, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1104.awsdns-10.org, ns-158.awsdns-19.com, ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk…) for warcraft.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 18, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jan 19, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026Registrar: Registrar MarkMonitor, Inc. (IANA 292) in the registration data recorded, first on Jan 19, 2025 and most recently on Oct 12, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jul 20, 2026
Jan 29, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Certificate: GlobalSign nv-sa issued 1 certificate for warcraft.com from Jan 29, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 2, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Feb 3, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 1 certificate for warcraft.com from Feb 3, 2026, the latest valid until Mar 4, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 2, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 2, 2026
May 23, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 2 certificates for warcraft.com from May 23, 2026, the latest valid until Oct 30, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 7, 2026 – Aug 17, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 17, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Oct 1, 2026. Nameservers on Oct 1, 2026: ns-1104.awsdns-10.org, ns-158.awsdns-19.com, ns-1707.awsdns-21.co.uk, ns-524.awsdns-01.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Oct 1, 2026
All 4 safety checks passed (Oct 27, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered May 8, 1996 — 30 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: MarkMonitor Inc. — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 24, 2026).
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com.
checked Oct 3, 2026
The live front page reads as an entertainment site that sells software or a subscription, mainly for the public as customers.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 70 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 70 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.