UPDATED 8:09 P.M. EDT (U.S.A.)
Two domains for the AdViewGlobal (AVG) autosurf will not resolve to a server.
The domains are:
- adviewglobal.com
- startavga.com
Why the domains will not resolve is unclear. The domains normally resolve to a server in Panama.
As reported previously, a third domain associated with AVG — advglobal.com — also won’t resolve. This domain appears to have resolved to the United States at one time and appears to have been suspended for spam and abuse.
AVG suspended cashouts June 25. In August, it said it had reported a theft of $2.7 million to state and federal authorities. AVG’s announcement about the purported theft occurred one day after AdSurfDaily President Andy Bowdoin announced in court filings that he was negotiating with federal prosecutors.
AVG and ASD have close family, promoter and membership ties.
UPDATE 11:55 A.M. The AVG domains still are offline. Their IP cluster in Panama is in the same range as the server that powers BizAdSplash (BAS), yet another controversial surf firm. The BAS domains are resolving.
UPDATE 8:09 P.M. The adviewglobal.com domain and the startavga.com domain now are resolving to a server, although the members’ login page and the “Join” page are throwing a database error.
The advglobal.com domain is not resolving to a server.