# PhishDestroy threat dossier — arbital.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-08 17:25:55 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/arbital.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims Composite threat score: 65/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_split) (score: 1/6) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 5/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, Bfore.Ai PreCrime, Chong Lua Dao, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 104.26.9.197 Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: anahi.ns.cloudflare.com, guss.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-11-07 Expires: 2026-11-07 Page title: Arbital HTTP response: 200 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-11-07 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-08 17:24:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-08 19:24:45 UTC Current status: ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f4254-0716-775c-91a3-e5c78c4c8f75/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/dd55a169-90f7-4ae1-866b-25af8f5a8a5b Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/arbital.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.arbital.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=arbital.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/arbital.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/arbital.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-08 17:34:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, arbital.xyz, is actively engaged in credential theft operations targeting users of the legitimate Arbital platform. Analysis indicates the site is designed to deceive visitors into entering login credentials, personal information, or other sensitive data under the guise of the trusted Arbital brand. The infrastructure is structured to closely resemble the authentic platform, increasing the likelihood of successful compromise for unsuspecting users. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on November 07, 2025, through NAMECHEAP INC, a registrar frequently associated with malicious activity. It currently resolves to the IP address 104.26.9.197, which may host additional phishing or fraudulent content. The domain is flagged by 5 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating moderate detection but persistent risk. The SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt, a common tactic to lend superficial legitimacy to phishing sites. The page title, Arbital, further reinforces the impersonation attempt. Users who have visited arbital.xyz or entered credentials on the site should immediately revoke access to any accounts that may have been exposed. Change passwords for all potentially compromised services, particularly those linked to the Arbital platform. Enable multi-factor authentication where available to mitigate further risk. Monitor accounts for unauthorized activity and report any suspicious transactions or logins. Organizations should consider blocking the domain and associated IP address at the network level to prevent additional exposure. If financial or sensitive data was entered, affected parties should follow incident response protocols, including notifying relevant stakeholders and documenting the breach for further investigation. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 7d453f1e4f97e143fb1a4d73e8b8e211 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (operator takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/arbital.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=arbital.xyz Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 176,223 domains (13,353 alive under monitoring, 161,879 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io