# PhishDestroy threat dossier — arcuss.xyz ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-23 21:09:26 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/arcuss.xyz/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: Robinhood ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 35.157.26.135 (DE, Frankfurt am Main) ASN: AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc. Hosting org: AWS EC2 (eu-central-1) Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC Nameservers: dns1.p04.nsone.net, dns2.p04.nsone.net, dns3.p04.nsone.net, dns4.p04.nsone.net Registered: 2026-07-16 Expires: 2027-07-16 Page title: Arcus Leading DEX on Robinhood Chain ## 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: 2026-07-16 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-22 18:30:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-22 16:32:28 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-23 20:20:21 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f8aa9-4f2d-7627-83d9-afe4d1037e4f/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/b9d0de98-591e-4bdb-acd3-b036c6de652e Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/arcuss.xyz crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.arcuss.xyz Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=arcuss.xyz AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/arcuss.xyz URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/arcuss.xyz/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-22 18:30:35 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] arcuss.xyz generic phishing campaign detected Analysis of the domain arcuss.xyz shows a newly registered Internet resource that is actively being used in a generic phishing operation. The domain was created on July 16, 2026 and is registered through Namecheap Inc. Its authoritative name servers are dns1.p04.nsone.net, dns2.p04.nsone.net, dns3.p04.nsone.net, and dns4.p04.nsone.net, indicating use of the NS1 hosting platform. DNS resolution points to the IPv4 address 35.157.26.135, which is the sole hosting endpoint observed for this indicator. VirusTotal scans report that one out of ninety‑five security vendors has flagged the domain, confirming that at least one detection engine has identified malicious activity associated with the host. The domain is currently listed on a single public blocklist and is actively blocked by the PhishDestroy mitigation service. No additional public intelligence such as SSL certificate details, HTTP status codes, Safe Browsing verdicts, or page title information is available at this time, leaving the exact content and targeted brand of the phishing page unverified. The limited detection footprint suggests that the campaign is in an early stage or that its infrastructure is narrowly scoped. Defenders should prioritize adding arcuss.xyz and its resolving IP address 35.157.26.135 to outbound and inbound filtering rules, ensure that internal DNS resolvers block the domain, and monitor NS1 name servers for any related activity. Continuous re‑evaluation of VirusTotal and other multi‑engine scanners is recommended to capture any escalation in detection counts. Because the domain is only weeks old, threat actors may expand the campaign, so proactive network‑level containment and regular threat‑intel updates are essential. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260722-D122D6 Favicon MD5: 48823e073508caeb91509504023a0fb6 ## 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/arcuss.xyz/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=arcuss.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: 188,947 domains (58,596 alive under monitoring, 128,729 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io