# PhishDestroy threat dossier — ark-invest.us
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Fetched:   2026-04-27 12:50:33 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ark-invest.us/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 80/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Investment Scam

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, CyRadar, Fortinet, Webroot
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.79.200 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registrar:       Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc
Nameservers:     ["candy.ns.cloudflare.com", "ganz.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      ark-invest.us | 522: Connection timed out

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-05-17
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 1549ec39df9e7bb065a93872caf0403557aab64985604fcd630bd1c2e488eabe

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-24 01:41:05 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01985254-f7b5-725f-8658-30afb65dfeb2/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/ark-invest.us
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.ark-invest.us
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=ark-invest.us
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/ark-invest.us
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/ark-invest.us/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 05:18:17 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy has identified ark-invest.us as a generic phishing domain designed to deceive users and capture sensitive information. Such threats pose significant risks because they can lead to credential theft, financial loss, and unauthorized access to accounts. Users should remain vigilant against suspicious sites that mimic legitimate brands.

The ark-invest.us domain was created recently on February 21, 2026, and resolved to IP address 104.21.79.200. VirusTotal analysis shows that 4 out of 95 security vendors flagged this domain, and it appears on one security blocklist. Currently, the domain is offline, returning a connection timeout error, which may indicate takedown efforts or hosting disruptions. These indicators confirm that ark-invest.us was part of a phishing infrastructure actively used to target unsuspecting users.

Users are strongly advised not to visit ark-invest.us or provide any personal information if they encounter it through links or emails. Employing updated antivirus solutions and enabling browser phishing filters can help mitigate risks. Reporting suspicious domains to security platforms aids in faster takedown and protection of the broader community. Always verify URLs carefully before entering credentials to avoid falling victim to phishing scams like ark-invest.us.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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TLS cert SHA-256:      1549ec39df9e7bb065a93872caf0403557aab64985604fcd630bd1c2e488eabe

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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 (volunteer 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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/ark-invest.us/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=ark-invest.us
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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