# PhishDestroy threat dossier — arnlguard.com
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Fetched:   2026-04-22 08:26:43 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/arnlguard.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: AMLBot

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      8/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Seclookup, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 4 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.152.30 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      AML Bot

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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 23:24:48 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-12 19:50:26 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-03-17 18:03:27 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/0198932f-e16d-72bc-aa29-c8e3377ca897/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/arnlguard.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.arnlguard.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=arnlguard.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/arnlguard.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/arnlguard.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 02:17:01 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 arnlguard.com as a medium-risk brand impersonation domain targeting AMLBot, a known anti-money laundering service. The domain was created on February 21, 2026, and was designed to mimic the legitimate AMLBot brand, as indicated by the page title "AML Bot" found during analysis. This classification is based on its intent to deceive users by exploiting brand trust.

Technical investigation reveals that arnlguard.com resolved to IP address 172.67.152.30 and was flagged on four distinct security blocklists. VirusTotal scans show that 8 out of 95 security vendors detected malicious or suspicious activity related to the domain. Such detections further corroborate its use for fraudulent or harmful purposes. The domain's infrastructure and naming closely attempted to resemble AMLBot, increasing the likelihood of user deception.

Currently, arnlguard.com is offline and inaccessible, indicating a successful takedown or domain expiration. PhishDestroy recommends continued monitoring of similar domains and cautions users to verify URLs carefully to avoid phishing attempts. Although this domain is no longer active, its prior presence on multiple blocklists and detection by security vendors highlights the ongoing risk posed by brand impersonation attacks.

## 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/arnlguard.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=arnlguard.com
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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