# PhishDestroy threat dossier — thearcofohio.org
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Fetched:   2026-06-30 11:46:02 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/thearcofohio.org/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 64/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      4/91 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      35.208.159.147 (US, Council Bluffs)
ASN:             ASAS43515 YOUTUBE Google Ireland Limited, IE
Hosting org:     AS43515 Google Ireland Limited
Registrar:       GoDaddy.com, LLC
Nameservers:     ns1.giowm6.siteground.biz, ns1.siteground.net, ns2.giowm6.siteground.biz, ns2.siteground.net
Registered:      1996-12-20
Expires:         2026-12-19
Page title:      Robot Challenge Screen
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / YR2
Expires:    2026-09-26
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: cca3b2b1944f3399a35d3bed4c4dc5cb187f7d1468bc5e3f6f9c73a707f1e9e5

## 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: 1996-12-20 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-29 17:16:33 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
First reported:    2026-06-29 15:30:39 UTC (abuse notice filed)
Last verified:     2026-06-30 12:20:35 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-29 18:17:40 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/019f13f2-d47e-75be-a8f7-c408a51137e3/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/fd35d16e-26c4-4c8c-9ccb-8797746ccd24
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/thearcofohio.org
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.thearcofohio.org
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=thearcofohio.org
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/thearcofohio.org
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/thearcofohio.org/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-29 17:25:53 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

This domain, thearcofohio.org, is under investigation for generic phishing activity. Although it appears to impersonate a legitimate nonprofit organization, The Arc of Ohio, the domain's operational profile raises concerns. It is currently active and resolving to IP address 35.208.159.147, which may be used to host phishing pages designed to harvest credentials or personal information from visitors. The threat is classified as generic phishing, meaning it does not target a specific brand or service but could be used in a variety of social engineering schemes.

Technical indicators from the available data show that the domain was registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC and was created on December 20, 1996, giving it a long history that may be exploited to appear legitimate. VirusTotal reports 0 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, indicating it is not yet widely recognized as a threat. However, the use of a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate is common among both legitimate and malicious sites, and the lack of current detections does not rule out active phishing operations. No blocklist entries are noted, but the domain remains under active investigation.

Users who have visited this domain should immediately check for any credentials or personal information they may have entered, and change passwords for any accounts used on the site. It is advisable to monitor financial accounts and enable multi-factor authentication where possible. If any suspicious activity is observed, report it to relevant cybersecurity authorities. Avoid interacting with any links or forms on the domain until it is cleared by security analysts.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - Public blocklists: now listed on 3 feeds

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260629-5BA8EB
Favicon MD5:       47f378c6e5327446742bab56ca755577
TLS cert SHA-256:      cca3b2b1944f3399a35d3bed4c4dc5cb187f7d1468bc5e3f6f9c73a707f1e9e5

## 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/thearcofohio.org/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=thearcofohio.org
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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