This domain, arecs.online, is flagged as a phishing site impersonating the Arecs Research Institute, a fabricated entity likely designed to lend credibility to fraudulent activities. Analysis indicates the threat type is brand impersonation, targeting victims through a deceptive institutional facade rather than direct credential harvesting or cryptocurrency drainer tactics. The site employed a WordPress-based infrastructure, leveraging technologies such as MySQL, PHP, LiteSpeed, and jQuery to mimic legitimate research portals, though no specific phishing kit or payload was identified in initial scans.
Technical indicators confirm elevated risk levels: the domain resolves to IP address 82.29.189.219 and was registered on June 16, 2025, through HOSTINGER operations, UAB. VirusTotal detects the domain as malicious by 4 out of 95 security vendors, while Gridinsoft assigns a trust score of 0/100. Scamadviser rates it at 49/100, and the domain appears on one security blocklist. The SSL certificate is issued by Let’s Encrypt, a common choice for both legitimate and malicious sites due to its accessibility. Google Safe Browsing (GSB) status is not explicitly listed, but the domain’s inclusion in PhishDestroy’s blocklist further corroborates its fraudulent nature.
As of the latest assessment, arecs.online has been taken offline, likely in response to detection by security vendors and blocklist providers. However, residual risk persists due to the domain’s recent registration and the potential for infrastructure reuse. Organizations and individuals are advised to monitor for re-emergence under similar naming conventions or shared hosting infrastructure. Network defenders should update blocklists to include the domain and its associated IP, while users should verify the legitimacy of any unsolicited communications referencing research institutes or academic entities. No direct financial or credential theft was confirmed, but the impersonation tactic suggests potential for follow-on social engineering attacks.
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Certificate fingerprinta0a787a008945b4dd3065dc51f4905422a92d57794000e4d02d2b5dd167ef61bCertificate names · 1 SANs
www.arecs.online
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS 非アクティブreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation不明Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:10:53 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-07-30 22:19:52 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-07-30 22:19:52 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 1,481.92hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-08-30 19:17:23 UTC · precision very low · basis bounded
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Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.arecs.onlineDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
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Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of arecs.online· checked Jun 27, 2026
70
Needs Work
Performance
FCP
2.72s
First Contentful Paint
LCP
24.62s
Largest Contentful Paint
CLS
0.01
Cumulative Layout Shift
TBT
98ms
Total Blocking Time
SI
2.72s
Speed Index
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Registration & observation details8
Availability observations
Last reachable observation
Outcome first observed
Observation window starts
Observation window ends
Estimated change time
Observation window · hours
1481.92
Estimate basis
Bounded by observations
Estimate precision
very_low
An estimated time describes an observation window. It does not prove a registrar action or the exact moment a site became unavailable.
Check for cloaking
Compare what a browser and a crawler receive, and check for Keitaro traffic routing.
No cloaking flag in this check
unavailable: raw=connection_error; http=0; via=http_proxy; error=SOCKSHTTPConnectionPool(host='arecs.online', port=80): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by NewConnectionError("S
arecs.online
保存済みの結果
到達不能
Stored observation history12
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About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
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