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Arctic.de Suspicious Shop

May 17, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Suspicious Shop
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Danger Zone
Risky Territory
Caution Advised
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Arctic → Safety Check

First checked July 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Website content and technical signals analyzed
Method: automated checks.
Suspicious Shop This site is classified as Suspicious Shop based on multiple risk signals, including 1 blacklist detections. These risks are driven by active warning signals despite the site's longer domain history.
Trust signal radar Normalized trust signals for arctic.de Domain Maturity: 9291 days Domain Maturity Warning Cleanliness: 0 detections Warning Cleanliness Safety Level: 2 negative tags Safety Level Positive Signals: 8 positive signals Positive Signals Popularity: Tranco rank 191,074 Popularity Trust Zone: .de Trust Zone Operational Signals: 5 detected services Operational Signals Location Credibility: Hosting country DE Location Credibility
Figure 1. Trust signal radar for arctic.de. Larger shaded area indicates stronger trust signals.

How we scored arctic.de

On-page mentions:
Shopping, Quick Payment
Tech signals:
Facebook Integration, Animate.css Framework, Strong Community Presence
Positive signals:
Negative signals:
  • security-provider warnings
  • unclear social-profile authenticity
Context signals:
  • standard payment methods
  • content related to online shopping and ecommerce
Review sentiment:
Positive
4.8 / 5 ★★★★★
Based on analysis of 655 reviews from public sources.
Last checked May 17, 2026 at 4:19 AM by Gridinsoft Trust Model v2.4.5

What is Arctic?

Arctic.de is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later.

Most common outcomes after checkout:

  1. No shipment: order confirmed, item never arrives.
  2. Wrong item: delivered product does not match listing.
  3. Low-quality copy: counterfeit or heavily downgraded substitute.
  4. Damaged/used goods: item arrives broken or clearly not new.
Figure 2. Website screenshot for Arctic.de. 2026-05-17 07:19:10

If you buy from a site with this profile, use payment methods with chargeback protection and keep full order evidence (receipt, product page, seller messages, tracking history).

This domain was registered 25 years ago through the company unknown and ownership information is not publicly available. Complaint contact not found.

Is arctic.de safe?

— Unfortunately, not likely.

🚨 Gridinsoft blocks this website because it was classified as suspicious shop.

arctic.de has a blacklist warning and a 20/100 trust score. Verify the site identity before use and avoid sending sensitive or payment data.

What are the risks of arctic.de?

This website shows characteristics commonly associated with fraudulent online shops, including suspicious pricing and payment methods.

Why is arctic.de marked "Suspicious Shop"?

Gridinsoft evaluates arctic.de, focusing on suspicious content indicators (Blacklisted, Fake Social Media Links - Risk), hosting technology and infrastructure, SSL certificate status, website reputation across multiple databases, customer reviews from various independent platforms (655 reviews). We weigh these indicators to calculate the trust score.

Note: Automated systems are not perfect — while the evidence suggests risk, there is still a chance the site is legitimate. We recommend you check the website using detailed analysis or by contacting the company directly through verified channels.

Arctic Digital Footprints

A structured view of the site's detected themes, page signals, and related online footprint elements.

Shopping

This site shows e-commerce functionality, including product listings, cart flow, and checkout-related elements.

Reliable Payment Method

Payment processing utilizes established and secure payment systems including major credit cards, PayPal, or other recognized financial service providers. These payment methods typically offer fraud protection and dispute resolution mechanisms to safeguard consumers.

Quick Payment
Cookie Consent

arctic.de implements a cookie-consent interface for managing tracking and data-collection preferences.

Google Tag Manager

This website uses Google Tag Manager to add and update tracking tags on its website.

Facebook Integration
Animate.css Framework
Long Term SSL Certificate

The SSL certificate for this site is valid for more than 6 months, indicating a long-term commitment to security and trust.

Multilanguage

The website provides multi-language support, demonstrating international accessibility and commitment to diverse user populations. Multi-language implementation typically indicates professional development standards and global operational scope, representing a positive trust indicator.

Established Domain

This site has maintained active domain presence over time, indicating operational continuity.

Blacklisted

Gridinsoft Internet Security classified this site as unsafe. As a VirusTotal partner, our detections contribute to broader protection across tools and browsers.

Fake Social Media Links - Risk

Analysis reveals that arctic.de displays social media icons or links that do not connect to legitimate social media profiles. This deceptive practice is commonly employed to create false legitimacy and represents a significant indicator of fraudulent intent requiring immediate caution.

Social Media Links

The presence of social media links on the website indicates that it references social media accounts. This signal alone does not confirm ownership or authenticity of those profiles.

Verified YouTube Channel

Ownership verification confirms that this site controls the YouTube channel ARCTIC (@arctichannel) (20,700 subscribers, 219 videos, 7,674,871 total views, since 2015, country: DE).

Verified LinkedIn Page

Ownership verification confirms that arctic.de controls the LinkedIn page ARCTIC GmbH (2,725 followers, 79 LinkedIn employees, company size 51-200 employees, founded 2001, industry: Computer Hardware Manufacturing, headquarters: Braunschweig, Niedersachsen).

Verified Business Services

This domain publishes TXT verification records for multiple third-party business platforms. This indicates that the domain has been connected to those services at the DNS level.

Business Infrastructure

This domain is configured for several service layers, such as email delivery, platform verification, or security tooling. This reflects a broader operational setup than a minimal single-purpose deployment.

Strong Community Presence

arctic.de has ownership-verified social or community presence with substantial audience reach.

Color Guide
  • Requires special attention Marks high-risk findings that should be reviewed first.
  • Exercise caution Highlights areas involving user data, payments, or permissions.
  • Positive indicators Shows trust signals that support the site's reliability.
  • Neutral General context that does not increase or reduce risk on its own.

Provider warnings: 1/27 Suspicious Shop

This section shows what trusted security sources say about this site.

A warning appears when one or more sources report malware, phishing, abuse, or other safety concerns. Each row shows the source and its verdict.

If no source reports a warning, the site is shown as clear in this section.

Gridinsoft Threat List
Warned
BitDefender
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
ESET
Clean
Sophos
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
G-Data
Clean
Webroot
Clean
Dr.Web
Clean
Forcepoint ThreatSeeker
Clean
CyRadar
Clean
Lionic
Clean
Quick Heal
Clean
Phishing Database
Clean
Phishtank
Clean
OpenPhish
Clean
alphaMountain.ai
Clean
Netcraft
Clean
Sucuri SiteCheck
Clean
Criminal IP
Clean
URLhaus
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean
Spam404
Clean
Trustwave
Clean
VX Vault
Clean
Quttera
Clean

Arctic.de blocked? Check the provider verdict report created on May 16, 2026

Domain Information

Created January 1, 2001 at 12:00 AM Updated: October 11, 2019 at 10:22 AM
Domain Age 25.5 years
Domain Status Connect
Top Level Domain .de Country Code TLD

Technical Details

HTTP status 301
IP Address 212.53.157.236
Hostname arctic.cmpsrv.com
Hosting Provider AS8893 Artfiles New Media GmbH Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, DE
SSL Certificate Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA DV R36 TLS 1.3 · Valid for: 7 months · from May 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM · to November 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Name Servers ns1047.ui-dns.biz
ns1047.ui-dns.com
ns1047.ui-dns.de
ns1067.ui-dns.org

Content Analysis

Website title ARCTIC – Value Quality Performance | Complete passive PC | Premium PC Case | Mounts | Equipment | The Cooler Way
Website description ARCTIC is a leading Manufacturer of low-noise PC Air and Water Coolers, Case Fans, and Thermal Materials, as well as High-Quality Monitor Arms, Premium PC Cases, and Under Desk PCs
Available languages
Profile
ARCTIC · @arctichannel · 20,700 subscribers · 11 years
ARCTIC GmbH · 2,725 followers · founded 2001 · Computer Hardware Manufacturing · size 51-200 employees
Mentioned hosts (24)
arctic.de share.plugilo.com www.youtube.com connect.facebook.net x.arctic.de api.plugilo.com 2c-1138a2e087744ef69e662051fe044c44.ecs.us-west-1.on.aws barrierefreie-web.de support.arctic.de tcf3b2ec1.emailsys1a.net www.linkedin.com geizhals.de auth.plugilo.com www.arctic.de booster.webtradecenter.com and 9 more

Security Analysis

Detection Signatures These signatures are used to generate the security fingerprint below.
Shopping Reliable Payment Method Quick Payment Cookie Consent Animate.css Framework Fake Social Media Links - Risk
Verified Services This domain has been verified by the following legitimate services and organizations, confirming authentic ownership and proper email security configuration.
Apple Apple Inc. services verification. Atlassian Software development tools (Jira, Confluence). Atlassian SENDING Atlassian email sending verification. Google Verification Domain ownership verified by Google. Microsoft 365 Microsoft cloud productivity suite (Office, email, etc.).
Security Fingerprint Unique identifier based on site analysis
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How to block Arctic.de?

Our Anti-Malware can automatically block access to arctic.de if it is flagged as malicious.

  1. Install and run the protection.
  2. The program will block flagged domains and remove related threats.

Exclusion

If you believe arctic.de is safe, you can add it to the exclusion list:

  1. Open Gridinsoft Anti-Malware → Tools → Ignore List.
  2. Go to the Internet tab and add arctic.de.

See detailed instructions for more options.

Are You the Owner?

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