Is archfood.uk safe?
http://archfood.uk/
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How we checked
Coverage: strong · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 93 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
archfood.uk is a London catering business site with no scam mechanics found, though two antivirus engines once marked it suspicious.
The site presents itself as 'arch', a trading name of LHK Catering Ltd, offering premium catering for work and home from a London kitchen. It lists a domain email, a phone number and a postal address, and the domain has been registered for over six years. The only adverse item is a saved antivirus observation in which two engines marked the URL as suspicious; the browser threat feed reports no warning and the TLS connection is valid. No fake-shop kit, affiliate funnel, cross-domain order path or payment trap was found, so the score sits in the Safe band with a small deduction for the stale antivirus flag.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 88/100
Safe covers scores 85–100. 1 finding pulled the score down; 5 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Moderate2 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe privacy notice names LHK Catering Ltd, doing business as arch, as the operator.
- SupportsThe site lists an email on its own domain, a UK phone number and a postal address.
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 2289 days old.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning.
- SupportsThe saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
The site presents itself as 'arch', a trading name of LHK Catering Ltd, offering premium catering for work and home from a London kitchen. It lists a domain email, a phone number and a postal address, and the domain has been registered for over six years. The only adverse item is a saved antivirus observation in which two engines marked the URL as suspicious; the browser threat feed reports no warning and the TLS connection is valid. No fake-shop kit, affiliate funnel, cross-domain order path or payment trap was found, so the score sits in the Safe band with a small deduction for the stale antivirus flag.
A disclosed catering business, not an anonymous storefront
The privacy notice names the operator directly: 'LHK Catering Ltd, doing business as arch'. The visible page describes 'Premium catering for work and home, fresh from our London kitchen', and the main call to action is a simple 'GET IN TOUCH' button rather than a checkout or order form.
Contact details are consistent with a real small business: an email on the site's own domain (info@archfood.uk), a UK phone number and a postal address. The domain itself is 2289 days old, which is well past the short-lived pattern typical of throwaway shops.
Clean browsing checks, with one stale antivirus flag
The browser threat feed returned no threat warning and the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection, so visitors are not being routed through a known malicious host or a broken certificate.
The one adverse item is a saved antivirus observation in which two engines marked the URL as suspicious. That result is stale and generic, and it is not corroborated by Safe Browsing or by anything on the site's own pages, so it is treated as a minor caution rather than evidence of malware or fraud.
Outbound links are policy and image references, not a commercial funnel
The cross-domain links found on the page point to standard privacy resources: the EU data-protection authorities index, the Swiss data-protection authority, the aboutads.info opt-out page, and Termly's privacy-policy generator. None of these is a commercial partner, affiliate redirect or order path.
The only other external host is a Squarespace image CDN used to serve a 'View fullsize' image, which is normal for a site built on that platform and carries no commercial intent.
Why the score is 88
The saved checks and analysis found no material threat. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
2/ 93
detectionsSaved analysis from October 16, 2026 - stale
2 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 2
- Total
- 93
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiSuspicious | suspicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 93 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - Suspicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Clean
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- Kaspersky - Clean
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- Orcapot - Unrated
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiBusiness/Economy, Suspicious
- BitDefendermisc
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerbusiness and economy
- Googlehospitality
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
Premium catering for work and home, fresh from our London kitchen.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Premium catering for work and home, fresh from our London kitchen.
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
arch | London's Contemporary & Sustainable Caterer | Corporate, Events & Weddings
- Meta description
arch delivers beautiful, sustainable catering across London. From daily corporate lunches and office deliveries to weddings and private events. Fresh, seasonal menus tailored to your team.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/aboutRead
- Privacy policy/privacyRead
- Contact page/contactRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
arch | London's Contemporary & Sustainable Caterer | Corporate, Events & Weddings
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 60 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
No threat category confirmed
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The privacy notice names LHK Catering Ltd, doing business as arch, as the operator.
- 02Premium catering for work and home, fresh from our London kitchen.
- 03The site lists an email on its own domain, a UK phone number and a postal address.
Web research findings
Independent findings for archfood.uk, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for archfood.uk. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainarchfood.uk
- Redirects toarchfood.uk
- Hosted bySquarespace, Inc.
- Referencesimages.squarespace-cdn.com · static1.squarespace.com
Domain Timeline
- Jul 27, 2020Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 6 years old when this review was saved.
- Nov 2, 2026Saved security review — Rated Safe
This saved scan found no active threat signals in the checks it completed.
archfood.uk has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Contact email on the site's own domain (info@archfood.uk).
- Phone number listed (+44 7523 111680).
- Postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Certificate issued for archfood.uk.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Scripts, fonts and CDNs
- Adobe Fonts
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://archfood.uk/
- 2206https://archfood.uk/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
2 antivirus results marked the URL as suspicious. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 2 of 93 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 16, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 2, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 2, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 2, 2026 |
| Independent research | The search completed without a material external finding | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Nov 2, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result2 of 93 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 16, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
- Independent research
- ResultThe search completed without a material external finding
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Nov 2, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
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Could a legitimate site like archfood.uk still be used in a scam?
Has archfood.uk been flagged by antivirus engines?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
archfood.uk is a London catering business site with no scam mechanics found, though two antivirus engines once marked it suspicious.
The site presents itself as 'arch', a trading name of LHK Catering Ltd, offering premium catering for work and home from a London kitchen. It lists a domain email, a phone number and a postal address, and the domain has been registered for over six years. The only adverse item is a saved antivirus observation in which two engines marked the URL as suspicious; the browser threat feed reports no warning and the TLS connection is valid. No fake-shop kit, affiliate funnel, cross-domain order path or payment trap was found, so the score sits in the Safe band with a small deduction for the stale antivirus flag.
09 · Community
Community
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