Security Review

Is ariecrown.org legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 93/100

Official website for a legitimate, long-standing Jewish day school with a 20-year domain history and positive community reputation.

ariecrown.orgScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 87·MT 95
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
23 years old
Registered Jul 17, 2003
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 98% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust95/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain was registered in 2003, which is a strong indicator of legitimacy for an educational institution. Our antivirus network shows zero detections across more than 90 security engines. The site content matches the known history of the Arie Crown Hebrew Day School, which has operated as a nonprofit since 1955. We found consistent business registration data and physical address listings that align with the school's public records. There are no reports of phishing, malware, or fraudulent activity associated with this URL.
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Page Content

The website serves as a functional portal for a private school, featuring enrollment applications, a 2026 academic calendar, and detailed mission statements. It includes legitimate contact information and links to school-related resources like Heyzine and YouTube.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP with a low abuse score and uses a valid SSL certificate. It utilizes WordPress and loads standard external resources from Google and YouTube, which is typical for modern educational sites.

Domain History

With a registration date in July 2003, this domain has a 22-year history of continuous operation. This longevity is highly characteristic of established physical institutions and is rarely seen in scam or phishing operations.

Web Reputation

The school maintains a positive reputation across multiple independent platforms. Employee and parent reviews are consistently high, and the organization is verified as an active 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Illinois.
Risk Factors
1
  • No significant risk factors identified.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain has been registered and active for over 20 years.
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Verified 501(c)(3) nonprofit status with a valid EIN.
  • Positive reviews from employees and parents on independent platforms.
  • Consistent physical address and contact data across multiple directories.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use for school applications, donations, and general information.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for ariecrown.org, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
22 yrs
Registered Jul 2003
Business registration
Active · United States
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • ariecrown.org is the official website of Arie Crown Hebrew Day School, a private Jewish day school (preschool to middle school) in Skokie, Illinois with approximately 650 students.
  • School founded in the late 1940s (history dates to 1940s on Chicago's west side); recognized as one of the oldest and largest Jewish day schools in the Midwest.
  • Registered as 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 36-2129620) since 1955; affiliate of ATT and partner with JUF; physical addresses listed in directories include 4600 Main St and 7787 Gross Point Rd, Skokie, IL.
  • Domain registered July 17, 2003 (matches provided age of ~8375 days as of 2026); expires 2031; uses WordPress, Cloudflare, valid SSL.
  • Security scans (PCrisk, Quttera) show 0/91 threat engines flagged, no malware, no blacklist hits; one minor heuristic JS flag not corroborated; trust score ~89-93/100.
  • Positive mentions on Indeed (4.5/5 from 15 employee reviews), Niche (parent/alum reviews), LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and education directories; no scam, fraud, or complaint reports found.
  • Site contains admissions info, school calendar for 2026, mission statement on Torah Im Derech Eretz, parent testimonials, and contact email info@ariecrown.org; no donation/payment portals flagged as suspicious.
Positive reviews (3)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Indeedopen

    "ARIE CROWN HEBREW DAY SCHOOL Employee Reviews in Skokie, IL. Overall rating. 4.5. Based on 15 reviews."

  • Nicheopen

    "Review Arie Crown Hebrew Day School . Rating 4 out of 5. reviews. As an alum, I ..."

  • PCrisk Scanneropen

    "Is ariecrown.org safe to visit? ... trust score 93/100 [or 89/100], 0/91 engines flagged ... No Threats Found"

Business registration
Status: active · United States

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 36-2129620), tax-exempt since 1955, located in Skokie, IL; operates as a Jewish day school

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases and consumer-review sites for ariecrown.org and found no complaints or fraudulent reports. Instead, we found positive employee reviews on Indeed with a 4.5-star rating and parent testimonials on education directories. The school is a verified nonprofit organization (EIN 36-2129620) that has been tax-exempt since 1955, confirming its status as a legitimate educational institution.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious70Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
Has a contact email on its own domain
Emails on site's domaininfo@ariecrown.org
Phone numbers(847) 982-9191
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles1
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Contact email on the site's own domain (info@ariecrown.org).
  • Phone number listed ((847) 982-9191).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age23 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredJul 17, 2003
ExpiresJul 17, 2031
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2
ExpiresSep 20, 2026 (89d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingWPEngine, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare
Platform / CMSElementor 4.1.4; features: e_font_icon_s

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://ariecrown.org/
  • 2200https://ariecrown.org/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score18%
Reports on file10
ISPWPEngine, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on ariecrown.org and not a lookalike like a-riecrown.org.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on ariecrown.org. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • ariecrown.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 93/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. ariecrown.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, expiring in 89 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • ariecrown.org is 22.9 years old, registered on 7/17/2003 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report ariecrown.org as clean.
  • No. ariecrown.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • ariecrown.org resolves to an IP operated by WPEngine, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 22, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around ariecrown.org have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·ariecrown.org
SAFE

This is the official website for Arie Crown Hebrew Day School, a long-established private school in Skokie, Illinois. The domain has been active for over 20 years and shows no signs of malicious activity.

This site is safe to use for school applications, donations, and general information.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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