Is hoytarchery.shop safe?

http://hoytarchery.shop/

High RiskStatus

Coveragecomplete4 of 4 applicable core capabilities

Verdict

Three-day-old domain impersonates Hoyt Archery with off-brand contact details and a malicious flag

hoytarchery.shop presents itself as the storefront of Hoyt Archery, a well-known archery brand, using its logo and branding and offering 'Shop', 'Shop Now', 'Cart' and 'Shop The Collection' purchase paths. The domain itself is only three days old, yet the site carries the brand's identity, and its only visible contact email uses the brand's real domain rather than its own. One antivirus family has flagged the domain as malicious. The site is a shop-shaped impersonation storefront with no verifiable operator identity, which places it in the High Risk band.

Do not enter payment or personal details on hoytarchery.shop. If you want Hoyt Archery products, buy from the brand's official site or an authorised dealer, and treat any storefront using the brand's name on a domain registered days ago as untrusted.

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Saved site captureCaptured safely during this scan 1 antivirus engine flagged this URLNetcraft

Calibrated safety spectrum

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.

01 · Investigation Brief

Investigation Brief

A brand-new domain wearing a famous brand's identity

The captured page shows the Hoyt Archery logo and branding on hoytarchery.shop, so the storefront is presenting itself as the legitimate archery brand rather than as an independent reseller. The registrable domain, however, is only three days old. A three-day-old domain carrying a long-established brand's name and logo is the classic shape of a brand-impersonation storefront rather than an official brand channel.

The site's own pages do not disclose an operator. No contact email uses the site's own domain, no phone number is listed on the captured page, and no operator postal address is visible. The only off-domain email domain observed is hoytarchery.com, the real brand's domain, which the shop does not own. A storefront that borrows a brand's name, logo and email domain while publishing no verifiable operator identity is not a normal retail operation.

The purchase path is entirely self-contained

The commercial calls to action on the page are 'Shop', 'Shop Now', 'Cart' and 'Shop The Collection'. Each of these links stays on hoytarchery.shop, so the entire funnel from browsing to checkout is hosted on the same three-day-old domain. There is no cross-domain handoff to a payment processor or an established marketplace that would give a visitor an independent point of reference.

Because the checkout is same-site and the operator is undisclosed, a visitor who enters payment details is transacting with an unidentified party on a domain registered three days ago, under a brand name that belongs to someone else. That is the concrete exposure this storefront creates.

Clean transport does not offset the operator risk

The technical layer is partly clean: the saved TLS check found a valid encrypted connection and the browser threat feed returned no threat warning. Those results mean no detection on those specific checks; they say nothing about who is running the store or whether goods would be delivered.

Against that, one antivirus family reported an adverse result and the domain has an isolated antivirus detection across 93 engines with no vendor consensus. The hosting IP carries an abuse confidence score of 0/100 across 0 saved reports, so the hosting itself is not the adverse signal here; the adverse signals are the brand impersonation, the three-day-old domain, the undisclosed operator and the single malicious flag.

Why the score is 28

One antivirus family reported an adverse result, with an isolated detection across 93 engines and no vendor consensus. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.

02 · Security Evidence

Security evidence

Collected signals and independent provider data for this URL.

Antivirus Engines

1/ 93

detections

Fresh result

1 engine flagged this URL

Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.

Malicious: 1
Suspicious: 0
Total: 93

Adverse antivirus results
Engine	Finding
NetcraftMalicious	malicious

All 93 engine results

Netcraft - Malicious
0xSI_f33d - Unrated
Abusix - Clean
Acronis - Clean
ADMINUSLabs - Clean
AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
AlienVault - Clean
alphaMountain.ai - Unrated
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
Gridinsoft - Unrated
Guardpot - Unrated
Heimdal Security - Clean
Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
IPsum - Clean
Juniper Networks - Clean
K7AntiVirus - Unrated
Kaspersky - Unrated
LevelBlue - Clean
Lionic - Clean
Lumu - Unrated
Malwared - Clean
MalwarePatrol - Clean
MalwareURL - Unrated
Mimecast - 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

Security Scans

Browser Threat Feed

Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.

What we observed

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CAPTURED PAGE

hoytarchery.shop

What our review noticed on this page

1Hoyt Archery logo and branding

Visual analysis

Visual context from the captured page

Hoyt Archery logo and branding

Context only

What the captured page showed

1 observation

01
Hoyt Archery logo and branding

03 · Investigation Story

Investigation story

The behavior, reputation, and operator evidence that explains how this site may affect a visitor.

What the site claims
Hoyt Archery Equipment | Hoyt Archery
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 58 antivirus results.
What independent research found
The search completed without a material external warning or corroborating report.
What remains unverified
The checks completed, but ownership, business claims, and future site behavior can still change after this snapshot.

What kind of site and risk is this?

Threat category

Fake Shop & Commercial Deception

Also observed: Phishing & Impersonation

Service and business model

Shop

Transaction

Observed behavior

No disruptive browser behavior saved

Evidence behind this classification

01The registrable domain is only three days old.
02One antivirus family reported an adverse result, with an isolated detection across 93 engines and no vendor consensus.
03No contact email uses the site's own domain; the only observed off-domain email domain is the real brand's domain.

Web research findings

Independent findings for hoytarchery.shop, 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.

Business registration

Not checked

This report did not include a company-registry lookup, so no registration result is claimed.

Clone check

Not checked

No site-clone comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Typosquat check

Not checked

No look-alike domain comparison was run for this report, so no clean result is claimed.

Web mentions

No scam reports found

The completed search returned no sourced scam reports or complaints.

No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for hoytarchery.shop. 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.

Google Safe Browsing

Not listedCheck ↗

VirusTotal

ListedCheck ↗

AbuseIPDB

Not listedCheck ↗

Also verify:Spamhaus ↗DNSBL / SURBL ↗PhishTank ↗

04 · Domain & Infrastructure

Domain & infrastructure

Timeline · identity · encryption · redirects · hosting

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.

Domainhoytarchery.shop
Redirects tohoytarchery.shop
Hosted byBeijing Ruihao Kai Yuan Technology Co., Ltd
Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · fonts.gstatic.com

Domain Timeline

Oct 20, 2026
Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 3 days old when this review was saved.
Oct 24, 2026
Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.

hoytarchery.shop was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.

Contact Verification

Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.

What We Found

Has contact info, but not on the site's domain

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles0

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email uses the site's own domain.
No phone number listed on the captured page.
No operator postal address visible on the captured page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History

Age3 days old

RegistrarTuringsign Inc.

RegisteredOct 20, 2026

ExpiresOct 20, 2027

Owner privacyUnknown

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE2

ExpiresJan 21, 2027 (88d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

HostingBeijing Ruihao Kai Yuan Technology Co., Ltd

Server locationUS

Platform / CMSShopify

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://hoytarchery.shop/
2200https://hoytarchery.shop/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISPBeijing Ruihao Kai Yuan Technology Co., Ltd

Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

Referenced Domains

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

fonts.googleapis.com fonts.gstatic.com

05 · Evidence Ledger

Evidence ledger

Coverage, provenance, and source freshness remain separate so a missing check is never mistaken for a clean result.

Antiviruscomplete
Browser threat feedcomplete
Page contentcomplete
Analysiscomplete
Visual evidencecomplete

Completed analysis

The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.

Saved checks from Oct 24, 2026

Technical threat

suspicious

Malware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.

One antivirus family reported an adverse result, with an isolated detection across 93 engines and no vendor consensus.

Operator / customer risk

suspicious

Complaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.

Shop · The registrable domain is only three days old.

Source coverage and freshness

Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.

Source coverage
Source	Result	Completion	Finding	Freshness
Antivirus	1 of 93 engines flagged	Completed	Adverse	fresh · analysed Oct 24, 2026
Browser protection	No browser threat-list match	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 24, 2026
Page content	Page fetched · HTTP 200	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 24, 2026
Visual evidence	1 visible observation saved with the page capture	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 24, 2026
Independent research	The search completed without a material external finding	Completed	No adverse finding	this scan · Oct 24, 2026

Antivirus: Result1 of 93 engines flagged; CompletionCompleted; FindingAdverse; Freshnessfresh · analysed Oct 24, 2026
Browser protection: ResultNo browser threat-list match; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
Page content: ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
Visual evidence: Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026
Independent research: ResultThe search completed without a material external finding; CompletionCompleted; FindingNo adverse finding; Freshnessthis scan · Oct 24, 2026

06 · Your Next Move

Your next move

Proceed with caution

Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.

Analyst recommendation
Do not enter payment or personal details on hoytarchery.shop. If you want Hoyt Archery products, buy from the brand's official site or an authorised dealer, and treat any storefront using the brand's name on a domain registered days ago as untrusted.
Treat hoytarchery.shop as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
Share your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
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Safer Alternatives

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Shopping for a deal? Stick to established retailers with real buyer protection — if a price looks too good to be true on an unknown store, it usually is.

Amazon
A-to-z Guarantee covers eligible orders.
eBay
Money Back Guarantee on most purchases.
Walmart
Major retailer with established returns.
The brand's official site
Search the brand name + "official site" rather than trusting an ad or unknown store.

Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.

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.

Is hoytarchery.shop a scam or a legit online store?

hoytarchery.shop raises serious red flags as a fake shop — we recommend against paying or entering card details. Our review tagged it for fake shop and clone site. 1 of 93 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). The domain is only 3 days old through Turingsign Inc — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. It may not be an outright scam, but the risk is high enough that you should verify it independently before trusting it with money or data.

Is hoytarchery.shop safe to use?

hoytarchery.shop has a Safety Score of 28/100 (High Risk). Analysis coverage is complete at 100%. Avoid login, payment and downloads.

What should I do if I already gave my details to hoytarchery.shop?

If you've already paid or handed over details on hoytarchery.shop, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on hoytarchery.shop and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.

Can I get my money back from hoytarchery.shop?

Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.

I ordered from hoytarchery.shop but nothing arrived — is it a fake shop?

That's the classic pattern of a fake or non-delivery shop. These sites take payment for products that never ship, or send cheap counterfeits, then go quiet and eventually disappear. If you paid by card, contact your bank about a chargeback for "goods not received." Keep your order confirmation and any messages, don't pay extra "customs" or "release" fees they may demand, and report the store so others are warned.

How do I report hoytarchery.shop?

You can report hoytarchery.shop through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.

Why does hoytarchery.shop look legitimate if it's a scam?

Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.

Has hoytarchery.shop been flagged by antivirus engines?

Yes. 1 of 93 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged hoytarchery.shop, 1 of them as outright malicious. None of these detections came from the engines we treat as highest-confidence, so they are weighed alongside the other checks rather than on their own.

Is hoytarchery.shop on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No — hoytarchery.shop is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.

How old is the hoytarchery.shop domain?

hoytarchery.shop is 3 days old, registered on October 20, 2026 through Turingsign Inc. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.

Does hoytarchery.shop have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes — hoytarchery.shop presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YE2, valid for another 88 days. Important caveat: SSL only encrypts the connection between you and the site — it does not verify who runs it. Almost all scam sites now have valid SSL too, so a padlock alone never means "safe".

How often is the hoytarchery.shop report updated?

This report is a record of the scan run on October 24, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about hoytarchery.shop has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.

08 · Final Verdict

Final verdict

The saved conclusion, decisive evidence, and practical action in one final view.

Verdict score

28/100

High Risk

Three-day-old domain impersonates Hoyt Archery with off-brand contact details and a malicious flag

Captured during this scan. Opening this report does not revisit the site.

Conclusion

Recommended actionDo not enter payment or personal details on hoytarchery.shop. If you want Hoyt Archery products, buy from the brand's official site or an authorised dealer, and treat any storefront using the brand's name on a domain registered days ago as untrusted.

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09 · Community

Community

First-hand experiences add human context after the scanner has reached its conclusion.

Is hoytarchery.shop safe?

Three-day-old domain impersonates Hoyt Archery with off-brand contact details and a malicious flag

A brand-new domain wearing a famous brand's identity

The purchase path is entirely self-contained

Clean transport does not offset the operator risk

Why the score is 28

What the captured page showed

What the site claims

What we observed

What independent research found

What remains unverified

Technical threat

Operator / customer risk

Proceed with caution

Analyst recommendation

Treat hoytarchery.shop as unverified

Verify the business through independent channels

Never use irreversible payment methods

Share your experience

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