# PhishDestroy threat dossier — variatilonal.io ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-06-30 10:41:08 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/variatilonal.io/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Generic Phishing ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 6/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: ChainPatrol, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.97.3 (US, San Francisco) Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!! NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources: https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict Nameservers: ainsley.ns.cloudflare.com, kyle.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2026-05-27 Expires: 2027-05-27 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / E7 Expires: 2026-08-25 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 31bfdb8bc48722fda7a627ed528f495184d975ea5d0378ca5a7a80c1d6025a41 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: CLOSED — no report required. This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file for audit but no formal notice was sent. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-05-27 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-05-28 20:15:25 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-05-28 20:14:08 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-06-30 12:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-06-06 17:29:37 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019e6f92-bb11-76a1-a0c2-4134ce92db51/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/variatilonal.io crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.variatilonal.io Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=variatilonal.io AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/variatilonal.io URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/variatilonal.io/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-06-26 04:25:24 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, variatilonal.io, is identified as a phishing site specifically designed to target Web3 and cryptocurrency users. Analysis indicates the infrastructure is engineered to mimic legitimate wallet interfaces, likely deploying a crypto drainer kit to siphon digital assets from unsuspecting victims. The domain exhibits no legitimate branding association, reinforcing its fraudulent intent to harvest private keys or seed phrases through deceptive login portals or fake token airdrop schemes. Infrastructure analysis reveals several critical technical indicators. The domain was registered on May 27, 2026, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, a registrar frequently associated with high-risk registrations. It resolves to the IP address 188.114.97.3, which has been linked to multiple phishing campaigns. VirusTotal reports 6 out of 95 security vendors flagging the domain as malicious, while it appears on three distinct security blocklists. The domain is also explicitly blocked by at least three major threat intelligence platforms, further validating its malicious classification. As of the latest assessment, variatilonal.io has been taken offline, likely in response to detection and enforcement actions. However, residual risk persists due to the transient nature of phishing infrastructure. Operators may re-deploy the domain or migrate to newly registered lookalike domains to evade detection. Users are advised to verify wallet addresses through official channels, employ hardware-based authentication for transactions, and monitor for unauthorized access to crypto assets. Network-level protections, such as DNS filtering and endpoint detection, should be enforced to mitigate exposure to similar threats. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: f3418a443e7d841097c714d69ec4bcb8 TLS cert SHA-256: 31bfdb8bc48722fda7a627ed528f495184d975ea5d0378ca5a7a80c1d6025a41 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/variatilonal.io/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=variatilonal.io Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 172,677 domains (12,755 alive under monitoring, 159,332 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io