# PhishDestroy threat dossier — variational.sa.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-08 11:38:50 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/variational.sa.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Crypto Drainer Targeted brand: Google ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 2/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 188.114.96.3 (US, San Francisco) ASN: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Hosting org: AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc. Registrar: Sav.com, LLC Nameservers: ["ns1.centralnic.net", "ns2.centralnic.net", "ns3.centralnic.net", "ns4.centralnic.net"] Page title: Variational Protocol — On-Chain Derivatives Infrastructure HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Google Trust Services / WE1 Expires: 2026-10-02 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 5c124d4029579991215b6f3b56a3035244fc87981b71846fe2a8fbcdb1669f07 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- First detected: 2026-07-07 15:50:12 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Last verified: 2026-07-08 12:20:35 UTC Current status: ACTIVE / observable ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f3cd6-8feb-7592-ba56-22094b5ab252/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/variational.sa.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.variational.sa.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=variational.sa.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/variational.sa.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/variational.sa.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-07 15:56:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain, variational.sa.com, is flagged as an active crypto drainer site targeting users of decentralized finance platforms. The page impersonates the Variational Protocol, a legitimate on-chain derivatives infrastructure, by replicating its branding and presenting a fraudulent interface designed to trick victims into connecting cryptocurrency wallets. Once connected, the site executes unauthorized transactions, draining funds from the victim’s wallet without consent. The threat is classified as a crypto drainer due to its direct financial exploitation mechanism, which is a common tactic in phishing campaigns targeting the Web3 ecosystem. Analysis of the domain’s infrastructure reveals concerning indicators. As of the latest scan, variational.sa.com has 0 detections out of 95 engines on VirusTotal, indicating it has not yet been widely flagged by security vendors. The domain resolves to the IP address 188.114.96.3 and uses an SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services, which may lend a false sense of legitimacy to unsuspecting users. The registrar and creation date remain undisclosed, but the lack of blocklist entries suggests the infrastructure is newly deployed or evading detection through obfuscation techniques. The page title, 'Variational Protocol — On-Chain Derivatives Infrastructure,' is an exact mimic of legitimate marketing materials, further increasing the likelihood of successful deception. Users who have visited variational.sa.com or interacted with its content should take immediate action to mitigate risk. First, disconnect any wallets that were linked to the site and revoke all connected dApp permissions using a blockchain explorer or wallet management tool. Monitor wallet activity for unauthorized transactions and transfer remaining assets to a new, secure wallet if suspicious activity is detected. Report the domain to relevant security platforms and cryptocurrency exchanges to aid in broader detection efforts. Given the domain’s active status and lack of prior detections, users should remain vigilant for similar phishing attempts targeting decentralized finance protocols. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: b8a0bf372c762e966cc99ede8682bc71 TLS cert SHA-256: 5c124d4029579991215b6f3b56a3035244fc87981b71846fe2a8fbcdb1669f07 ## 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 (operator 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/variational.sa.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=variational.sa.com 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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 175,932 domains (13,101 alive under monitoring, 161,863 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io