TF-1933842
high
📛 Threat Title
Unknown Loader: Domain name that delivers a malware payload treecitycandy.com
Description
Indicator that identifies a malware distribution server (payload delivery). IOC type: Domain name that delivers a malware payload. Attributed malware: Unknown Loader. Confidence: 75. First seen: 2026-09-25 16:07:31 UTC. Reporter: varysz. Tags: etherhiding, victim.
Indicators of Compromise (1)
Each indicator is enriched from the IOC database, threat-intel feed corroboration (Threat Hunt) and VirusTotal. Click one to expand.
domain
treecitycandy.com
VT 2 / 91
IOC database
- Type
- domain
- Value
treecitycandy.com- First seen
- Last seen
- Attached to this threat
- Appears in
- 1 threat
- Description
- Ingested from IOC source: https://threatfox.abuse.ch/downloads/hostfile/
Threat Hunt — feed corroboration
Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.
Flagged by 2 of 91 VirusTotal vendors
| Vendor | Verdict | Detection |
|---|---|---|
| Gridinsoft | suspicious | suspicious |
| SOCRadar | suspicious | suspicious |
Details From VirusTotal
Basic Properties
| Registrar | Launchpad.com Inc. |
| TLD | com |
History
| Creation date | 2023-10-02 14:45 UTC |
| Last analysis | 2026-09-25 17:17 UTC |
| Last modified on VirusTotal | 2026-09-26 00:21 UTC |
| Last WHOIS update | 2025-10-20 17:23 UTC |
| WHOIS record date | 2026-09-25 17:23 UTC |
References (2)
- Malpedia profile ThreatFox IOCs
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ThreatFox IOC page
ThreatFox IOCs
Indicator that identifies a malware distribution server (payload delivery). IOC type: Domain name that delivers a malware payload. Attributed malware: Unknown Loader. Confidence: 75. First seen: 2026-09-25 16:07:31 UTC. Reporter: varysz. Tags: etherhiding, victim.
Remediations (10)
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web:darkwebinformer.com
A new domain -based indicator has been identified associated with ** payload delivery** activity tied to the malware ** unknown\_loader **. This domain , advertised under the guise of a mobile advertising and monetization platform, poses a high-confidence threat to users and organizations. ---
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web:darkwebinformer.com
A new domain -based indicator has been identified associated with payload delivery activity tied to the malware unknown_loader . This domain , advertised under the guise of a mobile advertising and monetization platform, poses a high-confidence threat to users and organizations.
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web:ismalicious.com
4,553 indicators of compromise attributed to the Unknown Loader malware family — domains , IPs, URLs and file hashes, from abuse.ch feeds.
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web:radar.cloudflare.com
Understand the security, performance, technology, and network details of a URL with a publicly shareable report.
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web:thehackernews.com
The payload is gated on machine identity The third finding is the one that should change how teams interpret their tooling. In the dropper recovered from the live host, a hardware and account fingerprint machine GUID, volume serial, computer name , BIOS manufacturer, system model, GPU and username is base64-encoded directly into the download path.
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web:threatfox.abuse.ch
A malware sample can be associated with only one malware family. The page below gives you an overview on indicators of compromise associated with unknown_loader .
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web:urlhaus.abuse.ch
URLhaus URLhaus is a platform from abuse.ch and Spamhaus dedicated to sharing malicious URLs that are being used for malware distribution. Report URLs and explore the database for valuable intelligence. Use the APIs, to seamlessly push and pull signals, and automate bulk queries. With this intelligence, gain insights into malware behavior, to help identify, track, and mitigate against malware ...
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web:www.hhs.gov
Overview of ClickFix Attacks Threat actors initiate these campaigns by logging into websites with stolen credentials and installing fake plugins in compromised environments. Once installed, the plugins inject malicious JavaScript containing a known variation of fake browser update malware that uses blockchain and smart contracts to obtain malicious payloads ( a practice known as EtherHiding ...
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web:www.malwarebytes.com
A domain used in software examples—third-party[.]com—now serves up a fake verification page that tells Windows users to run a PowerShell command.
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web:www.malwarebytes.com
We found PavinLoader being used across ClickFix, fake software, and RenPy campaigns to deliver Amatera Stealer and other malware .
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