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📛 Threat Title

Unknown Loader: Domain name that delivers a malware payload travelersnotebooks.com

Category: Unknown Loader Published: Source updated: First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox IOCs

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 travelersnotebooks.com VT 3 / 91 UrlVoid 3 / 36

IOC database

Type
domain
Value
travelersnotebooks.com
First seen
Last seen
Attached to this threat
Appears in
1 threat
Description
Ingested from IOC source: https://threatfox.abuse.ch/downloads/hostfile/

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Threat Hunt — feed corroboration

Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.

Flagged by 3 of 91 VirusTotal vendors

VendorVerdictDetection
CRDF malicious malicious
Gridinsoft suspicious suspicious
SOCRadar suspicious suspicious

Details From VirusTotal

Basic Properties
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
TLDcom
History
Creation date2016-05-19 22:12 UTC
Last analysis2026-09-25 17:17 UTC
Last modified on VirusTotal2026-09-25 23:57 UTC
Last WHOIS update2026-05-20 12:43 UTC
WHOIS record date2026-09-25 17:23 UTC

References (2)

  • Malpedia profile ThreatFox IOCs
  • 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.

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    The data describes a set of ThreatFox IOCs collected on 2026-09-24 associated with malware activities focused on payload delivery and network activity. No detailed technical information, affected software versions, or exploit details are included. The entry serves as an OSINT report of potential malicious indicators without further elaboration.

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  • web:undercodetesting.com

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  • web:urlhaus.abuse.ch

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