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TF-MAL-elf.hideandseek

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: Hide and Seek

Category: Hide and Seek First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox Malwares

Description

ThreatFox malware family `elf.hideandseek`. Printable name: Hide and Seek. Aliases: HNS.

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 elf.hideandseek VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.hideandseek

IOC database

Type
domain
Value
elf.hideandseek
First seen
Last seen
Attached to this threat
Appears in
1 threat
Description
Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-elf.hideandseek

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Threat Hunt — feed corroboration

Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.

Details From VirusTotal

VirusTotal: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.hideandseek

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Remediations (10)

  • web:gosilverpoint.com

    There's a new malware strain that attacks IoT-enabled devices, and you need to secure your IoT devices now more than ever. What is the Hide And Seek malware ? The Hide and Seek (HNS) malware has created a "botnet" by quietly infecting thousands of devices using advanced communication methods.

  • web:hackernoon.com

    The paper focuses on machine learning methods being applied to detect obfuscated malware in memory dumps with class imbalance addressed.

  • web:learn.microsoft.com

    Remediate security weaknesses discovered through security recommendations, and create exceptions if needed, in Defender Vulnerability Management.

  • web:live.paloaltonetworks.com

    The Hide 'N Seek botnet was first discovered in January 2018 and is known for its unique use of Peer-to-Peer communication between bots. Since its discovery, the malware family has seen a couple of upgrades, from the addition of persistence and new exploits, to targeting Android devices via the Android Debug Bridge (ADB).

  • web:windowsforum.com

    The emergence of RESURGE signals more than just another entry in a long line of malware threats. According to CISA, RESURGE contains advanced persistence features inherited from the SPAWNCHIMERA malware family—a group notorious for its ability to survive system reboots and avoid simplistic remediation .

  • web:www.breachsense.com

    Complete malware remediation now requires addressing both the infected endpoint and the stolen authentication data. Your malware incident response playbook must account for both.

  • web:www.cisa.gov

    It highlights technical approaches to uncovering malicious activity and includes mitigation steps according to best practices. The purpose of this report is to enhance incident response among partners and network administrators along with serving as a playbook for incident investigation.

  • web:www.crowdstrike.com

    Remediate faster Execute built-in commands or custom scripts to easily carry out complex remediation actions on any managed endpoint remotely. Connect to and quickly isolate the impacted endpoint, then remove malicious files to immediately shut down the attack.

  • web:www.gatech.edu

    Lurking just under the surface of popular online applications like Dropbox and Discord is a threat lying in wait to infect users unlucky enough to cross its path. Findings produced by Georgia Tech's Cyber Forensics Innovation (CyFI) Lab reveal this new type of menace, labeled as web-app-engaged (WAE) malware by the lab, has seen an increase of 226% since 2020. Fortunately, the team created a ...

  • web:www.ncsc.gov.uk

    This guidance helps private and public sector organisations deal with the effects of malware (which includes ransomware). It provides actions to help organisations prevent a malware infection, and also steps to take if you're already infected. Following this guidance will reduce: the likelihood of becoming infected the spread of malware throughout your organisation the impact of the infection

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