TF-1933782
high
📛 Threat Title
Unknown Loader: Domain name that delivers a malware payload stjudes.church
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 16:07:25 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
stjudes.church
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IOC database
- Type
- domain
- Value
stjudes.church- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CRDF | malicious | malicious |
| SOCRadar | suspicious | suspicious |
Details From VirusTotal
Basic Properties
| Registrar | ENOM, INC. |
| TLD | church |
History
| Creation date | 2014-09-17 16:08 UTC |
| Last analysis | 2026-09-25 17:17 UTC |
| Last modified on VirusTotal | 2026-09-25 22:38 UTC |
| Last WHOIS update | 2024-09-02 10:02 UTC |
| WHOIS record date | 2024-11-14 11:35 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 16:07:25 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:thehackernews.com
Microsoft details a new ClickFix variant abusing DNS nslookup commands to stage malware , enabling stealthy payload delivery and RAT deployment.
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web:thehackernews.com
ClickFix attacks are delivering BabaDeda, Lorem Ipsum, and Potemkin loaders to deploy stealers, RATs, and ransomware-linked tooling.
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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
We uncovered ClickFix attacks using fake Google and Cloudflare pages to deliver everything from infostealers to a newly discovered malware loader .
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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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web:www.microsoft.com
The ClickFix social engineering technique has been growing in popularity, with campaigns targeting thousands of enterprise and end-user devices daily. This technique exploits users' tendency to resolve technical issues by tricking them into running malicious commands. These commands, in turn, deliver payloads that ultimately lead to information theft and exfiltration.
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web:www.microsoft.com
The retrieved content is executed directly in memory. Steganography-based payload delivery A notable technique in this campaign is the use of steganography to conceal malicious content inside a publicly hosted image. Instead of downloading a secondary script ( as in Campaign 1), the malware retrieves a JPEG image from an image-hosting service.
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web:www.rapid7.com
Rapid7 Labs has identified an ongoing, widespread compromise of legitimate WordPress websites, misused by an unidentified threat actor to inject a ClickFix implant (impersonating a Cloudflare human verification challenge [CAPTCHA]). The lure can be used for financial theft or to conduct further, more targeted attacks against organizations.
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