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TF-MAL-apk.wirex

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: WireX

Category: WireX First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox Malwares

Description

ThreatFox malware family `apk.wirex`. Printable name: WireX.

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

IOC database

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

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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/apk.wirex

References (1)

Remediations (10)

  • web:blog.cloudflare.com

    The WireX botnet comprises primarily Android devices running malicious applications and is designed to create DDoS traffic. The botnet is sometimes associated with ransom notes to targets. A few days ago, Google was alerted that this malware was available on its Play Store.

  • web:cybernews.com

    The FBI warns of a surge in ATM jackpotting attacks, with more than 700 incidents in 2025 alone. Hackers use Ploutus malware to force machines to dispense cash.

  • web:cybersecuritynews.com

    Two sophisticated Linux rootkits are posing increasingly serious threats to network security by exploiting eBPF technology to hide their presence from traditional detection systems. BPFDoor and Symbiote, both originating from 2021, represent a dangerous class of malware that combines advanced kernel-level access with powerful evasion capabilities.

  • web:malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de

    Details for the WireX malware family including references, samples and yara signatures.

  • web:tapril.net

    The WireX botnet comprises primarily Android devices running malicious applications and is designed to create DDoS traffic. The botnet is sometimes associated with ransom notes to targets. A few days ago, Google was alerted that this malware was available on its Play Store.

  • 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.csoonline.com

    Researchers from Akamai, Cloudflare, Flashpoint, Google, Oracle (Dyn), RiskIQ, Team Cymru, and others worked together to take down an Android-based botnet responsible for several DDoS attacks ...

  • web:www.ncsc.gov.uk

    How to defend organisations against malware or ransomware attacks.

  • web:www.researchgate.net

    Prevention and detection of eBPF-based malware is also explored, with the goal of providing organizations or legitimate users of eBPF techniques to harden their systems against eBPF-based malware ...

  • web:www.securityweek.com

    Multiple competitive vendors collaborated in the research and neutralization (takedown) of a major new botnet called WireX .

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