TF-MAL-elf.watchbog
📛 Threat Title
Malware family: WatchBog
Description
ThreatFox malware family `elf.watchbog`. Printable name: WatchBog.
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.watchbog
VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.watchbog
IOC database
- Type
- domain
- Value
elf.watchbog- First seen
- Last seen
- Attached to this threat
- Appears in
- 1 threat
- Description
- Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-elf.watchbog
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.watchbog
References (1)
- ThreatFox: IOCs for this family ThreatFox Malwares
Remediations (9)
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web:success.trendmicro.com
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web:www.breachsense.com
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web:www.cisa.gov
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web:www.microsoft.com
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