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Unknown Loader: Domain name that delivers a malware payload tharwatpress.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 16:07:28 UTC. Reporter: varysz. Tags: etherhiding, victim.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

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IOC database

Type
domain
Value
tharwatpress.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 1 of 91 VirusTotal vendors

VendorVerdictDetection
CRDF malicious malicious

Details From VirusTotal

Basic Properties
TLDcom
History
Creation date2022-09-19 00:00 UTC
Last analysis2026-09-25 17:16 UTC
Last modified on VirusTotal2026-09-25 22:39 UTC
Last WHOIS update2026-03-24 00:00 UTC
WHOIS record date2026-09-19 00:00 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 16:07:28 UTC. Reporter: varysz. Tags: etherhiding, victim.

Remediations (10)

  • web:blog.sicuranext.com

    EtherHiding: blockchain-based payload delivery Two seconds after the page loaded, the injected JavaScript initiated outbound queries to the BNB Smart Chain (BSC) Testnet. The BSC Testnet (Chain ID 97) is a free-to-use Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible blockchain.

  • 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.

  • web:thehackernews.com

    Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple ClickFix campaigns that deliver three malware loaders called BabaDeda Loader , Lorem Ipsum Loader , and Potemkin, per independent reports from Morphisec, BlueVoyant, and Huntress, respectively. Attacks involving BabaDeda Loader , observed in April 2026 ...

  • web:thehackernews.com

    The payload is gated on machine identity The third finding is the one that should change how teams interpret their tooling. In the dropper recovered from the live host, a hardware and account fingerprint machine GUID, volume serial, computer name , BIOS manufacturer, system model, GPU and username is base64-encoded directly into the download path.

  • web:undercodetesting.com

    Introduction: Cybercriminals are increasingly abusing DNS TXT records to deliver malware and command-and-control (C2) payloads covertly. A recent investigation by DomainTools revealed how attackers fragment, hex-encode, and distribute malicious code across multiple DNS queries, evading traditional security measures.

  • 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 ...

  • web:www.csoonline.com

    The WordPress ClickFix campaign delivers three separate infostealer payloads — two of them previously unknown — and uses domain infrastructure that appears to have been set up since July 2025.

  • web:www.godaddy.com

    Key findings GoDaddy Security Researchers have noticed an increasing trend of threat actors using swarms of fake WordPress plugins to infect website visitors with malware . Fake plugins inject JavaScript for ClickFix Fake Browser Updates that use blockchain and smart contracts to obtain and deliver malicious payloads .

  • 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 .

  • 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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