TF-1933867
high
📛 Threat Title
Unknown Loader: Domain name that delivers a malware payload uri-news.com
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 16:07:34 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
uri-news.com
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IOC database
- Type
- domain
- Value
uri-news.com- 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 1 of 91 VirusTotal vendors
| Vendor | Verdict | Detection |
|---|---|---|
| CRDF | malicious | malicious |
Details From VirusTotal
Basic Properties
| TLD | com |
History
| Creation date | 2026-01-24 00:00 UTC |
| Last analysis | 2026-09-25 17:18 UTC |
| Last modified on VirusTotal | 2026-09-25 22:37 UTC |
| Last WHOIS update | 2026-01-24 00:00 UTC |
| WHOIS record date | 2027-01-24 00:00 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 16:07:34 UTC. Reporter: varysz. Tags: etherhiding, victim.
Remediations (10)
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web:aviatrix.ai
Cybersecurity researchers uncover ClickFix campaigns deploying new malware loaders through fake software updates, targeting education and financial sectors.
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web:cybersecuritynews.com
A threat actor is advertising a "ClickFix" payload delivery method that allegedly stores malware within browser cache to evade detection and bypass EDR, claiming it avoids suspicious web requests and executes via disguised commands in File Explorer.
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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: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:radar.cloudflare.com
Understand the security, performance, technology, and network details of a URL with a publicly shareable report.
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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
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.
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web:threatlabsnews.xcitium.com
Discover how the new ClickFix attack abuses DNS queries and nslookup to deliver the ModeloRAT malware . Learn how to protect your network from this evolving social engineering threat.
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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.malwarebytes.com
A domain used in software examples—third-party[.]com—now serves up a fake verification page that tells Windows users to run a PowerShell command.
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