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ClearFake: Domain name that delivers a malware payload scikoira.com

Category: ClearFake Published: Source updated: First seen: Last updated: Source: Threatfox IOCs/Threats

Description

Indicator that identifies a malware distribution server (payload delivery). IOC type: Domain name that delivers a malware payload. Attributed malware: ClearFake. Confidence: 90. First seen: 2026-11-07 23:14:34 UTC. Last seen: 2026-11-08 00:08:22 UTC. Reporter: anonymous. Tags: compromised, etherhide.

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scikoira.com
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Domain name that delivers a malware payload attributed to ClearFake

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    Indicator that identifies a malware distribution server (payload delivery). IOC type: Domain name that delivers a malware payload. Attributed malware: ClearFake. Confidence: 90. First seen: 2026-11-07 23:14:34 UTC. Last seen: 2026-11-08 00:08:22 UTC. Reporter: anonymous. Tags: compromised, etherhide.

Remediations (10)

  • web:cybersecuritynews.com

    ClearFake uses fake CAPTCHA prompts to spread malware that steals crypto and credentials while disabling endpoint protection.

  • web:cybersecuritynews.com

    ClearFake malware abused blockchain smart contracts and hacked websites to deliver stealthy, hard-to-stop infections.

  • web:expel.com

    ClearFake's latest campaign uses fake CAPTCHAs and social engineering trick victims into installing malware , and it's getting more evasive.

  • web:ismalicious.com

    36,683 indicators of compromise attributed to the ClearFake malware family — domains , IPs, URLs and file hashes, from abuse.ch feeds.

  • web:rhisac.org

    Context Sekoia researchers have released updates on ClearFake , a malicious JavaScript framework that infects compromised websites to deliver malware through drive-by downloads and social engineering tactics. Initially observed in July 2023, ClearFake utilized fake browser update prompts to trick users into downloading malware .

  • web:socprime.com

    The report examines the widespread use of ClearFake and the emergence of CastleLoader, a malware loader that relies on paste-and-run techniques. CastleLoader delivers multiple payload types, including RATs and infostealers, while abusing legitimate Python distributions through a Bring-Your-Own-Interpreter (BYOI) approach.

  • web:www.bridewell.com

    By using watering-hole style attacks, the ClearFake campaign aims to deliver malicious payloads through execution of malicious JavaScript commands, delivered to legitimate, compromised websites through WordPress vulnerabilities and plugins. We have outlined recommendations to ensure that organisations are protected against this threat.

  • web:www.darktrace.com

    ClearFake continues to be observed across multiple sectors, but Darktrace remains well‑positioned to counter such threats. Because ClearFake's end goal is often to deliver malware such as information stealers and malware loaders, early disruption is critical to preventing compromise.

  • web:www.sekoia.com

    ClearFake's new variant abuses the Binance Smart Chain and fake CAPTCHAs to deliver malware . A technical analysis of its Web3 evasion and ClickFix infection chain.

  • web:www.sekoia.com

    What malware ClearFake delivers ClearFake is a delivery mechanism, so the final payload varies with whatever its operators, or the actors using the framework, choose to distribute.

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