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TF-MAL-elf.pbot

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: pbot

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

Description

ThreatFox malware family `elf.pbot`. Printable name: pbot.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

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

IOC database

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

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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/elf.pbot

References (1)

Remediations (10)

  • web:blog.gridinsoft.com

    Microsoft says its malware and unwanted software names follow the CARO naming scheme. In a typical Defender name, the part before the colon is the type, the part after the colon is the platform, the part after the slash is the family , and a suffix beginning with ! is an internal Microsoft indicator.

  • 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:learn.microsoft.com

    Remediation actions can include removing a file, sending it to quarantine, or allowing it to remain. This article includes information and links to resources about specifying what actions should be taken when threats are detected on devices. You can choose from several methods, such as: Configure remediation for Microsoft Defender Antivirus ...

  • web:windowsforum.com

    The emergence of RESURGE signals more than just another entry in a long line of malware threats. According to CISA, RESURGE contains advanced persistence features inherited from the SPAWNCHIMERA malware family—a group notorious for its ability to survive system reboots and avoid simplistic remediation .

  • web:www.breachsense.com

    Complete malware remediation now requires addressing both the infected endpoint and the stolen authentication data. Your malware incident response playbook must account for both.

  • 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.indusface.com

    Discover the best bot management software for detecting botnets in our detailed comparison. Botnet Detection and Removal with AppTrana WAAP AppTrana WAAP's bot mitigation solution is the cornerstone, integrating these best practices into a proactive defense strategy.

  • web:www.nature.com

    This study proposes a hierarchical deep learning framework for Portable Executable (PE) malware detection and family categorization, underpinned by a novel Doubly Regularized Binary Cross-Entropy ...

  • web:www.ncsc.gov.uk

    This guidance helps private and public sector organisations deal with the effects of malware (which includes ransomware). It provides actions to help organisations prevent a malware infection, and also steps to take if you're already infected. Following this guidance will reduce: the likelihood of becoming infected the spread of malware throughout your organisation the impact of the infection

  • web:www.ndss-symposium.org

    and deploy remediation solutions. Ideally, remediation should be deployed globally. However, t his challenge lies in the bot's implementation, namely remote payload deployment. Instead of embedding malicious code in the alware, malware fetches on demand the malicious payload hosted on C&C servers [15]. Previous

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