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📛 Threat Title

Unknown Loader: Domain name that delivers a malware payload tss-network.de

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 16:07:32 UTC. Reporter: varysz. Tags: etherhiding, victim.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

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IOC database

Type
domain
Value
tss-network.de
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 2 of 91 VirusTotal vendors

VendorVerdictDetection
Gridinsoft suspicious suspicious
SOCRadar suspicious suspicious

Details From VirusTotal

Basic Properties
TLDde
History
Last analysis2026-09-25 17:17 UTC
Last modified on VirusTotal2026-09-25 23:59 UTC
WHOIS record date2026-09-04 22:17 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 16:07:32 UTC. Reporter: varysz. Tags: etherhiding, victim.

Remediations (10)

  • 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:github.com

    As a value-added service at InfoSEC, our SOC team has created a github repository where you can find the latest Indicators of Compromise and Attack (IOC/IOA) based on the discovery of malware variants from the latest threat researches. These include not only malicious file names , signatures and hashes (file-based IoC), but also IP and port-based indicators at the network level (network-based ...

  • web:reliaquest.com

    Malware loaders are tricky business for SOC teams. Mitigation for one loader may not work for another, even if it loads the same malware . And they're one of the most common tools for a cyber-threat actor to secure initial access to a network, then help drop payloads (remote-access software and post-exploitation tools are popular choices). ReliaQuest has uncovered a load of loaders causing ...

  • web:socradar.io

    What Is a Malware Loader ? A malware loader is code whose primary purpose is to retrieve, unpack, inject, or execute another malicious payload . Loaders give operators a small initial foothold that can be updated with an infostealer, ransomware, remote access Trojan, or campaign-specific module after the victim is assessed. A loader is defined by its role in the infection chain, not by one file ...

  • web:thehackernews.com

    Microsoft details a new ClickFix variant abusing DNS nslookup commands to stage malware , enabling stealthy payload delivery and RAT deployment.

  • 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: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.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.microsoft.com

    Threat actors are targeting macOS users with fake utility fixes that trick them into running malicious Terminal commands. This campaign evades traditional defenses by stealing credentials, wallets, and sensitive data.

  • web:www.microsoft.com

    From late April 2026 to mid-June 2026, Microsoft Defender Experts observed increased ACR Stealer activity across customer environments. These campaigns are successfully using ClickFix lures to steal browser credentials, authentication tokens, and sensitive documents from enterprise environments.

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