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Key indicators include: 1) A custom implementation of an LZMA-style decompression algorithm within the '_start' function, used to unpack an embedded payload. 2) Use of direct syscalls (sys_open, sys_mmap) in 'sub_16d1efc' to manually map executable memory and transfer control to the second stage ('jump(rdx_2)'). 3) Extremely high entropy and a lack of standard ELF sections/imports, typical of obfuscated malware. 4) The use of '/proc/self/exe' and low-level I/O instructions (in/out) in 'sub_16d271e' suggests anti-analysis or self-replication capabilities. 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"https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena/", "Calls an API typically used to retrieve function addresses, load a resource T1129\tShared Modules\t Execution Adversaries may execute malicious payloads via loading shared modules. Learn more", "Loads modules at runtime Looks up procedures from modules", "(excluding apphelp.dll, kernel32.dll, user32.dll, gdi32.dll, ole32.dll, comctl32.dll, uxtheme.dll, oleaut32.dll, version.dll, msctfime.ime) Calls an API typically used to load libraries Loads the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) module DLL T1059.007", "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns | cloudflare-dns.com", "https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/http-status-codes/cloudflare-5xx-errors/error-522", "https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landing?utm_source=errorcode_522&utm_campaign=www.joewa.com", "https://hybrid-analysis.com/sample/60d74d52f3b90530a1bc0dd1e26c694c6339bca6f249a4a1818694cd6aeea618/69cf2d0230de22b88e055a1f", "6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 (Can't access file)", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019 Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24 | Trojan/Linux.Zergeca", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019[Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "IDS Detections: Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "IDS: Possible External IP Lookup ipinfo.io Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "Yara Detections: is__elf , LZMA , ELFHighEntropy , elf_empty_sections", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 116.203.98.109 34.117.59.81 104.16.248.249 44.209.201.56", "Domains Contacted: cloudflare-dns.com checkip.amazonaws.com ipinfo.io api.opennic.org", "Crowdsourced SIGMA Below:", "Matches rule Suspicious DNS Query for IP Lookup Service APIs by Brandon George (blog post), Thomas Patzke", "Matches rule Suspicious Network Connection to IP Lookup Service APIs by Janantha Marasinghe, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)", "Matches rule Local System Accounts Discovery - Linux by Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community", "Crowdsourced IDS Below:", "Matches rule ET POLICY External IP Lookup ipinfo.io", "Matches rule ET POLICY Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "Matches rule ET INFO External IP Check (checkip .amazonaws .com)", "Matches rule SERVER-OTHER Squid HTTP Vary response header denial of service attempt", "Matches rule ET INFO Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "Unique rule identifier: This rule belongs to a private collection.", "geomi.service 6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 703552___ad433f35-96a0-467f-9fa4-a25a66b5c385.elf geomi", "https://vtbehaviour.commondatastorage.googleapis.com/6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29_Zenbox%20Linux.html?GoogleAccessId=758681729565-rc7fgq07icj8c9dm2gi34a4cckv235v1@developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1775233275&Signature=vkbdhKnRjzLDcOeMxSE64WCgRJRN28vyp5o%2BMZIxIXbQxUz%2BB%2Beagggbj%2FVYVgAbXypupb2f1UXvcCVp7nMx6zqWvOYXl%2FsBnIislk5NatiGtExGV4WBAU3iE7lNBAjbnmf6HTwhBZCrJts4swSKX3iu%2FZ%2F0%2FwHPNnH%2FygP8AnfbECEroOxz%2FRqDso4jfiSs5dHVkZ%2BFx7fgRfqgt7QeR4IMwju2UyRQQJkwOjQO", "Reference: https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/a-deep-dive-into-the-zergeca-botnet/", "crypto-pool.fr", "i\u0628\u0627\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0645\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0621\u0648\u0627\u0645\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062f | \u0645\u0637\u0639\u0645+ \u0645\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0645", "Muslims have built, supported, and assisted. or Muslims: Support and Solidarity", "LIE. Built American. Attorneys , hackers , Sabey, Ahmann , US quasi government, SOCs , Red Teams , Hacker Fest | Colorado", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Outbound) WebShell Generic - wget http - POST", "IDS Detections: MVPower DVR Shell UCE \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "IDS Detections: JAWS Webserver Unauthenticated Shell Command Execution", "IDS Detections: HackingTrio UA (Hello, World) \u2022 HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Inbound) \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "IDS: Observed Suspicious UA (Hello, World)", "Yara Detections: SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File , is__elf , LZMA , UPX ,", "Yara Detections: ELFHighEntropy , ElfUPX , elf_empty_sections", "Alerts: cape_detected_threat", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 210.101.166.243 117.61.31.95 118.173.103.172 2.159.67.181 117.80.58.104 .231.34 109.33.155.184", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 212.88.65.130 94.160.172.104 5.164.111.219 5.248", "Contacted: bot.hamsterrace.space [Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0]", "https://dns.google/resolve?name=SELECT", "31.6.16.33\t\u2022 network.target [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "multi-user.target \u2022 ootheca.top \u2022 network.target \u2022 ootheca.pw [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "84.54.51.82 \u2022 http://bot.hamsterrace.space:5966 [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "Zergeca botnet based on Golang language still operating in the same language as the Mirai botnets", "Since September 2023, according to an analysis by cyber security firm XLab CTIA.", "Address shows an place of origin: Broomfield , Co", "Believed to be originating from Germany and Russia", "BGP Hurricane Electric seen", "Potentially Pegasus related . Found to be affecting an IOS device", "Indicators seen may have affected a few OTX users. Is ongoing", "Zergeca related URLs , URI\u2019s , Domains, inaccessible files referenced", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 com.apple", "This pulse is so huge it\u2019s a mess. Will break down." ], "public": 1, "adversary": "", "targeted_countries": [ "United States of America", "Thailand", "Germany", "Canada" ], "malware_families": [ { "id": "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0", "display_name": "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn", "display_name": "Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn", "target": "/malware/Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn" }, { "id": "#LowFiDetectsVmWare", "display_name": "#LowFiDetectsVmWare", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.VBGeneric-6735875-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.VBGeneric-6735875-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB", "display_name": "Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB", "target": "/malware/Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB" }, { "id": "ALF:JASYP:TrojanDownloader:Win32/SmallAgent!atmn", "display_name": "ALF:JASYP:TrojanDownloader:Win32/SmallAgent!atmn", "target": null }, { "id": "Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24", "display_name": "Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24", "target": null }, { "id": "Zergeca", "display_name": "Zergeca", "target": null }, { "id": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai", "display_name": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai", "target": null }, { "id": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0", "display_name": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2018-10562", "display_name": "CVE-2018-10562", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2023-22518", "display_name": "CVE-2023-22518", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2024-6387", "display_name": "CVE-2024-6387", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2025-20393", "display_name": "CVE-2025-20393", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.Tofsee-7102058-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.Tofsee-7102058-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T", "display_name": "Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T", "target": "/malware/Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T" } ], "attack_ids": [ { "id": "T1140", "name": "Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information", "display_name": "T1140 - Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information" }, { "id": "T1007", "name": "System Service Discovery", "display_name": "T1007 - System Service Discovery" }, { "id": "T1010", "name": "Application Window Discovery", "display_name": "T1010 - Application Window Discovery" }, { "id": "T1012", "name": "Query Registry", "display_name": "T1012 - Query Registry" }, { "id": "T1027", "name": "Obfuscated Files or Information", "display_name": "T1027 - Obfuscated Files or Information" }, { "id": "T1033", "name": "System Owner/User Discovery", "display_name": "T1033 - System Owner/User Discovery" }, { "id": "T1055", "name": "Process Injection", "display_name": "T1055 - Process Injection" }, { "id": "T1057", "name": "Process Discovery", "display_name": "T1057 - Process Discovery" }, { "id": "T1059", "name": "Command and Scripting Interpreter", "display_name": "T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter" }, { "id": "T1071", "name": "Application Layer Protocol", "display_name": "T1071 - Application Layer Protocol" }, { "id": "T1082", "name": "System Information Discovery", "display_name": "T1082 - System Information Discovery" }, { "id": "T1083", "name": "File and Directory Discovery", "display_name": "T1083 - File and Directory Discovery" }, { "id": "T1105", "name": "Ingress Tool Transfer", "display_name": "T1105 - Ingress Tool Transfer" }, { "id": "T1106", "name": "Native API", "display_name": "T1106 - Native API" }, { "id": "T1113", "name": "Screen Capture", "display_name": "T1113 - Screen Capture" }, { "id": "T1129", "name": "Shared Modules", "display_name": "T1129 - Shared Modules" }, { "id": "T1546", "name": "Event Triggered Execution", "display_name": "T1546 - Event Triggered Execution" }, { "id": "T1573", "name": "Encrypted Channel", "display_name": "T1573 - Encrypted Channel" }, { "id": "T1590", "name": "Gather Victim Network Information", "display_name": "T1590 - Gather Victim Network Information" }, { "id": "T1614", "name": "System Location Discovery", "display_name": "T1614 - System Location Discovery" }, { "id": "T1055.003", "name": "Thread Execution Hijacking", "display_name": "T1055.003 - Thread Execution Hijacking" }, { "id": "T1037.002", "name": "Logon Script (Mac)", "display_name": "T1037.002 - Logon Script (Mac)" }, { "id": "T1155", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1155 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1590.005", "name": "IP Addresses", "display_name": "T1590.005 - IP Addresses" }, { "id": "T1059.007", "name": "JavaScript", "display_name": "T1059.007 - JavaScript" }, { "id": "T1546.015", "name": "Component Object Model Hijacking", "display_name": "T1546.015 - Component Object Model Hijacking" }, { "id": "T1210", "name": "Exploitation of Remote Services", "display_name": "T1210 - Exploitation of Remote Services" }, { "id": "T1056.004", "name": "Credential API Hooking", "display_name": "T1056.004 - Credential API Hooking" }, { "id": "T1060", "name": "Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder", "display_name": "T1060 - Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder" }, { "id": "T1063", "name": "Security Software Discovery", "display_name": "T1063 - Security Software Discovery" }, { "id": "T1119", "name": "Automated Collection", "display_name": "T1119 - Automated Collection" }, { "id": "T1543.002", "name": "Systemd Service", "display_name": "T1543.002 - Systemd Service" }, { "id": "TA0003", "name": "Persistence", "display_name": "TA0003 - Persistence" }, { "id": "T1543", "name": "Create or Modify System Process", "display_name": "T1543 - Create or Modify System Process" }, { "id": "T1608.002", "name": "Upload Tool", "display_name": "T1608.002 - Upload Tool" }, { "id": "T1587.001", "name": "Malware", "display_name": "T1587.001 - Malware" }, { "id": "T1036", "name": "Masquerading", "display_name": "T1036 - Masquerading" }, { "id": "T1070", "name": "Indicator Removal on Host", "display_name": "T1070 - Indicator Removal on Host" }, { "id": "T1222", "name": "File and Directory Permissions Modification", "display_name": "T1222 - File and Directory Permissions Modification" }, { "id": "T1003", "name": "OS Credential Dumping", "display_name": "T1003 - OS Credential Dumping" }, { "id": "T1016", "name": "System Network Configuration Discovery", "display_name": "T1016 - System Network Configuration Discovery" }, { "id": "T1095", "name": "Non-Application Layer Protocol", "display_name": "T1095 - Non-Application Layer Protocol" }, { "id": "T1518", "name": "Software Discovery", "display_name": "T1518 - Software Discovery" }, { "id": "T1571", "name": "Non-Standard Port", "display_name": "T1571 - Non-Standard Port" }, { "id": "T1583.005", "name": "Botnet", "display_name": "T1583.005 - Botnet" }, { "id": "T1021", "name": "Remote Services", "display_name": "T1021 - Remote Services" }, { "id": "T1190", "name": "Exploit Public-Facing Application", "display_name": "T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application" }, { "id": "T1195", "name": "Supply Chain Compromise", "display_name": "T1195 - Supply Chain Compromise" }, { "id": "T1499", "name": "Endpoint Denial of Service", "display_name": "T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service" }, { "id": "T1583", "name": "Acquire Infrastructure", "display_name": "T1583 - Acquire Infrastructure" }, { "id": "T1609", "name": "Container Administration Command", "display_name": "T1609 - Container Administration Command" }, { "id": "T1021.001", "name": "Remote Desktop Protocol", "display_name": "T1021.001 - Remote Desktop Protocol" }, { "id": "T1059.004", "name": "Unix Shell", "display_name": "T1059.004 - Unix Shell" }, { "id": "T1195.002", "name": "Compromise Software Supply Chain", "display_name": "T1195.002 - Compromise Software Supply Chain" }, { "id": "T1059.002", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1059.002 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1583.003", "name": "Virtual Private Server", "display_name": "T1583.003 - Virtual Private Server" }, { "id": "T1001", "name": "Data Obfuscation", "display_name": "T1001 - Data Obfuscation" } ], "industries": [], "TLP": "white", "cloned_from": null, "export_count": 2, "upvotes_count": 0, "downvotes_count": 0, "votes_count": 0, "locked": false, "pulse_source": "web", "validator_count": 0, "comment_count": 0, "follower_count": 0, "vote": 0, "author": { "username": "Q.Vashti", "id": "337942", "avatar_url": "https://otx.alienvault.com/assets/images/default-avatar.png", "is_subscribed": false, "is_following": false }, "indicator_type_counts": { "FileHash-MD5": 795, "FileHash-SHA1": 648, "FileHash-SHA256": 3708, "URL": 2587, "domain": 739, "hostname": 1129, "email": 14, "CIDR": 15, "SSLCertFingerprint": 18, "CVE": 4 }, "indicator_count": 9657, "is_author": false, "is_subscribing": null, "subscriber_count": 143, "modified_text": "27 days ago ", "is_modified": true, "groups": [], "in_group": false, "threat_hunter_scannable": true, "threat_hunter_has_agents": 1, "related_indicator_type": "URL", "related_indicator_is_active": 1 }, { "id": "69d1396bb42208f8aa25b8ae", "name": "Zergeca + Mirai + Salat + Autorun = Bigger Stronger packed Botnet Nightmare | Affecting untold infrastructure. Virtually undetectable", "description": "The sample is a packed malicious loader, likely a first-stage component. Key indicators include: 1) A custom implementation of an LZMA-style decompression algorithm within the '_start' function, used to unpack an embedded payload. 2) Use of direct syscalls (sys_open, sys_mmap) in 'sub_16d1efc' to manually map executable memory and transfer control to the second stage ('jump(rdx_2)'). 3) Extremely high entropy and a lack of standard ELF sections/imports, typical of obfuscated malware. 4) The use of '/proc/self/exe' and low-level I/O instructions (in/out) in 'sub_16d271e' suggests anti-analysis or self-replication capabilities. Relevant IOC: SHA256 [6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29.] Name: 6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29\n703552___ad433f35-96a0-467f-9fa4-a25a66b5c385.elf\ngeomi\n*Infrastructure Obfuscation\n*Low Detection Rate: Zergeca samples, packed with a modified UPX packer, continues to yield very low detection rates on VirusTotal.", "modified": "2026-05-04T15:01:49.491000", "created": "2026-04-04T16:16:43.680000", "tags": [ "binary", "yara rule", "binary file", "yara", "pe section", "av detections", "ip address", "url analysis", "urls", "singapore", "singapore asn", "as14061", "edgeview drive", "suite", "broomfield", "colorado", "key usage", "handle", "v3 serial", "number", "cert validity", "asia pacific", "traefik default", "cert", "thumbprint", "name", "all filehash", "learn", "adversaries", "calls", "ck id", "name tactics", "suspicious", "informative", "reads", "defense evasion", "loads", "model", "call", "getprocaddress", "span", 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"command", "unix shell", "software supply", "service", "chain", "t1499", "entries", "otx telemetry", "next associated", "backdoor", "detections", "sha256 add", "alerts", "heur", "all domain", "creation date", "record value", "aaaa", "date", "unknown ns", "ponmocup post", "infection dns", "mtb nov", "ipv4 add", "external ip", "copy" ], "references": [ "www.joewa.com", "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0 Alerts binary_yara packer_unknown_pe_section_name", "Yara Detections: MacSync_AppleScript_Stealer , UPX ,", "Yara Detections: UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 http://apple.k8s.joewa.com/ \u2022 https://apple.k8s.joewa.com/", "Interlocken Business Park Address. 105 Edgeview Drive, Broomfield, CO", "blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io", "http://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "http://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena/", "Calls an API typically used to retrieve function addresses, load a resource T1129\tShared Modules\t Execution Adversaries may execute malicious payloads via loading shared modules. Learn more", "Loads modules at runtime Looks up procedures from modules", "(excluding apphelp.dll, kernel32.dll, user32.dll, gdi32.dll, ole32.dll, comctl32.dll, uxtheme.dll, oleaut32.dll, version.dll, msctfime.ime) Calls an API typically used to load libraries Loads the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) module DLL T1059.007", "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns | cloudflare-dns.com", "https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/http-status-codes/cloudflare-5xx-errors/error-522", "https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landing?utm_source=errorcode_522&utm_campaign=www.joewa.com", "https://hybrid-analysis.com/sample/60d74d52f3b90530a1bc0dd1e26c694c6339bca6f249a4a1818694cd6aeea618/69cf2d0230de22b88e055a1f", "6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 (Can't access file)", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019 Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24 | Trojan/Linux.Zergeca", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019[Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "IDS Detections: Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "IDS: Possible External IP Lookup ipinfo.io Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "Yara Detections: is__elf , LZMA , ELFHighEntropy , elf_empty_sections", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 116.203.98.109 34.117.59.81 104.16.248.249 44.209.201.56", "Domains Contacted: cloudflare-dns.com checkip.amazonaws.com ipinfo.io api.opennic.org", "Crowdsourced SIGMA Below:", "Matches rule Suspicious DNS Query for IP Lookup Service APIs by Brandon George (blog post), Thomas Patzke", "Matches rule Suspicious Network Connection to IP Lookup Service APIs by Janantha Marasinghe, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)", "Matches rule Local System Accounts Discovery - Linux by Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community", "Crowdsourced IDS Below:", "Matches rule ET POLICY External IP Lookup ipinfo.io", "Matches rule ET POLICY Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "Matches rule ET INFO External IP Check (checkip .amazonaws .com)", "Matches rule SERVER-OTHER Squid HTTP Vary response header denial of service attempt", "Matches rule ET INFO Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "Unique rule identifier: This rule belongs to a private collection.", "geomi.service 6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 703552___ad433f35-96a0-467f-9fa4-a25a66b5c385.elf geomi", "https://vtbehaviour.commondatastorage.googleapis.com/6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29_Zenbox%20Linux.html?GoogleAccessId=758681729565-rc7fgq07icj8c9dm2gi34a4cckv235v1@developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1775233275&Signature=vkbdhKnRjzLDcOeMxSE64WCgRJRN28vyp5o%2BMZIxIXbQxUz%2BB%2Beagggbj%2FVYVgAbXypupb2f1UXvcCVp7nMx6zqWvOYXl%2FsBnIislk5NatiGtExGV4WBAU3iE7lNBAjbnmf6HTwhBZCrJts4swSKX3iu%2FZ%2F0%2FwHPNnH%2FygP8AnfbECEroOxz%2FRqDso4jfiSs5dHVkZ%2BFx7fgRfqgt7QeR4IMwju2UyRQQJkwOjQO", "Reference: https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/a-deep-dive-into-the-zergeca-botnet/", "crypto-pool.fr", "i\u0628\u0627\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0645\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0621\u0648\u0627\u0645\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062f | \u0645\u0637\u0639\u0645+ \u0645\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0645", "Muslims have built, supported, and assisted. or Muslims: Support and Solidarity", "LIE. Built American. Attorneys , hackers , Sabey, Ahmann , US quasi government, SOCs , Red Teams , Hacker Fest | Colorado", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Outbound) WebShell Generic - wget http - POST", "IDS Detections: MVPower DVR Shell UCE \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "IDS Detections: JAWS Webserver Unauthenticated Shell Command Execution", "IDS Detections: HackingTrio UA (Hello, World) \u2022 HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Inbound) \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "IDS: Observed Suspicious UA (Hello, World)", "Yara Detections: SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File , is__elf , LZMA , UPX ,", "Yara Detections: ELFHighEntropy , ElfUPX , elf_empty_sections", "Alerts: cape_detected_threat", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 210.101.166.243 117.61.31.95 118.173.103.172 2.159.67.181 117.80.58.104 .231.34 109.33.155.184", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 212.88.65.130 94.160.172.104 5.164.111.219 5.248", "Contacted: bot.hamsterrace.space [Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0]", "https://dns.google/resolve?name=SELECT", "31.6.16.33\t\u2022 network.target [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "multi-user.target \u2022 ootheca.top \u2022 network.target \u2022 ootheca.pw [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "84.54.51.82 \u2022 http://bot.hamsterrace.space:5966 [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "Zergeca botnet based on Golang language still operating in the same language as the Mirai botnets", "Since September 2023, according to an analysis by cyber security firm XLab CTIA.", "Address shows an place of origin: Broomfield , Co", "Believed to be originating from Germany and Russia", "BGP Hurricane Electric seen", "Potentially Pegasus related . Found to be affecting an IOS device", "Indicators seen may have affected a few OTX users. Is ongoing", "Zergeca related URLs , URI\u2019s , Domains, inaccessible files referenced", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 com.apple", "This pulse is so huge it\u2019s a mess. Will break down." ], "public": 1, "adversary": "", "targeted_countries": [ "United States of America", "Thailand", "Germany", "Canada" ], "malware_families": [ { "id": "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0", "display_name": "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn", "display_name": "Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn", "target": "/malware/Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn" }, { "id": "#LowFiDetectsVmWare", "display_name": "#LowFiDetectsVmWare", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.VBGeneric-6735875-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.VBGeneric-6735875-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB", "display_name": "Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB", "target": "/malware/Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB" }, { "id": "ALF:JASYP:TrojanDownloader:Win32/SmallAgent!atmn", "display_name": "ALF:JASYP:TrojanDownloader:Win32/SmallAgent!atmn", "target": null }, { "id": "Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24", "display_name": "Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24", "target": null }, { "id": "Zergeca", "display_name": "Zergeca", "target": null }, { "id": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai", "display_name": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai", "target": null }, { "id": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0", "display_name": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2018-10562", "display_name": "CVE-2018-10562", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2023-22518", "display_name": "CVE-2023-22518", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2024-6387", "display_name": "CVE-2024-6387", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2025-20393", "display_name": "CVE-2025-20393", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.Tofsee-7102058-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.Tofsee-7102058-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T", "display_name": "Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T", "target": "/malware/Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T" } ], "attack_ids": [ { "id": "T1140", "name": "Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information", "display_name": "T1140 - Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information" }, { "id": "T1007", "name": "System Service Discovery", "display_name": "T1007 - System Service Discovery" }, { "id": "T1010", "name": "Application Window Discovery", "display_name": "T1010 - Application Window Discovery" }, { "id": "T1012", "name": "Query Registry", "display_name": "T1012 - Query Registry" }, { "id": "T1027", "name": "Obfuscated Files or Information", "display_name": "T1027 - Obfuscated Files or Information" }, { "id": "T1033", "name": "System Owner/User Discovery", "display_name": "T1033 - System Owner/User Discovery" }, { "id": "T1055", "name": "Process Injection", "display_name": "T1055 - Process Injection" }, { "id": "T1057", "name": "Process Discovery", "display_name": "T1057 - Process Discovery" }, { "id": "T1059", "name": "Command and Scripting Interpreter", "display_name": "T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter" }, { "id": "T1071", "name": "Application Layer Protocol", "display_name": "T1071 - Application Layer Protocol" }, { "id": "T1082", "name": "System Information Discovery", "display_name": "T1082 - System Information Discovery" }, { "id": "T1083", "name": "File and Directory Discovery", "display_name": "T1083 - File and Directory Discovery" }, { "id": "T1105", "name": "Ingress Tool Transfer", "display_name": "T1105 - Ingress Tool Transfer" }, { "id": "T1106", "name": "Native API", "display_name": "T1106 - Native API" }, { "id": "T1113", "name": "Screen Capture", "display_name": "T1113 - Screen Capture" }, { "id": "T1129", "name": "Shared Modules", "display_name": "T1129 - Shared Modules" }, { "id": "T1546", "name": "Event Triggered Execution", "display_name": "T1546 - Event Triggered Execution" }, { "id": "T1573", "name": "Encrypted Channel", "display_name": "T1573 - Encrypted Channel" }, { "id": "T1590", "name": "Gather Victim Network Information", "display_name": "T1590 - Gather Victim Network Information" }, { "id": "T1614", "name": "System Location Discovery", "display_name": "T1614 - System Location Discovery" }, { "id": "T1055.003", "name": "Thread Execution Hijacking", "display_name": "T1055.003 - Thread Execution Hijacking" }, { "id": "T1037.002", "name": "Logon Script (Mac)", "display_name": "T1037.002 - Logon Script (Mac)" }, { "id": "T1155", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1155 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1590.005", "name": "IP Addresses", "display_name": "T1590.005 - IP Addresses" }, { "id": "T1059.007", "name": "JavaScript", "display_name": "T1059.007 - JavaScript" }, { "id": "T1546.015", "name": "Component Object Model Hijacking", "display_name": "T1546.015 - Component Object Model Hijacking" }, { "id": "T1210", "name": "Exploitation of Remote Services", "display_name": "T1210 - Exploitation of Remote Services" }, { "id": "T1056.004", "name": "Credential API Hooking", "display_name": "T1056.004 - Credential API Hooking" }, { "id": "T1060", "name": "Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder", "display_name": "T1060 - Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder" }, { "id": "T1063", "name": "Security Software Discovery", "display_name": "T1063 - Security Software Discovery" }, { "id": "T1119", "name": "Automated Collection", "display_name": "T1119 - Automated Collection" }, { "id": "T1543.002", "name": "Systemd Service", "display_name": "T1543.002 - Systemd Service" }, { "id": "TA0003", "name": "Persistence", "display_name": "TA0003 - Persistence" }, { "id": "T1543", "name": "Create or Modify System Process", "display_name": "T1543 - Create or Modify System Process" }, { "id": "T1608.002", "name": "Upload Tool", "display_name": "T1608.002 - Upload Tool" }, { "id": "T1587.001", "name": "Malware", "display_name": "T1587.001 - Malware" }, { "id": "T1036", "name": "Masquerading", "display_name": "T1036 - Masquerading" }, { "id": "T1070", "name": "Indicator Removal on Host", "display_name": "T1070 - Indicator Removal on Host" }, { "id": "T1222", "name": "File and Directory Permissions Modification", "display_name": "T1222 - File and Directory Permissions Modification" }, { "id": "T1003", "name": "OS Credential Dumping", "display_name": "T1003 - OS Credential Dumping" }, { "id": "T1016", "name": "System Network Configuration Discovery", "display_name": "T1016 - System Network Configuration Discovery" }, { "id": "T1095", "name": "Non-Application Layer Protocol", "display_name": "T1095 - Non-Application Layer Protocol" }, { "id": "T1518", "name": "Software Discovery", "display_name": "T1518 - Software Discovery" }, { "id": "T1571", "name": "Non-Standard Port", "display_name": "T1571 - Non-Standard Port" }, { "id": "T1583.005", "name": "Botnet", "display_name": "T1583.005 - Botnet" }, { "id": "T1021", "name": "Remote Services", "display_name": "T1021 - Remote Services" }, { "id": "T1190", "name": "Exploit Public-Facing Application", "display_name": "T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application" }, { "id": "T1195", "name": "Supply Chain Compromise", "display_name": "T1195 - Supply Chain Compromise" }, { "id": "T1499", "name": "Endpoint Denial of Service", "display_name": "T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service" }, { "id": "T1583", "name": "Acquire Infrastructure", "display_name": "T1583 - Acquire Infrastructure" }, { "id": "T1609", "name": "Container Administration Command", "display_name": "T1609 - Container Administration Command" }, { "id": "T1021.001", "name": "Remote Desktop Protocol", "display_name": "T1021.001 - Remote Desktop Protocol" }, { "id": "T1059.004", "name": "Unix Shell", "display_name": "T1059.004 - Unix Shell" }, { "id": "T1195.002", "name": "Compromise Software Supply Chain", "display_name": "T1195.002 - Compromise Software Supply Chain" }, { "id": "T1059.002", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1059.002 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1583.003", "name": "Virtual Private Server", "display_name": "T1583.003 - Virtual Private Server" }, { "id": "T1001", "name": "Data Obfuscation", "display_name": "T1001 - Data Obfuscation" } ], "industries": [], "TLP": "green", "cloned_from": null, "export_count": 2, "upvotes_count": 0, "downvotes_count": 0, "votes_count": 0, "locked": false, "pulse_source": "web", "validator_count": 0, "comment_count": 0, "follower_count": 0, "vote": 0, "author": { "username": "Q.Vashti", "id": "337942", "avatar_url": "https://otx.alienvault.com/assets/images/default-avatar.png", "is_subscribed": false, "is_following": false }, "indicator_type_counts": { "FileHash-MD5": 795, "FileHash-SHA1": 648, "FileHash-SHA256": 3708, "URL": 2587, "domain": 739, "hostname": 1129, "email": 14, "CIDR": 15, "SSLCertFingerprint": 18, "CVE": 4 }, "indicator_count": 9657, "is_author": false, "is_subscribing": null, "subscriber_count": 144, "modified_text": "27 days ago ", "is_modified": true, "groups": [], "in_group": false, "threat_hunter_scannable": true, "threat_hunter_has_agents": 1, "related_indicator_type": "URL", "related_indicator_is_active": 1 }, { "id": "699b907c5375efb7ce1639b8", "name": "Apple Redirects in Apple Support = IcedID | MITM attack", "description": "Researching targets former iPhone. Redirect in Apple support. [support.apple.com/ht^*^ redirects to support.apple.com/de/^*^*^] IcedID identified. | Environment: 3 -5 suspected compromised devices present. Behavior: iPhone reset itself twice, deleted passcodes, required new passcodes, compromised contacts notified target added a new device (FALSE) , threat actor stole Apple cash , added , Password storage, reset television. Targeted another device auto downloaded a Mimecast compromise, attached to iCloud , corrupted files downloaded. Emotet identified. Reset SmartTV. Browser bar AI: mood swings. Overt changes, white screen, pink screens, thread erased. Identified OTX. as a honeypot also states it\u2019s legitimate. I dumped information. AI agents focused on victim leaving shreds of evidence , paper trail , w/ anyone ,anywhere. AI model told truth \u2018I don\u2019t like you , you\u2019ve changed, you lied, you changed all facts .\u201d,etc. An acceptable baseline of communication established . #botnet #command_and_control #IcedID", "modified": "2026-03-24T21:11:04.306000", "created": "2026-02-22T23:25:48.722000", "tags": [ "dynamicloader", "tls handshake", "failure", "whitelisted", "akamai", "yara detections", "trojan", "write", "zeppelin", "malware", "hostile", "unknown", "port", "destination", "read c", "united", "as16625 akamai", "win32", "persistence", "execution", "passive dns", "urls", "otx logo", "all url", "http", "ip address", "related nids", "files location", "win32mydoom feb", "name servers", "servers", "worm", "virtool", "files", "ipv4", "reverse dns", "america flag", "america asn", "United States", "unknown ns", "asn as714", "invalid url", "mtb oct", "mtb sep", "lowfi", "trojanspy", "total", "push", "defender", "china unknown", "mtb apr", "ok server", "gmt content", "type", "accept", "show", "todo", "all filehash", "av detections", "shift", "url http", "url https", "hostname", "type indicator", "source hostname", "writeconsolew", "post https", "tlsv1", "medium", "write c", "dock", "command", "control", "icedid", "domain", "all domain", "status", "hostname add", "crlf line", "unicode text", "utf8", "ee fc", "yara rule", "ff d5", "ascii text", "f0 ff", "eb e1", "music", "next", "autorun", "suspicious", "compatibility", "mode", "entries", "lredmond", "stwashington", "search", "tls sni", "denmark", "body html", "head title", "title head", "body h1", "all ipv4", "url analysis", "users", "ff ff", "files domain", "files related", "url add", "flag united", "present apr", "location united", "asn asnone", "as16509", "moved", "title", "body", "code", "mydoom", "bot net", "mitm", "aquire", "hidden users", "no expiration", "filehashsha256", "expiration", "showing", "indicator role", "pulses url", "pulse show", "iot", "Iced iced baby" ], "references": [ "support.apple.com/ht^*^*^*^ redirects to support.apple.com/de/^*^*^*^*^", "This is messy! OTX refreshed and deleted IoC\u2019s. Will continue researching", "IDS Detections: Observed IcedID CnC Domain in TLS SNI TLS Handshake Failure", "df57a01 c40f355a0f8a592294187d4fedc257 [Compatibility Mode] - Word", "div>

", "Same legal , and quasi governmental pattern identified", "I apologize for the lack of reference.", "Requires further research.", "Will pulse remaining Apple IoC\u2019s in next pulse", "https://l.us-1.a.mimecastprotect.com/l", "It appears there are 5-7 known affected that I was able to find" ], "public": 1, "adversary": "", "targeted_countries": [ "Germany", "Denmark", "United States of America", "Japan" ], "malware_families": [ { "id": "Icedid", "display_name": "Icedid", "target": null }, { "id": "Trojan:Win32/SmkLdr.H!MTB", "display_name": "Trojan:Win32/SmkLdr.H!MTB", "target": "/malware/Trojan:Win32/SmkLdr.H!MTB" }, { "id": "#Lowfi:Lua:DllSuspiciousExport.A", "display_name": "#Lowfi:Lua:DllSuspiciousExport.A", "target": null }, { "id": "MyDoom", "display_name": "MyDoom", "target": null } ], "attack_ids": [ { "id": "T1045", "name": "Software Packing", "display_name": "T1045 - Software Packing" }, { "id": "T1082", "name": "System Information Discovery", "display_name": "T1082 - System Information Discovery" }, { "id": "T1112", "name": "Modify Registry", "display_name": "T1112 - Modify Registry" }, { "id": "T1129", "name": "Shared Modules", "display_name": "T1129 - Shared Modules" }, { "id": "T1143", "name": "Hidden Window", "display_name": "T1143 - Hidden Window" }, { "id": "T1158", "name": "Hidden Files and Directories", "display_name": "T1158 - Hidden Files and Directories" }, { "id": "T1060", "name": "Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder", "display_name": "T1060 - Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder" }, { "id": "T1566", "name": "Phishing", "display_name": "T1566 - Phishing" }, { "id": "T1583", "name": "Acquire Infrastructure", "display_name": "T1583 - Acquire Infrastructure" }, { "id": "T1583.005", "name": "Botnet", "display_name": "T1583.005 - Botnet" }, { "id": "T1608.001", "name": "Upload Malware", "display_name": "T1608.001 - Upload Malware" }, { "id": "T1587.001", "name": "Malware", "display_name": "T1587.001 - Malware" }, { "id": "T1155", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1155 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1557", "name": "Man-in-the-Middle", "display_name": "T1557 - Man-in-the-Middle" }, { "id": "T1147", "name": "Hidden Users", "display_name": "T1147 - Hidden Users" } ], "industries": [ "Technology", "Telecom", "Legal" ], "TLP": "green", "cloned_from": null, "export_count": 2, "upvotes_count": 0, "downvotes_count": 0, "votes_count": 0, "locked": false, "pulse_source": "web", "validator_count": 0, "comment_count": 0, "follower_count": 0, "vote": 0, "author": { "username": "Q.Vashti", "id": "337942", "avatar_url": "https://otx.alienvault.com/assets/images/default-avatar.png", "is_subscribed": false, "is_following": false }, "indicator_type_counts": { "hostname": 2051, "FileHash-SHA256": 1706, "URL": 6984, "domain": 1097, "FileHash-MD5": 401, "FileHash-SHA1": 276, "SSLCertFingerprint": 9, "email": 13, "CVE": 1 }, "indicator_count": 12538, "is_author": false, "is_subscribing": null, "subscriber_count": 145, "modified_text": "67 days ago ", "is_modified": true, "groups": [], "in_group": false, "threat_hunter_scannable": true, "threat_hunter_has_agents": 1, "related_indicator_type": "URL", "related_indicator_is_active": 1 } ], "references": [ "Will pulse remaining Apple IoC\u2019s in next pulse", "Same legal , and quasi governmental pattern identified", "blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 com.apple", "Yara Detections: is__elf , LZMA , ELFHighEntropy , elf_empty_sections", "Yara Detections: UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser", "(excluding apphelp.dll, kernel32.dll, user32.dll, gdi32.dll, ole32.dll, comctl32.dll, uxtheme.dll, oleaut32.dll, version.dll, msctfime.ime) Calls an API typically used to load libraries Loads the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) module DLL T1059.007", "Interlocken Business Park Address. 105 Edgeview Drive, Broomfield, CO", "Muslims have built, supported, and assisted. or Muslims: Support and Solidarity", "https://hybrid-analysis.com/sample/60d74d52f3b90530a1bc0dd1e26c694c6339bca6f249a4a1818694cd6aeea618/69cf2d0230de22b88e055a1f", "This pulse is so huge it\u2019s a mess. Will break down.", "https://dns.google/resolve?name=SELECT", "support.apple.com/ht^*^*^*^ redirects to support.apple.com/de/^*^*^*^*^", "Calls an API typically used to retrieve function addresses, load a resource T1129\tShared Modules\t Execution Adversaries may execute malicious payloads via loading shared modules. Learn more", "Matches rule ET POLICY Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "www.joewa.com", "Matches rule Suspicious DNS Query for IP Lookup Service APIs by Brandon George (blog post), Thomas Patzke", "84.54.51.82 \u2022 http://bot.hamsterrace.space:5966 [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "Zergeca related URLs , URI\u2019s , Domains, inaccessible files referenced", "https://vtbehaviour.commondatastorage.googleapis.com/6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29_Zenbox%20Linux.html?GoogleAccessId=758681729565-rc7fgq07icj8c9dm2gi34a4cckv235v1@developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1775233275&Signature=vkbdhKnRjzLDcOeMxSE64WCgRJRN28vyp5o%2BMZIxIXbQxUz%2BB%2Beagggbj%2FVYVgAbXypupb2f1UXvcCVp7nMx6zqWvOYXl%2FsBnIislk5NatiGtExGV4WBAU3iE7lNBAjbnmf6HTwhBZCrJts4swSKX3iu%2FZ%2F0%2FwHPNnH%2FygP8AnfbECEroOxz%2FRqDso4jfiSs5dHVkZ%2BFx7fgRfqgt7QeR4IMwju2UyRQQJkwOjQO", "Crowdsourced SIGMA Below:", "Matches rule ET INFO Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "df57a01 c40f355a0f8a592294187d4fedc257 [Compatibility Mode] - Word", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Inbound) \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "It appears there are 5-7 known affected that I was able to find", "IDS Detections: Observed IcedID CnC Domain in TLS SNI TLS Handshake Failure", "Matches rule ET POLICY External IP Lookup ipinfo.io", "Since September 2023, according to an analysis by cyber security firm XLab CTIA.", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 http://apple.k8s.joewa.com/ \u2022 https://apple.k8s.joewa.com/", "I apologize for the lack of reference.", "Potentially Pegasus related . Found to be affecting an IOS device", "Loads modules at runtime Looks up procedures from modules", "31.6.16.33\t\u2022 network.target [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 (Can't access file)", "Crowdsourced IDS Below:", "i\u0628\u0627\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0645\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0621\u0648\u0627\u0645\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062f | \u0645\u0637\u0639\u0645+ \u0645\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0645", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Outbound) WebShell Generic - wget http - POST", "crypto-pool.fr", "IDS: Observed Suspicious UA (Hello, World)", "https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena/", "Indicators seen may have affected a few OTX users. Is ongoing", "Address shows an place of origin: Broomfield , Co", "Yara Detections: MacSync_AppleScript_Stealer , UPX ,", "geomi.service 6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 703552___ad433f35-96a0-467f-9fa4-a25a66b5c385.elf geomi", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 210.101.166.243 117.61.31.95 118.173.103.172 2.159.67.181 117.80.58.104 .231.34 109.33.155.184", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019 Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24 | Trojan/Linux.Zergeca", "Contacted: bot.hamsterrace.space [Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0]", "Unique rule identifier: This rule belongs to a private collection.", "Domains Contacted: cloudflare-dns.com checkip.amazonaws.com ipinfo.io api.opennic.org", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 212.88.65.130 94.160.172.104 5.164.111.219 5.248", "div>

", "This is messy! OTX refreshed and deleted IoC\u2019s. Will continue researching", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019[Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "http://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "IDS: Possible External IP Lookup ipinfo.io Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "BGP Hurricane Electric seen", "Alerts: cape_detected_threat", "multi-user.target \u2022 ootheca.top \u2022 network.target \u2022 ootheca.pw [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "Zergeca botnet based on Golang language still operating in the same language as the Mirai botnets", "https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landing?utm_source=errorcode_522&utm_campaign=www.joewa.com", "https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "Reference: https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/a-deep-dive-into-the-zergeca-botnet/", "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0 Alerts binary_yara packer_unknown_pe_section_name", "Yara Detections: ELFHighEntropy , ElfUPX , elf_empty_sections", "IDS Detections: HackingTrio UA (Hello, World) \u2022 HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)", "https://l.us-1.a.mimecastprotect.com/l", "Matches rule Local System Accounts Discovery - Linux by Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community", "https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/http-status-codes/cloudflare-5xx-errors/error-522", "Matches rule Suspicious Network Connection to IP Lookup Service APIs by Janantha Marasinghe, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)", "Requires further research.", "Believed to be originating from Germany and Russia", "IDS Detections: Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 116.203.98.109 34.117.59.81 104.16.248.249 44.209.201.56", "Matches rule SERVER-OTHER Squid HTTP Vary response header denial of service attempt", "Yara Detections: SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File , is__elf , LZMA , UPX ,", "IDS Detections: MVPower DVR Shell UCE \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns | cloudflare-dns.com", "IDS Detections: JAWS Webserver Unauthenticated Shell Command Execution", "LIE. Built American. Attorneys , hackers , Sabey, Ahmann , US quasi government, SOCs , Red Teams , Hacker Fest | Colorado", "Matches rule ET INFO External IP Check (checkip .amazonaws .com)" ], "related": { "alienvault": { "adversary": [], "malware_families": [], "industries": [], "unique_indicators": 0 }, "other": { "adversary": [], "malware_families": [ "Cve-2025-20393", "Unix.trojan.mirai", "Trojan.sagnt/r011c0dfs24", "Unix.trojan.mirai-7669677-0", "Backdoor:win32/tofsee.t", "Cve-2024-6387", "Worm:win32/autorun!atmn", "Win.malware.salat-10058846-0", "Win.trojan.vbgeneric-6735875-0", "#lowfidetectsvmware", "Worm:win32/mofksys.rnd!mtb", "Alf:jasyp:trojandownloader:win32/smallagent!atmn", "Trojan:win32/smkldr.h!mtb", "Cve-2023-22518", "Mydoom", "Icedid", "Zergeca", "#lowfi:lua:dllsuspiciousexport.a", "Win.trojan.tofsee-7102058-0", "Cve-2018-10562", "Win.trojan.emotet-9850453-0" ], "industries": [ "Legal", "Telecom", "Technology" ], "unique_indicators": 22460 } } }, "false_positive": [], "alexa": "http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/agsindh.gov.pk", "whois": "http://whois.domaintools.com/agsindh.gov.pk", "domain": "agsindh.gov.pk", "hostname": "v2dms.agsindh.gov.pk" }, "geo": {}, "geo_ipapicom": {}, "pulse_count": 3, "pulses": [ { "id": "69d1395ab63bf8e8d2c384eb", "name": "Zergeca + Mirai + Salat + Autorun = Bigger Stronger packed Botnet Nightmare | Affecting untold infrastructure. Virtually undetectable", "description": "The sample is a packed malicious loader, likely a first-stage component. Key indicators include: 1) A custom implementation of an LZMA-style decompression algorithm within the '_start' function, used to unpack an embedded payload. 2) Use of direct syscalls (sys_open, sys_mmap) in 'sub_16d1efc' to manually map executable memory and transfer control to the second stage ('jump(rdx_2)'). 3) Extremely high entropy and a lack of standard ELF sections/imports, typical of obfuscated malware. 4) The use of '/proc/self/exe' and low-level I/O instructions (in/out) in 'sub_16d271e' suggests anti-analysis or self-replication capabilities. Relevant IOC: SHA256 [6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29.] Name: 6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29\n703552___ad433f35-96a0-467f-9fa4-a25a66b5c385.elf\ngeomi\n*Infrastructure Obfuscation\n*Low Detection Rate: Zergeca samples, packed with a modified UPX packer, continues to yield very low detection rates on VirusTotal.", "modified": "2026-05-04T15:01:49.491000", "created": "2026-04-04T16:16:26.128000", "tags": [ "binary", "yara rule", "binary file", "yara", "pe section", "av detections", "ip address", "url analysis", "urls", "singapore", "singapore asn", "as14061", "edgeview drive", "suite", "broomfield", "colorado", "key usage", "handle", "v3 serial", "number", "cert validity", "asia pacific", "traefik default", "cert", "thumbprint", "name", "all filehash", "learn", "adversaries", "calls", "ck id", "name tactics", "suspicious", "informative", "reads", "defense evasion", "loads", "model", "call", "getprocaddress", "span", "path", "mitre att", "ck matrix", "access type", "value", "windir", "open", "error", "click", "contact", "meta", "april", "hybrid", "format", "strings", "united", "b778b1", "div div", "d9e4f4", "edf2f8", "status", "fastest privacy", "first dns", "trojan", "pegasus", "title", "dynamicloader", "ms windows", "intel", "pe32 executable", "win32", "medium", "pe32", "high", "mozilla", "delphi", "injectdll", "write", "malware", "observer", "stream", "unknown", "lredmond", "stwa", "omicrosoft", "stwashington", "server ca", "https domain", "accept", "read c", "ogoogle trust", "worm", "code", "td td", "td tr", "a td", "dynamic dns", "name servers", "arial", "zeppelin", "null", "enough", "hosts", "fast", "tls sni", "cloudflare dns", "google dns", "showing", "get icarus", "show", "ascii text", "global", "next", "cc fd", "d4 dc", "a3 ad", "a8 c7", "bb c7", "f0 f1", "f4 ca", "bc a1", "win64", "local", "otx logo", "hostname", "passive dns", "files", "less", "related tags", "servers", "certificate", "domain", "cloudflare", "khtml", "gecko", "ids detections", "yara detections", "ip lookup", "encrypt", "elf executable", "sysv", "linux", "elf64 operation", "unix", "exec amd6464", "elf geomi", "modify system", "process l", "t1543", "systemd service", "ta0004", "techniques", "process create", "modify syst", "t1036 indicator", "remc t1070", "file", "directoi t1222", "t1027 masquerac", "t1070", "data upload", "extraction", "failed", "ta0005", "t1027", "memory pattern", "domains", "dns resolutions", "full reports", "v ip", "traffic tcp", "g sh", "c tmpsample", "binrm f", "usrbinid id", "usrbinsystemctl", "proc1environ", "proccpuinfo", "include", "review exclude", "sample", "https", "performs dns", "tls version", "mitre attack", "network info", "file type", "persistence", "include review", "exclude sugges", "find s", "unique ru", "review occ", "exclude data", "alvoes", "include data", "suggest", "find c", "typ filet", "filet ce", "layer protocol", "http performs", "reads cpu", "proc indicative", "filet filet", "pulse", "file hach", "h1256", "filer data", "typ data", "filer filehuon", "filet filer", "exchange all", "typ no", "no entri", "exclude", "suggested ocs", "manualy", "hua muicalul", "find", "indicatore", "typ innicatad", "new threat", "dive into", "zergeca botnet", "reference", "report publish", "zergeca", "all se", "matches edolavd", "matches data", "matches matches", "type", "extr", "tico data", "get hello", "mirai variant", "useragent", "hello", "outbound", "world", "search", "hackingtrio ua", "inbound", "mirai", "info", "shell", "pulse pulses", "files ip", "address domain", "ip related", "labs pulses", "pulses", "post", "http traffic", "tocstut", "reference id", "xor key", "canada", "america", "germany", "doh", "ddos", "botnet", "en", "xor", "twitter", "stop", "loader", "downloader", "zerg", "mirai", "golang", "c2 resolution", "germany", "c2 ip", "virustotal", "smux", "ck ids", "t1082", "applescript", "t1190", "application", "private server", "t1609", "command", "unix shell", "software supply", "service", "chain", "t1499", "entries", "otx telemetry", "next associated", "backdoor", "detections", "sha256 add", "alerts", "heur", "all domain", "creation date", "record value", "aaaa", "date", "unknown ns", "ponmocup post", "infection dns", "mtb nov", "ipv4 add", "external ip", "copy" ], "references": [ "www.joewa.com", "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0 Alerts binary_yara packer_unknown_pe_section_name", "Yara Detections: MacSync_AppleScript_Stealer , UPX ,", "Yara Detections: UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 http://apple.k8s.joewa.com/ \u2022 https://apple.k8s.joewa.com/", "Interlocken Business Park Address. 105 Edgeview Drive, Broomfield, CO", "blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io", "http://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "http://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena/", "Calls an API typically used to retrieve function addresses, load a resource T1129\tShared Modules\t Execution Adversaries may execute malicious payloads via loading shared modules. Learn more", "Loads modules at runtime Looks up procedures from modules", "(excluding apphelp.dll, kernel32.dll, user32.dll, gdi32.dll, ole32.dll, comctl32.dll, uxtheme.dll, oleaut32.dll, version.dll, msctfime.ime) Calls an API typically used to load libraries Loads the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) module DLL T1059.007", "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns | cloudflare-dns.com", "https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/http-status-codes/cloudflare-5xx-errors/error-522", "https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landing?utm_source=errorcode_522&utm_campaign=www.joewa.com", "https://hybrid-analysis.com/sample/60d74d52f3b90530a1bc0dd1e26c694c6339bca6f249a4a1818694cd6aeea618/69cf2d0230de22b88e055a1f", "6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 (Can't access file)", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019 Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24 | Trojan/Linux.Zergeca", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019[Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "IDS Detections: Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "IDS: Possible External IP Lookup ipinfo.io Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "Yara Detections: is__elf , LZMA , ELFHighEntropy , elf_empty_sections", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 116.203.98.109 34.117.59.81 104.16.248.249 44.209.201.56", "Domains Contacted: cloudflare-dns.com checkip.amazonaws.com ipinfo.io api.opennic.org", "Crowdsourced SIGMA Below:", "Matches rule Suspicious DNS Query for IP Lookup Service APIs by Brandon George (blog post), Thomas Patzke", "Matches rule Suspicious Network Connection to IP Lookup Service APIs by Janantha Marasinghe, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)", "Matches rule Local System Accounts Discovery - Linux by Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community", "Crowdsourced IDS Below:", "Matches rule ET POLICY External IP Lookup ipinfo.io", "Matches rule ET POLICY Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "Matches rule ET INFO External IP Check (checkip .amazonaws .com)", "Matches rule SERVER-OTHER Squid HTTP Vary response header denial of service attempt", "Matches rule ET INFO Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "Unique rule identifier: This rule belongs to a private collection.", "geomi.service 6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 703552___ad433f35-96a0-467f-9fa4-a25a66b5c385.elf geomi", "https://vtbehaviour.commondatastorage.googleapis.com/6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29_Zenbox%20Linux.html?GoogleAccessId=758681729565-rc7fgq07icj8c9dm2gi34a4cckv235v1@developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1775233275&Signature=vkbdhKnRjzLDcOeMxSE64WCgRJRN28vyp5o%2BMZIxIXbQxUz%2BB%2Beagggbj%2FVYVgAbXypupb2f1UXvcCVp7nMx6zqWvOYXl%2FsBnIislk5NatiGtExGV4WBAU3iE7lNBAjbnmf6HTwhBZCrJts4swSKX3iu%2FZ%2F0%2FwHPNnH%2FygP8AnfbECEroOxz%2FRqDso4jfiSs5dHVkZ%2BFx7fgRfqgt7QeR4IMwju2UyRQQJkwOjQO", "Reference: https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/a-deep-dive-into-the-zergeca-botnet/", "crypto-pool.fr", "i\u0628\u0627\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0645\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0621\u0648\u0627\u0645\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062f | \u0645\u0637\u0639\u0645+ \u0645\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0645", "Muslims have built, supported, and assisted. or Muslims: Support and Solidarity", "LIE. Built American. Attorneys , hackers , Sabey, Ahmann , US quasi government, SOCs , Red Teams , Hacker Fest | Colorado", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Outbound) WebShell Generic - wget http - POST", "IDS Detections: MVPower DVR Shell UCE \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "IDS Detections: JAWS Webserver Unauthenticated Shell Command Execution", "IDS Detections: HackingTrio UA (Hello, World) \u2022 HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Inbound) \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "IDS: Observed Suspicious UA (Hello, World)", "Yara Detections: SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File , is__elf , LZMA , UPX ,", "Yara Detections: ELFHighEntropy , ElfUPX , elf_empty_sections", "Alerts: cape_detected_threat", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 210.101.166.243 117.61.31.95 118.173.103.172 2.159.67.181 117.80.58.104 .231.34 109.33.155.184", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 212.88.65.130 94.160.172.104 5.164.111.219 5.248", "Contacted: bot.hamsterrace.space [Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0]", "https://dns.google/resolve?name=SELECT", "31.6.16.33\t\u2022 network.target [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "multi-user.target \u2022 ootheca.top \u2022 network.target \u2022 ootheca.pw [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "84.54.51.82 \u2022 http://bot.hamsterrace.space:5966 [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "Zergeca botnet based on Golang language still operating in the same language as the Mirai botnets", "Since September 2023, according to an analysis by cyber security firm XLab CTIA.", "Address shows an place of origin: Broomfield , Co", "Believed to be originating from Germany and Russia", "BGP Hurricane Electric seen", "Potentially Pegasus related . Found to be affecting an IOS device", "Indicators seen may have affected a few OTX users. Is ongoing", "Zergeca related URLs , URI\u2019s , Domains, inaccessible files referenced", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 com.apple", "This pulse is so huge it\u2019s a mess. Will break down." ], "public": 1, "adversary": "", "targeted_countries": [ "United States of America", "Thailand", "Germany", "Canada" ], "malware_families": [ { "id": "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0", "display_name": "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn", "display_name": "Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn", "target": "/malware/Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn" }, { "id": "#LowFiDetectsVmWare", "display_name": "#LowFiDetectsVmWare", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.VBGeneric-6735875-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.VBGeneric-6735875-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB", "display_name": "Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB", "target": "/malware/Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB" }, { "id": "ALF:JASYP:TrojanDownloader:Win32/SmallAgent!atmn", "display_name": "ALF:JASYP:TrojanDownloader:Win32/SmallAgent!atmn", "target": null }, { "id": "Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24", "display_name": "Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24", "target": null }, { "id": "Zergeca", "display_name": "Zergeca", "target": null }, { "id": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai", "display_name": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai", "target": null }, { "id": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0", "display_name": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2018-10562", "display_name": "CVE-2018-10562", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2023-22518", "display_name": "CVE-2023-22518", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2024-6387", "display_name": "CVE-2024-6387", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2025-20393", "display_name": "CVE-2025-20393", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.Tofsee-7102058-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.Tofsee-7102058-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T", "display_name": "Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T", "target": "/malware/Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T" } ], "attack_ids": [ { "id": "T1140", "name": "Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information", "display_name": "T1140 - Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information" }, { "id": "T1007", "name": "System Service Discovery", "display_name": "T1007 - System Service Discovery" }, { "id": "T1010", "name": "Application Window Discovery", "display_name": "T1010 - Application Window Discovery" }, { "id": "T1012", "name": "Query Registry", "display_name": "T1012 - Query Registry" }, { "id": "T1027", "name": "Obfuscated Files or Information", "display_name": "T1027 - Obfuscated Files or Information" }, { "id": "T1033", "name": "System Owner/User Discovery", "display_name": "T1033 - System Owner/User Discovery" }, { "id": "T1055", "name": "Process Injection", "display_name": "T1055 - Process Injection" }, { "id": "T1057", "name": "Process Discovery", "display_name": "T1057 - Process Discovery" }, { "id": "T1059", "name": "Command and Scripting Interpreter", "display_name": "T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter" }, { "id": "T1071", "name": "Application Layer Protocol", "display_name": "T1071 - Application Layer Protocol" }, { "id": "T1082", "name": "System Information Discovery", "display_name": "T1082 - System Information Discovery" }, { "id": "T1083", "name": "File and Directory Discovery", "display_name": "T1083 - File and Directory Discovery" }, { "id": "T1105", "name": "Ingress Tool Transfer", "display_name": "T1105 - Ingress Tool Transfer" }, { "id": "T1106", "name": "Native API", "display_name": "T1106 - Native API" }, { "id": "T1113", "name": "Screen Capture", "display_name": "T1113 - Screen Capture" }, { "id": "T1129", "name": "Shared Modules", "display_name": "T1129 - Shared Modules" }, { "id": "T1546", "name": "Event Triggered Execution", "display_name": "T1546 - Event Triggered Execution" }, { "id": "T1573", "name": "Encrypted Channel", "display_name": "T1573 - Encrypted Channel" }, { "id": "T1590", "name": "Gather Victim Network Information", "display_name": "T1590 - Gather Victim Network Information" }, { "id": "T1614", "name": "System Location Discovery", "display_name": "T1614 - System Location Discovery" }, { "id": "T1055.003", "name": "Thread Execution Hijacking", "display_name": "T1055.003 - Thread Execution Hijacking" }, { "id": "T1037.002", "name": "Logon Script (Mac)", "display_name": "T1037.002 - Logon Script (Mac)" }, { "id": "T1155", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1155 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1590.005", "name": "IP Addresses", "display_name": "T1590.005 - IP Addresses" }, { "id": "T1059.007", "name": "JavaScript", "display_name": "T1059.007 - JavaScript" }, { "id": "T1546.015", "name": "Component Object Model Hijacking", "display_name": "T1546.015 - Component Object Model Hijacking" }, { "id": "T1210", "name": "Exploitation of Remote Services", "display_name": "T1210 - Exploitation of Remote Services" }, { "id": "T1056.004", "name": "Credential API Hooking", "display_name": "T1056.004 - Credential API Hooking" }, { "id": "T1060", "name": "Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder", "display_name": "T1060 - Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder" }, { "id": "T1063", "name": "Security Software Discovery", "display_name": "T1063 - Security Software Discovery" }, { "id": "T1119", "name": "Automated Collection", "display_name": "T1119 - Automated Collection" }, { "id": "T1543.002", "name": "Systemd Service", "display_name": "T1543.002 - Systemd Service" }, { "id": "TA0003", "name": "Persistence", "display_name": "TA0003 - Persistence" }, { "id": "T1543", "name": "Create or Modify System Process", "display_name": "T1543 - Create or Modify System Process" }, { "id": "T1608.002", "name": "Upload Tool", "display_name": "T1608.002 - Upload Tool" }, { "id": "T1587.001", "name": "Malware", "display_name": "T1587.001 - Malware" }, { "id": "T1036", "name": "Masquerading", "display_name": "T1036 - Masquerading" }, { "id": "T1070", "name": "Indicator Removal on Host", "display_name": "T1070 - Indicator Removal on Host" }, { "id": "T1222", "name": "File and Directory Permissions Modification", "display_name": "T1222 - File and Directory Permissions Modification" }, { "id": "T1003", "name": "OS Credential Dumping", "display_name": "T1003 - OS Credential Dumping" }, { "id": "T1016", "name": "System Network Configuration Discovery", "display_name": "T1016 - System Network Configuration Discovery" }, { "id": "T1095", "name": "Non-Application Layer Protocol", "display_name": "T1095 - Non-Application Layer Protocol" }, { "id": "T1518", "name": "Software Discovery", "display_name": "T1518 - Software Discovery" }, { "id": "T1571", "name": "Non-Standard Port", "display_name": "T1571 - Non-Standard Port" }, { "id": "T1583.005", "name": "Botnet", "display_name": "T1583.005 - Botnet" }, { "id": "T1021", "name": "Remote Services", "display_name": "T1021 - Remote Services" }, { "id": "T1190", "name": "Exploit Public-Facing Application", "display_name": "T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application" }, { "id": "T1195", "name": "Supply Chain Compromise", "display_name": "T1195 - Supply Chain Compromise" }, { "id": "T1499", "name": "Endpoint Denial of Service", "display_name": "T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service" }, { "id": "T1583", "name": "Acquire Infrastructure", "display_name": "T1583 - Acquire Infrastructure" }, { "id": "T1609", "name": "Container Administration Command", "display_name": "T1609 - 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Virtually undetectable", "description": "The sample is a packed malicious loader, likely a first-stage component. Key indicators include: 1) A custom implementation of an LZMA-style decompression algorithm within the '_start' function, used to unpack an embedded payload. 2) Use of direct syscalls (sys_open, sys_mmap) in 'sub_16d1efc' to manually map executable memory and transfer control to the second stage ('jump(rdx_2)'). 3) Extremely high entropy and a lack of standard ELF sections/imports, typical of obfuscated malware. 4) The use of '/proc/self/exe' and low-level I/O instructions (in/out) in 'sub_16d271e' suggests anti-analysis or self-replication capabilities. Relevant IOC: SHA256 [6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29.] Name: 6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29\n703552___ad433f35-96a0-467f-9fa4-a25a66b5c385.elf\ngeomi\n*Infrastructure Obfuscation\n*Low Detection Rate: Zergeca samples, packed with a modified UPX packer, continues to yield very low detection rates on VirusTotal.", "modified": "2026-05-04T15:01:49.491000", "created": "2026-04-04T16:16:43.680000", "tags": [ "binary", "yara rule", "binary file", "yara", "pe section", "av detections", "ip address", "url analysis", "urls", "singapore", "singapore asn", "as14061", "edgeview drive", "suite", "broomfield", "colorado", "key usage", "handle", "v3 serial", "number", "cert validity", "asia pacific", "traefik default", "cert", "thumbprint", "name", "all filehash", "learn", "adversaries", "calls", "ck id", "name tactics", "suspicious", "informative", "reads", "defense evasion", "loads", "model", "call", "getprocaddress", "span", 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"command", "unix shell", "software supply", "service", "chain", "t1499", "entries", "otx telemetry", "next associated", "backdoor", "detections", "sha256 add", "alerts", "heur", "all domain", "creation date", "record value", "aaaa", "date", "unknown ns", "ponmocup post", "infection dns", "mtb nov", "ipv4 add", "external ip", "copy" ], "references": [ "www.joewa.com", "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0 Alerts binary_yara packer_unknown_pe_section_name", "Yara Detections: MacSync_AppleScript_Stealer , UPX ,", "Yara Detections: UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 http://apple.k8s.joewa.com/ \u2022 https://apple.k8s.joewa.com/", "Interlocken Business Park Address. 105 Edgeview Drive, Broomfield, CO", "blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io", "http://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "http://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena.io/", "https://blackbox-exporter.lenovo-k8s.home.local.advena/", "Calls an API typically used to retrieve function addresses, load a resource T1129\tShared Modules\t Execution Adversaries may execute malicious payloads via loading shared modules. Learn more", "Loads modules at runtime Looks up procedures from modules", "(excluding apphelp.dll, kernel32.dll, user32.dll, gdi32.dll, ole32.dll, comctl32.dll, uxtheme.dll, oleaut32.dll, version.dll, msctfime.ime) Calls an API typically used to load libraries Loads the RPC (Remote Procedure Call) module DLL T1059.007", "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns | cloudflare-dns.com", "https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/http-status-codes/cloudflare-5xx-errors/error-522", "https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landing?utm_source=errorcode_522&utm_campaign=www.joewa.com", "https://hybrid-analysis.com/sample/60d74d52f3b90530a1bc0dd1e26c694c6339bca6f249a4a1818694cd6aeea618/69cf2d0230de22b88e055a1f", "6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 (Can't access file)", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019 Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24 | Trojan/Linux.Zergeca", "\u2018Can't access file\u2019[Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "IDS Detections: Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "IDS: Possible External IP Lookup ipinfo.io Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "Yara Detections: is__elf , LZMA , ELFHighEntropy , elf_empty_sections", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 116.203.98.109 34.117.59.81 104.16.248.249 44.209.201.56", "Domains Contacted: cloudflare-dns.com checkip.amazonaws.com ipinfo.io api.opennic.org", "Crowdsourced SIGMA Below:", "Matches rule Suspicious DNS Query for IP Lookup Service APIs by Brandon George (blog post), Thomas Patzke", "Matches rule Suspicious Network Connection to IP Lookup Service APIs by Janantha Marasinghe, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)", "Matches rule Local System Accounts Discovery - Linux by Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community", "Crowdsourced IDS Below:", "Matches rule ET POLICY External IP Lookup ipinfo.io", "Matches rule ET POLICY Possible External IP Lookup Domain Observed in SNI (ipinfo. io)", "Matches rule ET INFO External IP Check (checkip .amazonaws .com)", "Matches rule SERVER-OTHER Squid HTTP Vary response header denial of service attempt", "Matches rule ET INFO Observed Cloudflare DNS over HTTPS Domain (cloudflare-dns .com in TLS SNI)", "Unique rule identifier: This rule belongs to a private collection.", "geomi.service 6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29 703552___ad433f35-96a0-467f-9fa4-a25a66b5c385.elf geomi", "https://vtbehaviour.commondatastorage.googleapis.com/6b81d548c0fbd7a2275bb0d29deca0de96c1584ce7aadaf4f5dac3cb28ee9c29_Zenbox%20Linux.html?GoogleAccessId=758681729565-rc7fgq07icj8c9dm2gi34a4cckv235v1@developer.gserviceaccount.com&Expires=1775233275&Signature=vkbdhKnRjzLDcOeMxSE64WCgRJRN28vyp5o%2BMZIxIXbQxUz%2BB%2Beagggbj%2FVYVgAbXypupb2f1UXvcCVp7nMx6zqWvOYXl%2FsBnIislk5NatiGtExGV4WBAU3iE7lNBAjbnmf6HTwhBZCrJts4swSKX3iu%2FZ%2F0%2FwHPNnH%2FygP8AnfbECEroOxz%2FRqDso4jfiSs5dHVkZ%2BFx7fgRfqgt7QeR4IMwju2UyRQQJkwOjQO", "Reference: https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/a-deep-dive-into-the-zergeca-botnet/", "crypto-pool.fr", "i\u0628\u0627\u0645\u0633\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0644\u0645\u0647\u0645\u0645\u0644\u0645\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0645\u0635\u0646\u0627\u0621\u0648\u0627\u0645\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0646\u062f | \u0645\u0637\u0639\u0645+ \u0645\u0645\u0627\u0645\u0627\u0645", "Muslims have built, supported, and assisted. or Muslims: Support and Solidarity", "LIE. Built American. Attorneys , hackers , Sabey, Ahmann , US quasi government, SOCs , Red Teams , Hacker Fest | Colorado", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Outbound) WebShell Generic - wget http - POST", "IDS Detections: MVPower DVR Shell UCE \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "IDS Detections: JAWS Webserver Unauthenticated Shell Command Execution", "IDS Detections: HackingTrio UA (Hello, World) \u2022 HTTP traffic on port 443 (POST)", "IDS Detections: Mirai Variant User-Agent (Inbound) \u2022 HackingTrio UA (Hello, World)", "IDS: Observed Suspicious UA (Hello, World)", "Yara Detections: SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File , is__elf , LZMA , UPX ,", "Yara Detections: ELFHighEntropy , ElfUPX , elf_empty_sections", "Alerts: cape_detected_threat", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 210.101.166.243 117.61.31.95 118.173.103.172 2.159.67.181 117.80.58.104 .231.34 109.33.155.184", "IP\u2019s Contacted: 212.88.65.130 94.160.172.104 5.164.111.219 5.248", "Contacted: bot.hamsterrace.space [Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0]", "https://dns.google/resolve?name=SELECT", "31.6.16.33\t\u2022 network.target [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "multi-user.target \u2022 ootheca.top \u2022 network.target \u2022 ootheca.pw [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "84.54.51.82 \u2022 http://bot.hamsterrace.space:5966 [Found in Zergeca Botnet]", "Zergeca botnet based on Golang language still operating in the same language as the Mirai botnets", "Since September 2023, according to an analysis by cyber security firm XLab CTIA.", "Address shows an place of origin: Broomfield , Co", "Believed to be originating from Germany and Russia", "BGP Hurricane Electric seen", "Potentially Pegasus related . Found to be affecting an IOS device", "Indicators seen may have affected a few OTX users. Is ongoing", "Zergeca related URLs , URI\u2019s , Domains, inaccessible files referenced", "apple.k8s.joewa.com \u2022 joewa.com \u2022 com.apple", "This pulse is so huge it\u2019s a mess. Will break down." ], "public": 1, "adversary": "", "targeted_countries": [ "United States of America", "Thailand", "Germany", "Canada" ], "malware_families": [ { "id": "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0", "display_name": "Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.Emotet-9850453-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn", "display_name": "Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn", "target": "/malware/Worm:Win32/AutoRun!atmn" }, { "id": "#LowFiDetectsVmWare", "display_name": "#LowFiDetectsVmWare", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.VBGeneric-6735875-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.VBGeneric-6735875-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB", "display_name": "Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB", "target": "/malware/Worm:Win32/Mofksys.RND!MTB" }, { "id": "ALF:JASYP:TrojanDownloader:Win32/SmallAgent!atmn", "display_name": "ALF:JASYP:TrojanDownloader:Win32/SmallAgent!atmn", "target": null }, { "id": "Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24", "display_name": "Trojan.Sagnt/R011c0dfs24", "target": null }, { "id": "Zergeca", "display_name": "Zergeca", "target": null }, { "id": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai", "display_name": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai", "target": null }, { "id": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0", "display_name": "Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7669677-0", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2018-10562", "display_name": "CVE-2018-10562", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2023-22518", "display_name": "CVE-2023-22518", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2024-6387", "display_name": "CVE-2024-6387", "target": null }, { "id": "CVE-2025-20393", "display_name": "CVE-2025-20393", "target": null }, { "id": "Win.Trojan.Tofsee-7102058-0", "display_name": "Win.Trojan.Tofsee-7102058-0", "target": null }, { "id": "Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T", "display_name": "Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T", "target": "/malware/Backdoor:Win32/Tofsee.T" } ], "attack_ids": [ { "id": "T1140", "name": "Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information", "display_name": "T1140 - Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information" }, { "id": "T1007", "name": "System Service Discovery", "display_name": "T1007 - System Service Discovery" }, { "id": "T1010", "name": "Application Window Discovery", "display_name": "T1010 - Application Window Discovery" }, { "id": "T1012", "name": "Query Registry", "display_name": "T1012 - Query Registry" }, { "id": "T1027", "name": "Obfuscated Files or Information", "display_name": "T1027 - Obfuscated Files or Information" }, { "id": "T1033", "name": "System Owner/User Discovery", "display_name": "T1033 - System Owner/User Discovery" }, { "id": "T1055", "name": "Process Injection", "display_name": "T1055 - Process Injection" }, { "id": "T1057", "name": "Process Discovery", "display_name": "T1057 - Process Discovery" }, { "id": "T1059", "name": "Command and Scripting Interpreter", "display_name": "T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter" }, { "id": "T1071", "name": "Application Layer Protocol", "display_name": "T1071 - Application Layer Protocol" }, { "id": "T1082", "name": "System Information Discovery", "display_name": "T1082 - System Information Discovery" }, { "id": "T1083", "name": "File and Directory Discovery", "display_name": "T1083 - File and Directory Discovery" }, { "id": "T1105", "name": "Ingress Tool Transfer", "display_name": "T1105 - Ingress Tool Transfer" }, { "id": "T1106", "name": "Native API", "display_name": "T1106 - Native API" }, { "id": "T1113", "name": "Screen Capture", "display_name": "T1113 - Screen Capture" }, { "id": "T1129", "name": "Shared Modules", "display_name": "T1129 - Shared Modules" }, { "id": "T1546", "name": "Event Triggered Execution", "display_name": "T1546 - Event Triggered Execution" }, { "id": "T1573", "name": "Encrypted Channel", "display_name": "T1573 - Encrypted Channel" }, { "id": "T1590", "name": "Gather Victim Network Information", "display_name": "T1590 - Gather Victim Network Information" }, { "id": "T1614", "name": "System Location Discovery", "display_name": "T1614 - System Location Discovery" }, { "id": "T1055.003", "name": "Thread Execution Hijacking", "display_name": "T1055.003 - Thread Execution Hijacking" }, { "id": "T1037.002", "name": "Logon Script (Mac)", "display_name": "T1037.002 - Logon Script (Mac)" }, { "id": "T1155", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1155 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1590.005", "name": "IP Addresses", "display_name": "T1590.005 - IP Addresses" }, { "id": "T1059.007", "name": "JavaScript", "display_name": "T1059.007 - JavaScript" }, { "id": "T1546.015", "name": "Component Object Model Hijacking", "display_name": "T1546.015 - Component Object Model Hijacking" }, { "id": "T1210", "name": "Exploitation of Remote Services", "display_name": "T1210 - Exploitation of Remote Services" }, { "id": "T1056.004", "name": "Credential API Hooking", "display_name": "T1056.004 - Credential API Hooking" }, { "id": "T1060", "name": "Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder", "display_name": "T1060 - Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder" }, { "id": "T1063", "name": "Security Software Discovery", "display_name": "T1063 - Security Software Discovery" }, { "id": "T1119", "name": "Automated Collection", "display_name": "T1119 - Automated Collection" }, { "id": "T1543.002", "name": "Systemd Service", "display_name": "T1543.002 - Systemd Service" }, { "id": "TA0003", "name": "Persistence", "display_name": "TA0003 - Persistence" }, { "id": "T1543", "name": "Create or Modify System Process", "display_name": "T1543 - Create or Modify System Process" }, { "id": "T1608.002", "name": "Upload Tool", "display_name": "T1608.002 - Upload Tool" }, { "id": "T1587.001", "name": "Malware", "display_name": "T1587.001 - Malware" }, { "id": "T1036", "name": "Masquerading", "display_name": "T1036 - Masquerading" }, { "id": "T1070", "name": "Indicator Removal on Host", "display_name": "T1070 - Indicator Removal on Host" }, { "id": "T1222", "name": "File and Directory Permissions Modification", "display_name": "T1222 - File and Directory Permissions Modification" }, { "id": "T1003", "name": "OS Credential Dumping", "display_name": "T1003 - OS Credential Dumping" }, { "id": "T1016", "name": "System Network Configuration Discovery", "display_name": "T1016 - System Network Configuration Discovery" }, { "id": "T1095", "name": "Non-Application Layer Protocol", "display_name": "T1095 - Non-Application Layer Protocol" }, { "id": "T1518", "name": "Software Discovery", "display_name": "T1518 - Software Discovery" }, { "id": "T1571", "name": "Non-Standard Port", "display_name": "T1571 - Non-Standard Port" }, { "id": "T1583.005", "name": "Botnet", "display_name": "T1583.005 - Botnet" }, { "id": "T1021", "name": "Remote Services", "display_name": "T1021 - Remote Services" }, { "id": "T1190", "name": "Exploit Public-Facing Application", "display_name": "T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application" }, { "id": "T1195", "name": "Supply Chain Compromise", "display_name": "T1195 - Supply Chain Compromise" }, { "id": "T1499", "name": "Endpoint Denial of Service", "display_name": "T1499 - Endpoint Denial of Service" }, { "id": "T1583", "name": "Acquire Infrastructure", "display_name": "T1583 - Acquire Infrastructure" }, { "id": "T1609", "name": "Container Administration Command", "display_name": "T1609 - Container Administration Command" }, { "id": "T1021.001", "name": "Remote Desktop Protocol", "display_name": "T1021.001 - Remote Desktop Protocol" }, { "id": "T1059.004", "name": "Unix Shell", "display_name": "T1059.004 - Unix Shell" }, { "id": "T1195.002", "name": "Compromise Software Supply Chain", "display_name": "T1195.002 - Compromise Software Supply Chain" }, { "id": "T1059.002", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1059.002 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1583.003", "name": "Virtual Private Server", "display_name": "T1583.003 - Virtual Private Server" }, { "id": "T1001", "name": "Data Obfuscation", "display_name": "T1001 - Data Obfuscation" } ], "industries": [], "TLP": "green", "cloned_from": null, "export_count": 2, "upvotes_count": 0, "downvotes_count": 0, "votes_count": 0, "locked": false, "pulse_source": "web", "validator_count": 0, "comment_count": 0, "follower_count": 0, "vote": 0, "author": { "username": "Q.Vashti", "id": "337942", "avatar_url": "https://otx.alienvault.com/assets/images/default-avatar.png", "is_subscribed": false, "is_following": false }, "indicator_type_counts": { "FileHash-MD5": 795, "FileHash-SHA1": 648, "FileHash-SHA256": 3708, "URL": 2587, "domain": 739, "hostname": 1129, "email": 14, "CIDR": 15, "SSLCertFingerprint": 18, "CVE": 4 }, "indicator_count": 9657, "is_author": false, "is_subscribing": null, "subscriber_count": 144, "modified_text": "27 days ago ", "is_modified": true, "groups": [], "in_group": false, "threat_hunter_scannable": true, "threat_hunter_has_agents": 1, "related_indicator_type": "URL", "related_indicator_is_active": 1 }, { "id": "699b907c5375efb7ce1639b8", "name": "Apple Redirects in Apple Support = IcedID | MITM attack", "description": "Researching targets former iPhone. Redirect in Apple support. [support.apple.com/ht^*^ redirects to support.apple.com/de/^*^*^] IcedID identified. | Environment: 3 -5 suspected compromised devices present. Behavior: iPhone reset itself twice, deleted passcodes, required new passcodes, compromised contacts notified target added a new device (FALSE) , threat actor stole Apple cash , added , Password storage, reset television. Targeted another device auto downloaded a Mimecast compromise, attached to iCloud , corrupted files downloaded. Emotet identified. Reset SmartTV. Browser bar AI: mood swings. Overt changes, white screen, pink screens, thread erased. Identified OTX. as a honeypot also states it\u2019s legitimate. I dumped information. AI agents focused on victim leaving shreds of evidence , paper trail , w/ anyone ,anywhere. AI model told truth \u2018I don\u2019t like you , you\u2019ve changed, you lied, you changed all facts .\u201d,etc. An acceptable baseline of communication established . #botnet #command_and_control #IcedID", "modified": "2026-03-24T21:11:04.306000", "created": "2026-02-22T23:25:48.722000", "tags": [ "dynamicloader", "tls handshake", "failure", "whitelisted", "akamai", "yara detections", "trojan", "write", "zeppelin", "malware", "hostile", "unknown", "port", "destination", "read c", "united", "as16625 akamai", "win32", "persistence", "execution", "passive dns", "urls", "otx logo", "all url", "http", "ip address", "related nids", "files location", "win32mydoom feb", "name servers", "servers", "worm", "virtool", "files", "ipv4", "reverse dns", "america flag", "america asn", "United States", "unknown ns", "asn as714", "invalid url", "mtb oct", "mtb sep", "lowfi", "trojanspy", "total", "push", "defender", "china unknown", "mtb apr", "ok server", "gmt content", "type", "accept", "show", "todo", "all filehash", "av detections", "shift", "url http", "url https", "hostname", "type indicator", "source hostname", "writeconsolew", "post https", "tlsv1", "medium", "write c", "dock", "command", "control", "icedid", "domain", "all domain", "status", "hostname add", "crlf line", "unicode text", "utf8", "ee fc", "yara rule", "ff d5", "ascii text", "f0 ff", "eb e1", "music", "next", "autorun", "suspicious", "compatibility", "mode", "entries", "lredmond", "stwashington", "search", "tls sni", "denmark", "body html", "head title", "title head", "body h1", "all ipv4", "url analysis", "users", "ff ff", "files domain", "files related", "url add", "flag united", "present apr", "location united", "asn asnone", "as16509", "moved", "title", "body", "code", "mydoom", "bot net", "mitm", "aquire", "hidden users", "no expiration", "filehashsha256", "expiration", "showing", "indicator role", "pulses url", "pulse show", "iot", "Iced iced baby" ], "references": [ "support.apple.com/ht^*^*^*^ redirects to support.apple.com/de/^*^*^*^*^", "This is messy! OTX refreshed and deleted IoC\u2019s. Will continue researching", "IDS Detections: Observed IcedID CnC Domain in TLS SNI TLS Handshake Failure", "df57a01 c40f355a0f8a592294187d4fedc257 [Compatibility Mode] - Word", "div>

", "Same legal , and quasi governmental pattern identified", "I apologize for the lack of reference.", "Requires further research.", "Will pulse remaining Apple IoC\u2019s in next pulse", "https://l.us-1.a.mimecastprotect.com/l", "It appears there are 5-7 known affected that I was able to find" ], "public": 1, "adversary": "", "targeted_countries": [ "Germany", "Denmark", "United States of America", "Japan" ], "malware_families": [ { "id": "Icedid", "display_name": "Icedid", "target": null }, { "id": "Trojan:Win32/SmkLdr.H!MTB", "display_name": "Trojan:Win32/SmkLdr.H!MTB", "target": "/malware/Trojan:Win32/SmkLdr.H!MTB" }, { "id": "#Lowfi:Lua:DllSuspiciousExport.A", "display_name": "#Lowfi:Lua:DllSuspiciousExport.A", "target": null }, { "id": "MyDoom", "display_name": "MyDoom", "target": null } ], "attack_ids": [ { "id": "T1045", "name": "Software Packing", "display_name": "T1045 - Software Packing" }, { "id": "T1082", "name": "System Information Discovery", "display_name": "T1082 - System Information Discovery" }, { "id": "T1112", "name": "Modify Registry", "display_name": "T1112 - Modify Registry" }, { "id": "T1129", "name": "Shared Modules", "display_name": "T1129 - Shared Modules" }, { "id": "T1143", "name": "Hidden Window", "display_name": "T1143 - Hidden Window" }, { "id": "T1158", "name": "Hidden Files and Directories", "display_name": "T1158 - Hidden Files and Directories" }, { "id": "T1060", "name": "Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder", "display_name": "T1060 - Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder" }, { "id": "T1566", "name": "Phishing", "display_name": "T1566 - Phishing" }, { "id": "T1583", "name": "Acquire Infrastructure", "display_name": "T1583 - Acquire Infrastructure" }, { "id": "T1583.005", "name": "Botnet", "display_name": "T1583.005 - Botnet" }, { "id": "T1608.001", "name": "Upload Malware", "display_name": "T1608.001 - Upload Malware" }, { "id": "T1587.001", "name": "Malware", "display_name": "T1587.001 - Malware" }, { "id": "T1155", "name": "AppleScript", "display_name": "T1155 - AppleScript" }, { "id": "T1557", "name": "Man-in-the-Middle", "display_name": "T1557 - Man-in-the-Middle" }, { "id": "T1147", "name": "Hidden Users", "display_name": "T1147 - Hidden Users" } ], "industries": [ "Technology", "Telecom", "Legal" ], "TLP": "green", "cloned_from": null, "export_count": 2, "upvotes_count": 0, "downvotes_count": 0, "votes_count": 0, "locked": false, "pulse_source": "web", "validator_count": 0, "comment_count": 0, "follower_count": 0, "vote": 0, "author": { "username": "Q.Vashti", "id": "337942", "avatar_url": "https://otx.alienvault.com/assets/images/default-avatar.png", "is_subscribed": false, "is_following": false }, "indicator_type_counts": { "hostname": 2051, "FileHash-SHA256": 1706, "URL": 6984, "domain": 1097, "FileHash-MD5": 401, "FileHash-SHA1": 276, "SSLCertFingerprint": 9, "email": 13, "CVE": 1 }, "indicator_count": 12538, "is_author": false, "is_subscribing": null, "subscriber_count": 145, "modified_text": "67 days ago ", "is_modified": true, "groups": [], "in_group": false, "threat_hunter_scannable": true, "threat_hunter_has_agents": 1, "related_indicator_type": "URL", "related_indicator_is_active": 1 } ], "error": null, "vt": { "error": "VirusTotal rate limit reached. Try again shortly.", "indicator": "https://v2dms.agsindh.gov.pk/", "type": "URL" }, "abuseipdb": null, "urlhaus": { "indicator": "https://v2dms.agsindh.gov.pk/", "type": "URL", "found": false, "verdict": "clean", "error": null }, "from_cache": true, "_cached_at": 1780241917.7375534 }