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URLhaus: malware_download Malicious URLs

ioc-hunt HIGH URLhaus
CommonSecurityLogDnsEvents
iocurlhaus
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Retrieved: 2026-08-09T11:00:00Z · Confidence: medium

Hunt Hypothesis

This detection identifies adversary behavior where endpoints initiate downloads from URLs flagged by URLhaus as hosting active malware, signaling potential initial access or lateral movement via compromised web resources. A SOC team should proactively hunt for these indicators in Azure Sentinel to rapidly isolate infected assets and prevent the spread of newly discovered threats before they establish persistence within the network.

IOC Summary

Threat: malware_download Total URLs: 24 Active URLs: 17

URLStatusThreatDate Added
hxxp://210.208.110.221:38824/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://47.95.255.56:6610/linuxonlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://61.54.194.76:45113/bin.shofflinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://42.178.26.93:60244/bin.shofflinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://182.121.178.215:39984/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://47.121.138.211:6609/linuxonlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://175.148.29.181:47643/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://182.116.113.119:44177/bin.shofflinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://42.178.26.93:60244/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://194.28.62.99:10819/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://42.53.72.145:33612/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://42.86.172.171:41089/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://175.172.13.19:60669/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://163.142.95.27:59432/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://194.28.62.99:10819/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://120.84.214.126:36545/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://123.9.241.164:43002/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://42.85.6.186:59524/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://42.225.206.253:49336/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://42.178.164.205:52529/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://119.184.7.234:46382/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://42.53.51.109:44329/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://182.121.228.235:44677/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-09
hxxp://182.116.113.119:44177/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-09

KQL: Url Dns Hunt

// Hunt for DNS resolution of URLhaus malicious domains
// Threat: malware_download
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["210.208.110.221", "42.53.51.109", "47.95.255.56", "42.178.164.205", "42.85.6.186", "47.121.138.211", "175.172.13.19", "123.9.241.164", "42.86.172.171", "175.148.29.181", "119.184.7.234", "42.53.72.145", "163.142.95.27", "120.84.214.126", "194.28.62.99", "42.225.206.253"]);
DnsEvents
| where Name has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Name, IPAddresses
| order by TimeGenerated desc

KQL: Url Proxy Hunt

// Hunt for web traffic to URLhaus malicious domains
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["210.208.110.221", "42.53.51.109", "47.95.255.56", "42.178.164.205", "42.85.6.186", "47.121.138.211", "175.172.13.19", "123.9.241.164", "42.86.172.171", "175.148.29.181", "119.184.7.234", "42.53.72.145", "163.142.95.27", "120.84.214.126", "194.28.62.99", "42.225.206.253"]);
CommonSecurityLog
| where RequestURL has_any (malicious_domains) or DestinationHostName has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, SourceIP, RequestURL, DestinationHostName, DeviceAction
| order by TimeGenerated desc

Required Data Sources

Sentinel TableNotes
CommonSecurityLogEnsure this data connector is enabled
DnsEventsEnsure this data connector is enabled

References

False Positive Guidance

Here are 5 specific false positive scenarios for the URLhaus: malware_download Malicious URLs detection rule, along with suggested filters or exclusions:

Original source: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/