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ThreatFox: ClearFake IOCs

ioc-hunt HIGH ThreatFox
DnsEventsUrlClickEvents
iocjs-clearfakethreatfox
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Retrieved: 2026-08-28T23:00:00Z · Confidence: high

Hunt Hypothesis

This hunt detects adversary activity linked to the ClearFake campaign by identifying matches against a curated set of 29 specific Indicators of Compromise (IOCs). Proactively hunting for these IOCs in Azure Sentinel is critical to rapidly identify and isolate potential ClearFake infections before they can establish persistence or exfiltrate sensitive data.

IOC Summary

Malware Family: ClearFake Total IOCs: 29 IOC Types: domain, url

TypeValueThreat TypeFirst SeenConfidence
urlhxxps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Christa6547/lazily/issuepayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainenus-theeloncode.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domaina1q5ie1n.gtsdirect.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainhvbabdh2.jeffmowatt.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainjeffmowatt.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainhqgetdsm.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainternar-trzeciak.compayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domainscalewithgetdsm.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainsaraadvogada.com.brpayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domainbzfgqwnp.ronkarr.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainronkarr.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainwww.formationcommerciale.frpayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domainsmma.badrah-amd.compayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domainwww.nostores.frpayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domainblume-bm.chpayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domainsite-s2.etienne-hammel.frpayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domainwww.almonaconsulting.compayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domainpocket.sourcegenesis.netpayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domaingetdsmtechboost.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domaingetdsmpros.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainc2qzm47m.dsm.lipayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domaindsm.lipayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domainwww.lankatraveltrails.compayload_delivery2026-08-2890%
domain8fnn9rmz.gtsdirect.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%
domaingtsdirect.compayload_delivery2026-08-28100%

KQL: Domain Hunt

// Hunt for DNS queries to known malicious domains
// Source: ThreatFox - ClearFake
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["enus-theeloncode.com", "a1q5ie1n.gtsdirect.com", "hvbabdh2.jeffmowatt.com", "jeffmowatt.com", "hqgetdsm.com", "ternar-trzeciak.com", "scalewithgetdsm.com", "saraadvogada.com.br", "bzfgqwnp.ronkarr.com", "ronkarr.com", "www.formationcommerciale.fr", "smma.badrah-amd.com", "www.nostores.fr", "blume-bm.ch", "site-s2.etienne-hammel.fr", "www.almonaconsulting.com", "pocket.sourcegenesis.net", "getdsmtechboost.com", "getdsmpros.com", "c2qzm47m.dsm.li", "dsm.li", "www.lankatraveltrails.com", "8fnn9rmz.gtsdirect.com", "gtsdirect.com", "rd41sui1.protectconn.com", "protectconn.com", "randevau.hu", "gluccotrust--bites.com"]);
DnsEvents
| where Name has_any (malicious_domains)
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Name, IPAddresses, QueryType
| order by TimeGenerated desc

KQL: Url Hunt

// Hunt for access to known malicious URLs
// Source: ThreatFox - ClearFake
let malicious_urls = dynamic(["https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/Christa6547/lazily/issue"]);
UrlClickEvents
| where Url has_any (malicious_urls)
| project Timestamp, AccountUpn, Url, ActionType, IsClickedThrough
| order by Timestamp desc

Required Data Sources

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

References

False Positive Guidance

Here are 4 specific false positive scenarios for the ThreatFox: ClearFake IOCs detection rule, along with suggested filters or exclusions tailored to an enterprise environment:

Original source: https://threatfox.abuse.ch/browse/malware/js.clearfake/