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URLhaus: malware_download Malicious URLs

ioc-hunt HIGH URLhaus
CommonSecurityLogDnsEvents
iocurlhaus
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Retrieved: 2026-08-25T11:00:00Z · Confidence: medium

Hunt Hypothesis

This detection identifies adversary behavior where endpoints download executable payloads from known malicious URLs flagged by URLhaus, indicating potential initial access or lateral movement via compromised web traffic. A proactive hunt is essential in Azure Sentinel to rapidly isolate affected assets and prevent the execution of malware that could establish persistence before traditional signature-based defenses trigger an alert.

IOC Summary

Threat: malware_download Total URLs: 32 Active URLs: 23

URLStatusThreatDate Added
hxxp://150.241.65.250:889/venv/bin/python3.12offlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://150.241.65.250:889/venv/lib/python3.12/site-packages/cffi-2.1.1.dist-info/METADATAofflinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://113.221.74.1:57844/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://120.28.193.113:43297/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://43.252.159.79:56994/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://175.165.142.242:40832/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://106.58.114.77:58834/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://221.202.17.182:52728/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://115.49.74.183:49746/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://123.189.142.70:36060/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://61.184.10.103/pcdnonlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://106.40.243.20:36914/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://182.126.126.115:55062/iofflinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://221.15.12.147:49632/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://175.165.142.242:40832/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://113.236.116.189:50033/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://116.140.187.100:34139/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://113.237.104.66:38962/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://42.4.140.241:43937/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://23.242.193.144:40906/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://124.92.74.29:41691/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://116.138.108.112:52822/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://124.92.74.29:41691/bin.shonlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://182.124.234.62:53760/ionlinemalware_download2026-08-25
hxxp://115.58.80.52:47043/bin.shofflinemalware_download2026-08-25

KQL: Url Dns Hunt

// Hunt for DNS resolution of URLhaus malicious domains
// Threat: malware_download
let malicious_domains = dynamic(["115.49.74.183", "113.236.116.189", "221.15.12.147", "125.46.214.183", "116.140.187.100", "124.92.74.29", "116.138.108.112", "182.124.234.62", "221.202.17.182", "23.242.193.144", "43.252.159.79", "175.165.142.242", "61.184.10.103", "42.59.228.146", "113.237.104.66", "42.4.140.241", "123.189.142.70", "175.175.56.87", "24.75.165.67"]);
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(["115.49.74.183", "113.236.116.189", "221.15.12.147", "125.46.214.183", "116.140.187.100", "124.92.74.29", "116.138.108.112", "182.124.234.62", "221.202.17.182", "23.242.193.144", "43.252.159.79", "175.165.142.242", "61.184.10.103", "42.59.228.146", "113.237.104.66", "42.4.140.241", "123.189.142.70", "175.175.56.87", "24.75.165.67"]);
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 4 specific false positive scenarios for the URLhaus: malware_download Malicious URLs rule, including suggested filters and exclusions tailored for an enterprise environment:

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