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TF-MAL-apk.geost

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: Geost

Category: Geost First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox Malwares

Description

ThreatFox malware family `apk.geost`. Printable name: Geost.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

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domain apk.geost VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/apk.geost

IOC database

Type
domain
Value
apk.geost
First seen
Last seen
Attached to this threat
Appears in
1 threat
Description
Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-apk.geost

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Threat Hunt — feed corroboration

Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.

Details From VirusTotal

VirusTotal: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/apk.geost

References (1)

Remediations (10)

  • web:arxiv.org

    Introduction malware family is a collection of malicious files that are derived from a common source code. Classifying a malware sample into a known family provides valuable insights about the behaviors it likely performs and can greatly aid triage and remediation efforts [10]. Using manual analysis to label a large quantity of malware is generally considered to be in-tractable, and developing ...

  • web:cybernews.com

    The FBI warns of a surge in ATM jackpotting attacks, with more than 700 incidents in 2025 alone. Hackers use Ploutus malware to force machines to dispense cash.

  • web:malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de

    Details for the Geost malware family including references, samples and yara signatures.

  • web:windowsforum.com

    The emergence of RESURGE signals more than just another entry in a long line of malware threats. According to CISA, RESURGE contains advanced persistence features inherited from the SPAWNCHIMERA malware family—a group notorious for its ability to survive system reboots and avoid simplistic remediation .

  • web:www.boozallen.com

    The ability to quickly pin down the family of malware used during a cyber attack can be a massive boon to an incident responder. Not only does family classification provide immediate insights about the characteristics and behaviors of a malware sample, but it is a core part of the triage, remediation , and attribution efforts.

  • web:www.breachsense.com

    Complete malware remediation now requires addressing both the infected endpoint and the stolen authentication data. Your malware incident response playbook must account for both.

  • web:www.cisa.gov

    It highlights technical approaches to uncovering malicious activity and includes mitigation steps according to best practices. The purpose of this report is to enhance incident response among partners and network administrators along with serving as a playbook for incident investigation.

  • web:www.fortra.com

    According to Google's Mandiant M-Trends 2025 Report, BEACON remains the most frequently observed malware family worldwide for the fifth year running. The report also gives credit to Operation MORPHEUS, which resulted in an 80% reduction of the unauthorized (or illicit) copies of Cobalt Strike over the past two years.

  • web:www.nature.com

    This study proposes a hierarchical deep learning framework for Portable Executable (PE) malware detection and family categorization, underpinned by a novel Doubly Regularized Binary Cross-Entropy ...

  • web:www.ncsc.gov.uk

    How to defend organisations against malware or ransomware attacks.

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