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ThreatFox#

ThreatFox is a free platform from abuse.ch for sharing indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with malware. This analyzer looks up IPs, domains, URLs and hashes against the ThreatFox database.

Requirements#

You need an Auth-Key to use the ThreatFox API. It is free and shared across all abuse.ch services (URLhaus, MalwareBazaar, ThreatFox, ...) — get one at https://auth.abuse.ch/.

Set it as the key configuration item.

Known limitations#

  • search_ioc (ip/domain/url/fqdn) is reliable, but the search index lags ingestion by a few minutes, sometimes longer for large reporting batches.
  • ThreatFox tracks network/C2 IOCs. Hashes only appear when attached to an IOC as a malware sample, so hash coverage is thin (use MalwareBazaar for hashes).
  • Since May 2025 the API drops IOCs older than 6 months (still visible in the web UI).

A "not found" from this analyzer, especially for a hash, is not a clean verdict.

ThreatFox#

Author: Fabien Bloume, StrangeBee
License: AGPL-V3
Version: 1.0
Supported observables types:
- ip
- domain
- fqdn
- url
- hash
Registration required: True
Subscription required: False
Free subscription: True
Third party service: https://threatfox.abuse.ch/

Description#

Check an IP, domain, URL or hash against ThreatFox (abuse.ch), a free platform for sharing indicators of compromise associated with malware.

Configuration#

key Auth-Key for ThreatFox / abuse.ch (free, obtained at https://auth.abuse.ch/)
Default value if not configured N/A
Type of the configuration item string
The configuration item can contain multiple values False
Is required True

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