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Fake Malware TOAD via Malvertizing

MalasadaTech
MalasadaTech
Published November 19, 2025Original Report

Excerpt

Table of Contents TL;DR Tactical Pause Intro Inspiration The Ads TOAD Explained Advertiser Traffic Filtering Summary IOCs References WITH PLANNY ALOHA, MAHALO FOR YOUR TIME! TL;DR  There was a campaign for a Fake Malware TOAD via Malvertizing. Tactical Pause  THE CONTENT, VIEWS, AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS DOCUMENT ARE MY OWN AND DO NOT REFLECT THOSE OF MY EMPLOYER OR ANY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS. ALL RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND WRITING ARE CONDUCTED ON MY PERSONAL…

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Diamond Model

SOCIAL AXISTECHNOLOGY AXISADVERSARYunknownINFRASTRUCTUREfederalpay.orgCAPABILITYunknownVICTIMunknown
Adversary
Infrastructure(1)
Capability
Victim

Attack Flow5 steps · MITRE ATT&CK mapped

Initial AccessTA0001T1189
1/5
Drive-by Compromise
ActionServe malicious ads
Malicious ads were served on federalpay[.]org, leading users to a fake TOAD URL.

Indicators of Compromise

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1 indicators

TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
Domainfederalpay.orgHighScore 58/100First seen

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