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SEO Poisoning Campaign Delivers New Armorsteal Malware

Zscaler ThreatLabz
Zscaler ThreatLabz
Published October 22, 2026Original Report

Excerpt

IntroductionIn September 2026, Zscaler Threat Hunting identified an SEO poisoning campaign that used fake websites impersonating the Chocolatey package manager and the Microsoft Activation Scripts (MAS) tool to distribute a Python-based malware family we track as Armorsteal. The fake websites targeted users searching for Chocolatey or MAS software installation commands. Each lure page displayed a malicious PowerShell command that downloaded and executed the Armorsteal…

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Diamond Model

SOCIAL AXISTECHNOLOGY AXISADVERSARYunknownINFRASTRUCTUREchoclatey.orgmassgravel.net82.153.135.80CAPABILITYunknownVICTIMunknown
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Infrastructure(6)
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Indicators of Compromise

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12 indicators

TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
Domainchoclatey.orgHighScore 58/100First seen
Domainmassgravel.netHighScore 58/100First seen
SHA256c1146fbcaa433385839c25839a61cd7fedaff858cc0d3fd063dba68db2cf31b4MediumScore 53/100First seen
IP82.153.135.80HighScore 58/100First seen
Domain104.21.87.146.inHighScore 58/100First seen
IP186.2.175.183HighScore 58/100First seen
IP209.99.186.187HighScore 58/100First seen
Domaindatamons.orgHighScore 58/100First seen
Domaincommunity.choclatey.orgHighScore 58/100First seen
Domainpymons.isHighScore 58/100First seen
Domainworkerstats.netHighScore 58/100First seen
Domainchocolatey.orgHighScore 58/100First seen

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