📖 Overview
A suspicious URL has been identified serving a fake CAPTCHA verification page via Cloudflare. The site is likely being used as a staging point for malicious payload delivery, often designed to trick users into proceeding to download or execute harmful content. Confidence is assessed at 50%.
📌 Key Details
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Type | URL |
| Indicator | https://guard-google[.]com/ |
| Threat Type | Payload Delivery |
| Malware | Unknown |
| Confidence | 50% |
| Date | 09 Oct 2025 – 09:52:38 UTC |
| Tags | FakeCaptcha |
| Reporter | juroots |
| Reference | None |
🔎 URLScan Result
- Verdict Score: 0
- Page Title: Just a moment…
- Screenshot: View Screenshot
- Result: Full Scan Report
📡 Related Intelligence
- VirusTotal Report: VirusTotal URL Report
🛡️ Defensive Guidance
- Block access to guard-google[.]com across DNS, proxy, and endpoint security layers.
- Monitor for user activity involving fake CAPTCHA challenges designed to hide malicious payload delivery.
- Add this indicator into SIEM or IDS systems to detect potential exploitation attempts.
- Educate users about fake CAPTCHA tactics frequently used in drive-by malware campaigns.
⚠️ This IOC highlights the increasing abuse of CAPTCHA-style verification pages as a lure for users, often hiding payload redirections or malicious downloads behind a trusted-looking interaction.
