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# IOC Alert: Fake CAPTCHA Page Used for Payload Delivery
- URL: https://darkwebinformer.com/ioc-alert-fake-captcha-page-used-for-payload-delivery/
- Published: 2025-10-09T16:56:48.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-09T21:33:27.000Z
- Author: Dark Web Informer
- Tags: IOC

## 📖 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%.

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## 📌 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                          |

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## 🔎 URLScan Result

- **Verdict Score:** 0
- **Page Title:** Just a moment…
- **Screenshot:** [View Screenshot](https://urlscan.io/screenshots/0199c1de-5db6-778c-8f74-a6e6fa73a6c3.png)
- **Result:** [Full Scan Report](https://urlscan.io/result/0199c1de-5db6-778c-8f74-a6e6fa73a6c3/)

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/6b/16/6b16ac9c-cd67-432f-b0f3-bbec941084ff/content/images/2025/10/87234687623487623548623867351-2.jpg)

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## 📡 Related Intelligence

- **VirusTotal Report:** [VirusTotal URL Report](https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/e9112b7c6ed780a62b57bbd0136b77e82121db6dd3935e9eba7292d75f268f3d)

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## 🛡️ 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.

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⚠️ 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.