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IOC Alert: Malicious ZIP File Delivered via GitHub Release

📖 Overview

A suspicious GitHub-hosted ZIP file has been identified as part of a payload delivery campaign. The file is associated with SmartLoader activity and was submitted to URLHaus. Hosting on GitHub increases trust abuse, allowing malicious actors to distribute malware under the guise of legitimate repositories. Confidence is assessed at 80%.


📌 Key Details

FieldInformation
TypeURL
Indicatorhttps://github.com/dungtaplaptrinh/IVMS/releases/download/v1.0/Release.zip
Threat TypePayload Delivery
MalwareUnknown
Confidence80%
Date07 Oct 2025 – 17:20:02 UTC
TagsSmartLoader, urlhaus, zip
ReporterPikachu
ReferenceNone

🔎 URLScan Result



🛡️ Defensive Guidance

  • Alert on attempts to download executables or compressed files from GitHub release pages outside of trusted repositories.
  • Monitor for SmartLoader infection indicators such as secondary payload downloads and persistence attempts.
  • Educate users on the risks of downloading executables from unknown GitHub repositories.

⚠️ This IOC highlights the growing abuse of developer platforms like GitHub to host and deliver malicious payloads, leveraging user trust in popular services to bypass traditional detection.

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