Hoax malware family
Hoax is a malware family tracked by MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble across 10 publicly analyzed samples. First seen 2026-08-12, most recently 2026-08-23. Observed ATT&CK techniques include T1056.001, T1057, T1105, T1518.001, T1547.001.
Corpus statistics
- Publicly analyzed samples: 10
- First seen: 2026-08-12
- Last seen: 2026-08-23
- Verdicts: malicious 10
- File types: pe 10
ATT&CK techniques used by Hoax
Extracted command-and-control infrastructure
- http://translationproject.org/team/ - 1 sample
Recent Hoax samples
- 227cb7ad8c32dc1aa12788d193887fab9049683ea6098c017e6d41279383d9e3 - malicious (2026-08-23)
- 22610d9368182e41229ac0dbf3daa3299c927ce1f5788300cfdfb5329bf0ed11 - malicious (2026-08-20)
- virussign.com_563681d21426590bbd33231de2808170.vir - malicious (2026-08-19)
- 47673b30b57b963e029159141bc026111e18526818b3b4397f13d8f7ed270296 - malicious (2026-08-17)
- virussign.com_c26542d1f18d8dec87abf12bfb4670d0.vir - malicious (2026-08-16)
- 9c16ef5e907d09600162c4764072705271257d9ad46fbac7b78f7262333a7723 - malicious (2026-08-16)
- virussign.com_226ef955b5cd0a20ea97111e03339530.vir - malicious (2026-08-14)
- virussign.com_415a8e31f4be739e54de567ded836a30.vir - malicious (2026-08-12)
- virussign.com_4de86004cfa1701e115781831ee5fe80.vir - malicious (2026-08-12)
- virussign.com_2e3ccd8d15f12e05355c75f6d79bf450.vir - malicious (2026-08-12)
Frequently asked about Hoax
- What is Hoax?
- Hoax is a malware family tracked by MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble across 10 publicly analyzed samples. First seen 2026-08-12, most recently 2026-08-23. Observed ATT&CK techniques include T1056.001, T1057, T1105, T1518.001, T1547.001.
- How many Hoax samples have been analyzed?
- MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble holds 10 publicly analyzed samples attributed to Hoax, first seen 2026-08-12 and most recently 2026-08-23. This counts public submissions to this platform only, so it is a measure of what we have seen rather than of the family's total prevalence.
- What MITRE ATT&CK techniques does Hoax use?
- Across our Hoax samples the most frequently observed techniques are T1056.001 (7), T1057 (3), T1105 (3), T1518.001 (1), T1547.001 (1). Counts are the number of analyzed samples in which each technique was observed.
- What file types does Hoax use?
- Hoax samples in this corpus are distributed as pe (10).
- Does Hoax use command-and-control infrastructure?
- Yes. 1 distinct command-and-control indicator has been extracted from Hoax samples, either from static configuration or from traffic captured during sandbox detonation. The full list is published on the family page.
- Is Hoax malicious?
- 10 of 10 analyzed Hoax samples were scored malicious by the fused verdict, which combines multi-engine static scanning, YARA and hash reputation with behavior captured during real sandbox detonation. Each report lists every signal that contributed to its score.
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