Is closehorses.com safe?

No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned closehorses.com on 21 Aug 2026 and returned a malicious verdict with a score of 60 out of 100. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.

What malware is associated with closehorses.com?

7 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Phishing.

How was closehorses.com checked?

A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the standard tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

closehorses.com - malicious URL scan, 21 Aug 2026

MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble scanned closehorses.com and returned a malicious verdict (score 60). The page resolved to 185.89.4.67 on CLDIN-MNT in NL. 1 domain and 1 IP were contacted. 7 malware samples communicate with this URL (Phishing). This is a point-in-time observation from 21 Aug 2026; the page may have changed since.

Scan result

Verdict: malicious (score 60) · Confidence 69%
Scanned URL: http://closehorses.com/userfiles/file/fowadakif.pdf
Domain: closehorses.com · IP: 185.89.4.67 · AS48635 · NL
Server: Apache/2
HTTP status: 200 · application/pdf
Scan tier: standard · observed 2026-08-21 13:01:16 UTC

Malware communicating with this URL (7)

These samples were observed contacting or being served from closehorses.com. Each links to its full analysis.

Phishing - referenced · b81d450e8a258ee5cd0d7b86ca15aaa6 · first seen 2026-08-21
Phishing - referenced · d03b658f3c24dd5696a566675882e6bd · first seen 2026-08-20
Phishing - referenced · 5d0d4ca1c83b0d0efc48758c89e8c471 · first seen 2026-08-19
Phishing - referenced · 1ab2cae428ab09443caa0532671a3680 · first seen 2026-08-19
Phishing - referenced · 4934260538de047859bcacaad293736e · first seen 2026-08-16
Phishing - referenced · 67341d668e2876cba9bd9189041a3642 · first seen 2026-08-14
Phishing - referenced · c03ec0b97f9cf4fe61fa4ff7b2e9b1df · first seen 2026-08-13

Antivirus & YARA (1 of 47 engines)

ClamAV (daily) [av]: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 (served file)

Why this verdict

Antivirus/YARA detection in page content: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
File download routed to the malware sandbox (fowadakif.pdf)
Served over plaintext HTTP

Detected technologies

Apache

Contacted infrastructure

185.89.4.67 - AS48635 CLDIN-MNT (NL)

Files served by this page

fowadakif.pdf · a78a37f7659757895754b90a9da15d90

Observed indicators

closehorses.com
185.89.4.67
http://closehorses.com/userfiles/file/fowadakif.pdf

Questions about closehorses.com

Is closehorses.com safe?: No. MalwareAnalyzer scanned closehorses.com on 21 Aug 2026 and returned a malicious verdict with a score of 60 out of 100. Treat it as hostile until it is re-checked.
What malware is associated with closehorses.com?: 7 analysed samples communicate with this URL, including Phishing.
How was closehorses.com checked?: A static pass resolved DNS, captured TLS and headers and followed the redirect chain, and where the standard tier allows, a headless browser rendered the page and recorded every request. Egress is SSRF-locked. Signatures that matched only page text are weighted far below one that matched a served file, because a page documenting malware matches the same rules.

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