Malware Server Findings – Bitsight Knowledge Base

⇤ Compromised Systems Findings

The Malware Servers risk vector is an indication that a system is engaging in malicious activity, such as phishing, fraud, or scams. A company’s network is hosting malware that is meant to lure visitors to a website or send a file that injects malicious code or viruses.

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Go to Vendor Risk ➔ Findings

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Bitsight API: GET /v1/companies/entity_guid/findings?risk_vector=malware_servers

Finding Details

*Availability varies based on the detection mechanism.

The details include the data in Findings, Compromised Systems details, and also the following information:

Field	Description
C&C Domain*	The domain name of the affected server, which is likely the C&C server or is a sinkhole. A device acting as part of a botnet was seen communicating with this server. To evade firewall filtering, this field occasionally lists a non-malicious domain.
Listening Port	This port was observed to be open and accepting traffic (listening) on the compromised device.
Protocol	The network protocol used in the communication attempt.

January 19, 2024: Findings page navigation by application.
April 6, 2021: Forensics integrated into Findings.

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