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Ingest Threat Intelligence over TAXII Without Vendor Tools
Share and ingest threat intelligence using open standards: pull STIX 2.1 indicators from a TAXII 2.1 feed with curl, jq, and cron — then plug the same feed into Splunk, Elastic, OpenCTI, or MISP.
A daily TAXII 2.1 sync that walks the full isMalicious indicator set with curl and cron, stays incremental with added_after, and feeds your SIEM or TIP — using nothing but open standards.

Lightweight Reputation Checks vs Full Threat Analysis
Choose GET /check/reputation when you only need vendor-style verdict counts, and reserve GET /check for investigations. Includes curl examples and when to add /check/whois or /check/location.
A clear decision tree for API calls: faster reputation polling for high-volume paths, full /check for triage, and narrow endpoints for geo or WHOIS-only questions.

Automating Malicious IP and Domain Blocklist Downloads
Use GET /blocklist/stats for freshness, then GET /blocklist/download/{filename} to pull plain-text lists into your WAF, DNS firewall, or SOAR— with curl, diff, and cron-friendly patterns.
A scheduled job that downloads the correct blocklist file for your plan, detects changes, and feeds only deltas into downstream controls—aligned with the public HTTP API.

Bulk IOC Triage with the isMalicious Batch API
Turn a CSV or SIEM export into scored verdicts in minutes. Use GET /bulk/check for limits, then POST /bulk/check with mixed domains, IPs, and URLs—curl and Python included.
A repeatable batch pipeline that classifies hundreds of IOCs per run with per-entity malicious flags, confidence, source counts, and categories—without hammering single-entity endpoints.

Phishing Domain Detection with Typosquatting Analysis
Build an automated pipeline to detect phishing domains targeting your brand. Uses typosquatting generation, DNS resolution, and isMalicious reputation checks to catch threats before victims do.
An automated daily scan that detects typosquatting domains targeting your brand, with live reputation checking and alerting when a suspicious domain becomes active.

Blocking Malicious IPs with Firewall Automation
Automatically update firewall blocklists using isMalicious threat data. Covers pfSense, iptables, Palo Alto, and cloud security groups (AWS/GCP/Azure). Zero manual effort after setup.
A cron-driven pipeline that automatically blocks malicious IPs at the network edge, updated every 6 hours from observed threat activity intelligence.

Enriching SIEM Alerts with isMalicious Threat Intel
Integrate isMalicious API into Splunk and Elastic to auto-enrich every alert with IP/domain reputation, categories, and risk scores. Includes lookup tables and correlation searches.
Every SIEM alert automatically enriched with threat reputation, category, and confidence score — cutting triage time by up to 60%.

Detecting C2 Beacons with YARA Rules
Build and deploy YARA rules to detect Command & Control beacon traffic in your network. Includes copy-paste rules for Cobalt Strike, Sliver, and Metasploit.
A set of production-ready YARA rules that detect Cobalt Strike, Sliver, and Metasploit C2 beacons, integrated into your SIEM pipeline.
API
Endpoints used in these playbooks
Guides reference the same contract as the OpenAPI spec.
- GET
api.ismalicious.com/checkFull threat analysis (query + optional enrichment level)
- GET
api.ismalicious.com/check/reputationAggregated reputation counts (lighter than full /check)
- GET
api.ismalicious.com/bulk/checkPlan limits and usage for batch lookups
- POST
api.ismalicious.com/bulk/checkBatch domains, IPs, and URLs in one JSON request
- GET
api.ismalicious.com/blocklist/statsEntry counts and last-updated times (no auth)
- GET
api.ismalicious.com/blocklist/download/blocklist-ips-critical.txtPlain-text blocklists (plan-gated full vs sample)
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