Activity timeline
DriveSurge appears in 3 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-06 with 2 reports.
ATT&CK techniques observed
- T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- T1189 Drive-by Compromise — Initial Accessobserved in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- T1204 User Execution — Executionobserved in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- T1036 Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter — Executionobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1070 Indicator Removal — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1071 Application Layer Protocol — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1082 System Information Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1102 Web Service — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1115 Clipboard Data — Collectionobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1497 Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1574 Hijack Execution Flow — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- T1583 Acquire Infrastructure — Resource Developmentobserved in 2 of 3 tracked threats
Tracked threats
- ClickFix Social-Engineering Technique Becomes Dominant Malware Delivery and Defense-Evasion Vector (CrashFix, FileFix, ConsentFix Variants)HIGH
- DriveSurge: Initial Access Broker Hijacks Thousands of Trusted Websites for ClickFix and FakeUpdate Malware Delivery via zTDSHIGH
- DriveSurge — Initial Access Broker Drives Mass ClickFix & Fake Browser Update Campaign via zTDS (Silent Push)HIGH