`search_malware`

Pack: threatfox · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/threatfox/mcp

IOCs tagged to a malware family (e.g., “Cobalt Strike”, “Emotet”, “QakBot”).

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`malware`	string	yes	Malware family name or MISP alias
`limit`	number	no	Max records (default 1000)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "malware": "Cobalt Strike"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/threatfox/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_malware","arguments":{"malware":"Cobalt Strike"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_malware', {
  "malware": "Cobalt Strike"
});

More examples

{
  "malware": "Emotet",
  "limit": 500
}

Response shape

Always returns: query, status, count, results

Field	Type	Description
`query`	string	The query type sent (malwareinfo)
`status`	string \| null	Query status (ok, no_result, or null)
`count`	integer	Number of results returned
`results`	array	IOCs tagged to the malware family

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The query type sent (malwareinfo)"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Query status (ok, no_result, or null)"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Number of results returned"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "IOCs tagged to the malware family",
      "items": {
        "type": "object"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "status",
    "count",
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "threatfox": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/threatfox/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_malware