Gen Digital IOC Repository (formerly Avast)
- Free?
- FreeFree GitHub files.
- Sign-up?
- None neededCall it straight away
- Commercial use?
- Read the termsProvider's own terms, not a standard licence
The fine print
- License note
- Detection Rule License 1.1 (README; SigmaHQ licence file; SPDX id DRL-1.1).
- Required attribution
- Required under DRL 1.1: credit the rule or IOC author.
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Gen Digital IOC Repository (formerly Avast)
Gen Digital publishes threat-intelligence indicators of compromise from its research in a public GitHub repository, one folder per campaign or malware family, with hashes, domains and IPs. The older avast/ioc repository now redirects here.
Coverage
Folders are added as research is published. Contents vary by campaign.
Good for
Verdict
Defensive IOCs for threat hunting and enrichment, alongside c2intelfeeds. Do not visit listed domains or IPs; ingest the files only. Licence: DRL-1.1: the README says "The content of this repository is released under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1." and links the SigmaHQ licence repository, whose licence file is headed "Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1". The DRL requires attribution. Rate limits: Not stated (GitHub limits apply). Signal Lab links only.
Free limits & license
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Auth | none |
| Free tier | Free GitHub files. |
| Rate limit | Not stated. |
| License | DRL-1.1 |
| License note | Detection Rule License 1.1 (README; SigmaHQ licence file; SPDX id DRL-1.1). |
| Last verified | Nov 13, 2026 |
Limits belong to the provider and can change. Always confirm on the evidence page.
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- Gen Digital IOC Repository (formerly Avast)
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- Cyber Threat
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- Cyber Threat
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- Dataset
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- https://github.com/gendigitalinc/ioc
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- Free
- auth
- none
- freeTierLimits
- Free GitHub files.
- rateLimits
- Not stated.
- coverage
- Folders are added as research is published. Contents vary by campaign.
- lastVerified
- 2026-11-13
- evidenceUrls
- tasks
- cyber-threat
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- malware
- threat-intelligence
- license
- DRL-1.1
- licenseNote
- Detection Rule License 1.1 (README; SigmaHQ licence file; SPDX id DRL-1.1).
- attribution
- Required under DRL 1.1: credit the rule or IOC author.
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