ld-cf.com: a server that handed out DLL plugins and a build file, and what to do if a PC fetched them
ld-cf.com is a web address that URLhaus lists five times on 15 October 2026 for four DLL files in a Plugins folder (clip, clip64, cred and cred64) and one program called build_amd.exe_Melted.exe. All five are marked offline, and the name did not resolve when our server asked on 17 October.
The plugin names match those that security researchers describe for the Amadey bot, a Windows loader that steals browser logins and clipboard data, but that match is our reading, not a confirmed finding.
If you only saw the name in a log, nothing is proven; if a program on your PC may have fetched these files, treat the PC as watched, change your passwords from another device, then scan and clean or reset Windows.
Facts checked October 17, 2026. Removal steps tested on Windows 11 (26H2) and checked against Microsoft's and the browser makers' current documentation.
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Ld-cf.com (malware DLL plugins and a build EXE): summary
| Type | A malware server: URLhaus lists four plugin DLLs and one EXE, labelled malware_download. The plugin names match those of the Amadey bot (our reading) |
|---|---|
| Risk | High if a program on your PC fetched its files: browser logins and clipboard data may be taken. Low if you only saw the name |
| Symptoms | Often none. An unknown Startup entry, or rundll32.exe running a DLL from a user folder, are the signs in the reports |
| How to get rid of it | Change passwords from another device, run Microsoft Defender Offline, remove unknown startup entries, and reset Windows if you are not sure |
| Our check (17 October 2026) | One plain request: the name did not resolve, no page. That clears nothing; the danger rating comes from URLhaus |
| Running since / first seen | Domain registered 16 September 2026; five files reported 15 October 2026 |
| Removal | Scan the PC with security software to find and remove the malware and anything installed with it. Fortect scans Windows for malware and repairs the system files and settings it damaged. Remove it nowTo use the full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Fortect. The scan is free. |
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| Platform | Windows. Nothing we read says Mac or phones are affected |
|---|---|
| Detection names | No Microsoft detection name is known for the files on this server, because we did not open them |
| Name | Ld-cf.com |
| Domain registered | 16 September 2026 |
| Evidence | 5 write-ups by security sites; details still limited |
| First seen | 15 October 2026 |
| Distribution | Typically fake installers, cracked programs, e-mail attachments, fake "verify you are human" pages and ads for popular apps |
| Damage | Installs other malware, often several programs at once |
| Facts checked | 17 October 2026 |
Facts checked on 17 October 2026 against the URLhaus data for ld-cf.com held in our database (we did not open the abuse.ch host page), RDAP, one plain request from our server, and published pages by MITRE ATT&CK, Splunk, VMRay and Microsoft.
We did not download the files and we infected no PC. The match with Amadey is our reading of the file names; the removal steps follow Microsoft's pages and were not tried on a live infection.
What ld-cf.com is, and what we know about it
ld-cf.com is not a program on your PC. It is a web address that the abuse.ch project URLhaus lists as a place where malware files were served. We found no public write-up of this one address, so what follows is what URLhaus shows, what our own lookups show, and what security vendors have published about plugin files with the same names.
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What URLhaus lists
Five file addresses on ld-cf.com, all added at the same moment, 15 October 2026 at 15:37 UTC, by an anonymous reporter. Four sit in a folder path ending in /Plugins/ and are named clip.dll, clip64.dll, cred.dll and cred64.dll. The fifth sits in an /Uploads/ folder and is called build_amd.exe_Melted.exe. All five paths share the same random looking first folder name. All five are labelled malware_download and all five are marked offline.
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What the tags mean
The four plugin files carry the tag dll, which means a Windows library file that another program loads. The last file carries the tag exe, which means a Windows program. URLhaus gave no family name, so the reports do not say which malware this is. The reporter did not add a family tag, and we cannot add one that the source does not give.
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What the file names suggest
Splunk and VMRay describe the Amadey bot as fetching two plugin libraries from its control server, one called cred (or cred64 for 64 bit Windows) that steals browser logins, and one called clip (or clip64) that watches the clipboard. The names here match. That is our reading of the names and nothing more: URLhaus does not say Amadey, we did not download the files, and other malware could reuse such names.
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What we could not confirm
We do not know what build_amd.exe_Melted.exe is. We found no source that explains the word Melted in that name, and we will not guess. We also do not know which program or message made a victim's PC ask for these files, how many PCs did, or whether any data was taken.
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What this means for you
If you only saw the name in a firewall log, a DNS block or a warning, you are not infected by that alone. The risk is for a PC where something already ran and went to fetch one of these files. A person has no reason to request plugin libraries by hand.
- Kind of threat
- A server that handed out four DLL plugin files and one EXE, listed by URLhaus as malware_download
- Where the files were
- hxxp://ld-cf[.]com/<random folder>/Plugins/ (clip, clip64, cred, cred64 as .dll) and hxxp://ld-cf[.]com/<random folder>/Uploads/build_amd.exe_Melted.exe: plain http, no encryption
- Domain registered
- 16 September 2026 through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com (RDAP, read 15 October 2026)
- Registry status
- client hold, client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
- URLhaus entries
- 5 file addresses, all added 15 October 2026 at 15:37 UTC, all offline
- Platform
- Windows. DLL and EXE files are Windows program formats. Nothing we read says Mac, iPhone or Android is affected
What ld-cf.com (malware DLL plugins and a build EXE) does on an infected PC
What we checked on 17 October 2026, and what we could not
Our server asked for ld-cf.com once on 17 October 2026. The request failed before any page could load: the name could not be looked up (error ENOTFOUND). That clears nothing. A site that is gone today was online when the files were reported, and PCs that fetched the files before then keep whatever they received.
Our check, 17 October 2026
- The name did not resolveA plain request from our server ended with getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND ld-cf.com. No page, no headers, no file. The request was a single plain lookup, not a full browser visit, so we saw no pop-ups, redirects or notification requests, and there was nothing to see.
- Why that is not a clean resultA name that stops resolving can mean the registrar or the operator switched it off. It does not tell you whether the same operator has other addresses. It also does not tell you what happened on PCs that downloaded the files while the server was up.
- Registration recordRDAP lists the status client hold among others. A registrar hold normally stops the name from working in DNS. That fits what we saw, but it is our reading: RDAP does not say who set the hold or why.
- URLhaus listingFive files reported at once on 15 October 2026: four DLL plugins and one EXE, all labelled malware_download. All five were offline when we read the data.
- Downloads and the files themselvesWe did not download any file and could not have, because the name does not resolve. We cannot tell you what the files contain.
Dangerous: treat it as a malware server Our test was one plain request that failed, so it proves nothing either way. The danger rating comes from the five URLhaus reports, not from our request. Do not request files from this address and do not run anything that does.
What happened to ld-cf.com, from registration to today
The domain is only a month old, and it was reported within a month of being registered. The dates come from RDAP and from the URLhaus data we hold; the times are UTC.
16 September 2026
The domain is registered
RDAP shows ld-cf.com registered on 16 September 2026 at 17:37 UTC through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. We do not know who the owner is: the record we read names the registrar and the status, not a person.
15 October 2026, 15:37 UTC
Five files are reported
An anonymous reporter adds clip.dll, clip64.dll, cred.dll, cred64.dll and build_amd.exe_Melted.exe to URLhaus in a single batch. All five are offline in the data we read. The shared folder name and the single timestamp suggest one server directory reported together; that is our reading.
15 October 2026, 18:46 UTC
We read the registration record
Our RDAP read shows five status flags, including client hold. We cannot say when the hold was set. It may have been set before the reports, after them, or at registration; the record does not show.
17 October 2026
Our request does not resolve
A plain request from our server fails with a name lookup error. Eight people had looked this address up in our check tool by this date. We keep the page open for anyone who needs to know whether a log entry matters.
The four dates we hold for ld-cf.com. Reports came in one batch, one month after registration.
What the pattern suggests, and what it does not: a new domain, a single batch of reports and a name that no longer works looks like a short lived server. That is our reading of the dates. It does not mean the operator stopped, and it does not mean the files cannot come back from another address.
What the plugin names point to: the Amadey bot
None of the sources below mention ld-cf.com. They describe a malware family whose plugin files carry the same names as the files on this server. Use them to understand the risk, and keep in mind that the link is our reading of the names.
| Question | What the sources say | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What is Amadey? | A Windows trojan bot first observed in October 2018. It collects the computer name, user name, Windows version and IP address, checks for antivirus products, can download and run more malware and sends the data to its control servers | MITRE ATT&CK S1025, modified 12 May 2026 |
| How does it talk to its operator? | Over HTTP, and MITRE adds that it uses fast flux DNS to resolve its control infrastructure | MITRE ATT&CK |
| How does it stay on the PC? | MITRE says it overwrites registry keys so the Startup folder points to its program, and changes the Mark of the Web stream (Zone.Identifier) of files | MITRE ATT&CK |
| What is a cred plugin? | A credential stealing library. Splunk says the 64 bit version targets browsers such as Chrome, Opera, Chromium, Comodo, Vivaldi, Orbitum, CocCoc, Chedot and CentBrowser, and in Chrome reads the profile's Local State and Login Data files | Splunk, Amadey Threat Analysis and Detections |
| What is a clip plugin? | A clipboard collector. Splunk says it calls the Windows function GetClipboardData and sends the result to the control server. | Splunk |
| How are plugins started? | The bot downloads them from its control server and starts them with rundll32.exe, calling an export named Main | VMRay family overview; Splunk |
| Are the plugins always present? | No. VMRay reports that it saw the download attempt for cred64.dll without recent samples actually using it, while clip64.dll was present on the server and downloaded successfully | VMRay |
| Which build is this server's? | Not known. URLhaus gives only the tags dll and exe, and we did not open the files | Not available |
How a loader like this usually gets onto a PC
The five files are the late part of a chain. Something had to run on the PC first, and URLhaus cannot see that step from the server side. We did not find out how it happened for this server, so the list below is what we can say in general.
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A first program runs
The bot or loader arrives through a program the person started: a cracked installer, a fake update, a file from a phishing email or a download page that poses as useful software. We do not know which route applies here, and none of our sources names one for this address.
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It reports in
The first program sends basic facts about the PC to a control server over HTTP. MITRE lists the computer name, user name, Windows version and IP address, and says it looks for antivirus products.
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It asks for more
The control server answers with orders. In the Amadey case the orders include downloading plugin libraries and other programs. A request for a file like cred64.dll or a program from an Uploads folder is that step.
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The plugins run
Splunk and VMRay describe the libraries being started with rundll32.exe. A credential plugin reads saved browser logins, and a clipboard plugin watches what you copy. Cryptocurrency addresses are the usual target of clipboard tools, but we have no source for what this server's clip files do.
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More programs can follow
MITRE says the bot can download and run additional malware. The build file in the Uploads folder may be one of those, or something else entirely. We do not know.
What ld-cf.com (malware DLL plugins and a build EXE) can steal or download
What a credential and clipboard stealer can take from a Windows PC
The list below is what the plugin types in the sources can reach. It is not a record of what happened on any PC. If nothing ever fetched these files, nothing was taken.
Reported as possible for this plugin type
- Saved passwords in Chrome and other Chromium browsers
- Saved logins in Opera, Vivaldi and other browsers Splunk names
- Text you copy to the clipboard
- Cryptocurrency addresses you paste
- The computer name, user name and IP address
- Which security programs are installed
- Extra malware downloaded later
| Data | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Browser logins | The credential plugin reads the browser's stored login data and key file and sends the result to the server | Splunk |
| Clipboard | The clipboard plugin reads whatever is copied and sends it to the server | Splunk |
| PC facts | Computer name, user name, Windows version, IP address and the antivirus products found | MITRE ATT&CK |
| More malware | The bot can download and run other programs on orders from the server | MITRE ATT&CK |
| Crypto swapping | We found no source that says the clip files on this server swap wallet addresses. Clipper is an inference from the name | Not confirmed |
What this can cost you
Reading the site name or seeing it in a log costs nothing. The risks below apply to a Windows PC where a program fetched these files and ran them.
- High
Passwords and accounts
Browser logins that were saved on the PC can be copied out. Changing passwords on the same PC does not help, because the new ones can be taken the same way.
- High
Money you copy and paste
A clipboard plugin sees every address, card number or password you copy. Crypto sent to a wrong address cannot be reversed.
- Medium
More malware on the same PC
MITRE says the bot downloads and runs other programs. The PC may carry more than the two plugins.
- Medium
Work or school accounts
If you signed in to company mail or tools in the browser, those logins may be exposed as well. Tell your IT contact.
- Low
Nothing, if you only saw the name
A name in a block list, a log or a warning is not an infection.
What you may notice, and what you may not
Stealers are built to be quiet. The signs below come from the sources and from what they imply; none is certain, and most victims notice nothing at all.
| Sign | What the reports show |
|---|---|
| A startup entry you did not make | MITRE says Amadey changes registry keys so the Startup folder points to its program. An unknown item in Settings > Apps > Startup is worth a look |
| rundll32.exe running a DLL from a user folder | Splunk and VMRay describe the plugins being started with rundll32.exe and the export Main. rundll32.exe is a normal Windows program, so one entry is not proof |
| A Defender detection | A detection in Protection history at the time of a download is the clearest sign. We do not know a Microsoft name for the files on this server |
| Wrong crypto address when you paste | This follows from what a clipper does. It is our reading, because we have no source for this server's clip files |
| Logins from new places, reset emails | This follows from stolen logins. Check your accounts from another device |
| Nothing at all | Stealth is the point of this kind of bot |
How to check the PC for ld-cf.com (malware DLL plugins and a build EXE)
Who can meet this, and why you may have seen the name
Nobody visits ld-cf.com on purpose. If you meet the name, the cause is one of a few things, and only the first is dangerous.
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A program on a PC asked for the files
This is the case that matters. Your router, firewall, DNS filter or security product logged a request to ld-cf.com from one device, and that device is the one in question.
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A security tool or blocklist lists the name
Defenders copy URLhaus data into blocklists. A block entry shows that a list knows the name, not that your PC contacted it.
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You looked it up
People paste a name from a log into a checker, which is how our own tool came to see it eight times. Looking a name up is harmless.
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You own the domain or a similar one
ld-cf.com is a short name that another business could confuse with its own. If it is yours, someone may have registered it for abuse. We cannot tell from the record we hold, so ask your registrar.
Check your PC before you delete anything
Start with the question that matters: did something on this PC contact ld-cf.com, or did you run a cracked program, a fake update or an unexpected attachment around mid October 2026? If you saw the name in a log from your own network, the device that asked is the one to check. None of the checks below deletes anything.
While you check, avoid banking, work email and crypto on that PC.
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Find which device asked for the address
If you came here from a log, a router page or an alert, note the device and the time. Only that device is in question, not every device on the network.
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Open Protection history
In Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Protection history, look for anything blocked or quarantined around the time of the request. Microsoft says the results of an offline scan also appear there.
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Look at Startup apps
Open Settings > Apps > Startup and look for names you did not install. MITRE says Amadey points the Startup folder at its program, so also open the Startup folder itself (press Windows key plus R, type shell:startup and press Enter) and look for files you do not know. Do not delete yet; write the name and where it points.
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Look at Task Manager
Open Task Manager with Ctrl, Shift and Esc. On the Processes tab, sort by network use and look for programs you do not know, especially ones with random names or a high upload. A running rundll32.exe is normal in small numbers; several of them with heavy network use are worth a closer look. The presence of a process is not proof, and its absence does not clear the PC.
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Check installed apps
In Settings > Apps > Installed apps, sort by install date and look at what was added around mid October 2026. Cracked software and fake updates are the usual doors for loaders. If you find a program you did not install, note its name before you remove it.
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Check your accounts from another device
Look at the sign in activity of your email, bank and exchange accounts, and at crypto balances. This is quicker than any file check and tells you whether logins were used.
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A scan helps, but it does not clear the PC
A scan with Microsoft Defender or another product can find known files. Treat a clean result the way you treat a clean site test: one data point. We did not infect a PC, so the order of the plan is our judgement from Microsoft's pages, not a tested result.
How to remove ld-cf.com (malware DLL plugins and a build EXE)
How to remove ld-cf.com
A loader's job is to install other malware, so treat the PC as infected with more than one program until the scans are clean.
Step 1: Delete scheduled tasks that bring it back
Open Task Scheduler from the Start menu and click Task Scheduler Library. Select each task you do not recognise and read the Actions tab:
- a task that starts a file in
%AppData%or%Temp% - runs
powershellwith a long encoded line - opens a web address belongs to ld-cf.com or a similar program
Right-click such a task and choose Delete, and check the subfolders too. Leave tasks from Microsoft, your PC's maker and programs you use. Task Scheduler is the same in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
Windows 11: Task Scheduler Library, the task selected, the Actions tab shows the file it runs. Full procedure with screenshots: Remove what malware leaves behind in Windows
- a task that starts a file in
Step 2: Remove it from startup
Whatever ld-cf.com installed usually starts with Windows. Open Task Manager with Ctrl + Shift + Esc, go to Startup apps in Windows 11 or the Startup tab in Windows 10, and disable what you do not know, starting with entries that have an empty Publisher column.
Open file location on the right-click menu shows the file, which helps you decide and tells you what to delete later. Disabling is safe: if something you need stops working, switch it back on.
Full procedure with screenshots: Stop apps from opening at startup On uGetFix
Step 3: Delete the folders left behind
What the uninstaller leaves behind is usually in the user folders. Open File Explorer, switch on View > Show > Hidden items (in Windows 10 View > Hidden items), and go through
%LocalAppData%,%AppData%, %ProgramData% and the two Program Files folders.Sort by Date modified and delete folders that appeared together with the problem and belong to no program you use. Folders with random names that hold
.exe,.dll, .js or .ps1 files are the strongest sign.Full procedure with screenshots: Remove what malware leaves behind in Windows
Step 4: Scan the PC, then run the offline scan
Open Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options, run a Full scan and remove everything it finds. Then select Microsoft Defender Antivirus (offline scan) and click Scan now: the PC restarts and scans before Windows loads, which finds files that hide while Windows runs.
Save your work first, because the offline scan takes about 15 minutes. Both scans are built into Windows 11 and Windows 10, and a second scanner from another vendor is a useful extra opinion.
Windows 11: Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options. Full procedure with screenshots: Run a Microsoft Defender Offline scan
Step 5: Change passwords from another device and sign out other sessions
Assume that the passwords saved in this PC's browsers, and the accounts that were open in them, are known to the attacker. From a phone or a clean computer, change the e-mail password first, then banking, shopping, social and gaming accounts.
Use each service's option to sign out of all other sessions, because stolen cookies keep a session open even after a password change. Turn on two-step verification on each account. Wait with the infected Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC until the scans are clean.
Full procedure with screenshots: Turn on two-step verification / secure a hacked account
If you use a Mac, an iPhone or an Android phone
The file types and every source we read describe a Windows threat. We found nothing that says the files on ld-cf.com affect anything else.
| Your device | What we know | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Mac | DLL and EXE files are Windows formats, and MITRE describes Amadey as a Windows trojan | Nothing to remove for this threat. Do not follow the Windows steps on a Mac |
| iPhone or iPad | No source describes this family on iOS | Nothing to remove. If you typed passwords on a page you doubt, change them |
| Android | No source mentions it | Nothing to remove for this threat; change passwords if you entered any |
After removal: passwords, accounts and prevention
If a PC did fetch the files: clean it and protect what was taken
The PC is one half. The other half is everything you typed, saved or copied on it while the stealer was there. The order matters: another device first, then the PC.
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Disconnect the PC
Turn off Wi-Fi or unplug the network cable. A bot needs the connection to send data and receive orders.
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Change passwords from a clean device
Start with email, because it resets everything else, then bank, work, cloud storage and crypto. Anything saved in the browser or typed on the PC while it was watched is already known.
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Sign out other sessions and turn on two step sign in
Most services let you sign out of all devices from the account security page. Turn on two step sign in with an authenticator app or security key, and update the recovery email and phone.
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Move crypto first if a wallet was on the PC
If a seed phrase or wallet file was ever on the PC, assume it is known. Create a new wallet and recovery phrase on a clean device and move the funds there.
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Run Microsoft Defender Offline
Open Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options, choose Microsoft Defender Offline scan and select Scan now. Save your work first: Windows signs you out and restarts, and the scan takes about 15 minutes. Microsoft says this scan runs outside the usual Windows environment. Results are under Protection history. If BitLocker is on the system drive, Microsoft says to suspend it first, or the restart may ask for the recovery key. Microsoft also notes that the scan needs Windows Recovery Environment to be enabled, and that it does not run on ARM versions of Windows.
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Remove what the check found, with care
If Startup apps or the Startup folder showed an entry you can tie to the malware, remove it and note what you removed. If you cannot tell, do not guess: the safe answer is the reset below.
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If you are not sure, reset Windows
Microsoft's recovery page offers Reset this PC from Settings > System > Recovery. Keep my files removes apps and settings but keeps personal files; Remove everything removes personal files, apps and settings too. For a PC that may have carried a stealer and a loader, the full wipe does not depend on finding every piece. Microsoft calls the reset the most disruptive option and says to back up first, and to have your BitLocker recovery key ready.
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Restore only documents by hand
Copy back documents and photos, not programs, and not a full system image from after the first contact. Install apps from their makers' own sites.
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Rebuild logins in a password manager
Do not let the browser save passwords again on a PC that was watched. Use a password manager and an authenticator app or security key.
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Watch your money and your accounts
Check card statements and exchange logs for a few weeks and turn on alerts. If personal data was taken, report it to your national fraud or identity theft service.
If ld-cf.com is your domain, or a site of yours was used
A new domain registered through a public registrar can be bought by anyone, so the owner may be a criminal. It may also be a business whose server was hacked. Our record cannot tell which, and we do not accuse any person or company.
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Check whether you registered it
Look in your registrar account and your email for a September 2026 order. If you did not register ld-cf.com, you are not its owner and the name is not yours to fix. You can report abuse to the registrar, PublicDomainRegistry, through its abuse contact.
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If you did register it
List every server the name pointed to and look in each web folder for paths like Plugins and Uploads, and for DLL or EXE files you did not put there. Change the passwords of the hosting panel, the registrar account and all FTP or SSH users.
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Ask for a review
Remove the files first and fix the hole they came through. Only then ask the abuse.ch project to review the listing; we did not verify its process, so check their site for how to do it.
Keep a PC out of this kind of chain
The plugins are the late part of the chain. Every route we know of starts earlier, with a program or a file that a person ran.
Do
- Get programs from their makers' own sites or from the Microsoft Store.
- Keep Windows and Microsoft Defender updated; the offline scan uses the latest definitions.
- Show file endings in File Explorer so a program posing as a document is visible.
- Use a password manager and two step sign in, so one stolen password is not enough.
- Keep a backup of documents on a disk that you unplug.
- Check a crypto address after you paste it, before you send.
Don't
- Do not run cracked programs, keygens or fake updates from sites that promise free versions of paid software.
- Do not open attachments from senders you do not expect.
- Do not save all your passwords in the browser on a shared or old PC.
- Do not change your passwords on the PC you suspect.
- Do not rely on a quiet scan to say that you are safe.
Questions about ld-cf.com (malware DLL plugins and a build EXE)
What is ld-cf.com?
It is a web address that URLhaus, the malware tracking project run by abuse.ch, lists for five files reported on 15 October 2026: four DLL plugin files named clip, clip64, cred and cred64, and one program called build_amd.exe_Melted.exe.
All five are marked offline. It is not a program on your PC and not a website anyone is meant to visit. We did not download the files, so what they contain is not confirmed by us.
Is ld-cf.com safe to open?
No. Do not request files from it, and do not run anything that does. Our own plain request on 17 October 2026 failed because the name no longer resolves, which proves nothing about the past or about other addresses of the same operator.
The rating comes from the five URLhaus reports. A quiet or dead address never clears a server that was reported for malware.
Is ld-cf.com a virus?
The address itself is not a virus; it is a server that handed out files reported as malware. The files are Windows formats, so the risk is for a Windows PC where a program fetched and ran them.
If you only saw the name in a log, a block page or a warning, you are not infected by that alone. The names of the plugins match those researchers describe for the Amadey bot, but URLhaus gives no family name.
What do clip.dll and cred.dll do?
We did not open the files on this server, so we cannot say. Splunk and VMRay describe plugins with these names for the Amadey bot: a credential plugin that reads saved logins from Chrome and other browsers, and a clipboard plugin that reads whatever you copy and sends it to the control server.
The 64 bit files carry 64 in the name. Treat that as the likely meaning, not a confirmed result for ld-cf.com.
What is build_amd.exe_Melted.exe?
We do not know. It is a Windows program in an Uploads folder on the same server, tagged exe by URLhaus. We found no source that explains the word Melted in the name, and we will not guess at its purpose.
It could be a loader, a stealer or a test build. If your PC fetched it, treat the PC as watched and follow the cleaning plan on this page.
I saw ld-cf.com in my firewall or DNS log. Am I infected?
Not necessarily, and the name alone proves nothing. It does mean that a device on your network asked for it, and a person does not usually do that by hand. Find which device it was, disconnect it, and run the checks on this page:
- Protection history
- Startup apps
- Task Manager
- installed apps
- a Microsoft Defender Offline scan
Do the account changes from another device.
How do I remove this malware from Windows?
Change your passwords from another device first. Then run a Microsoft Defender Offline scan (Windows Security, Virus and threat protection, Scan options), check Startup apps and the Startup folder for entries you did not make, and remove the ones you can tie to the malware.
If you are not sure, reset Windows with Remove everything and restore only documents. We followed Microsoft's pages for this and did not test the steps on an infected PC.
Does ld-cf.com affect Mac, iPhone or Android?
We found nothing that says so. DLL and EXE are Windows file formats, and MITRE describes Amadey as a Windows trojan.
On a Mac, iPhone or Android phone there is nothing to remove for this threat; if you typed a password on a page you doubt, change it. Do not follow the Windows steps on those devices.
The site is offline. Does that mean the danger is over?
No. All five files were offline when we read the data, and the name did not resolve on 17 October 2026, but a PC that fetched the files earlier keeps them. Stolen logins stay stolen until you change them.
The same operator can also put the same files on another address. Offline lowers the chance of new infections from this name; it does not clean a PC that is already affected.
Will Fortect remove ld-cf.com?
Fortect scans Windows for malware and unwanted programs and repairs the system files and settings they change, and its free scan shows what it finds on your PC before you decide anything.
For ld-cf.com, follow the plan above as well: the browser steps take back permissions and settings that no scanner treats as a threat, and uninstalling the program that brought it removes the source.
Run Microsoft Defender's full scan and, if anything was found, its offline scan as a second opinion. If the symptoms are gone after the plan and both scans are clean, there is nothing more to do.
Sources
- MITRE ATT&CK: Amadey, S1025 (modified 12 May 2026) (read October 17, 2026)
- Splunk: Amadey Threat Analysis and Detections (read October 17, 2026)
- VMRay: Amadey family overview (read October 17, 2026)
- Microsoft Learn: Microsoft Defender Offline scan in Windows (updated 25 August 2026) (read October 17, 2026)
- Microsoft Support: Recovery options in Windows (Reset this PC) (read October 17, 2026)