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Almost Half of Malware Samples Communicate Direct to IP

lowunit42Published 2026-08-04

<p>Nearly half of C2 malware bypasses DNS by connecting directly to IP addresses. Zero trust IP enforcement secures networks against these threats.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/malware-bypass-dns-direct-to-ip/">Almost Half of Malware Samples Communicate Direct to IP</a> appeared first on <a href="https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com">Unit 42</a>.</p>

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