MalDatabase
FreemiumLiveLast verified 24 Sept 2026
Daily-updated feed of malware sample metadata: hashes, threat level, family, and dropped files.
Example request
curl https://api.maldatabase.com/download -H "Authorization:$API_KEY"
Free tier, in plain English
Free plan gives 50 malware samples a day via API or CSV; paid tiers raise the daily sample cap.
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