P2P ZeuS

MITRE ATT&CK: S0016 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Peer-to-Peer ZeuS, Gameover ZeuS, P2P ZeuS

First seen
2011-05-01 00:00:00
Malware type
botnet, credential-stealer, trojan
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Related IoCs
14 (5 malicious)
Last IoC activity
2026-10-18 03:21:23
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:28:07

Targeted industries: financial-services

Context

P2P ZeuS is a closed-source fork of the leaked version of the ZeuS botnet. It presents improvements over the leaked version, including a peer-to-peer architecture.

Recent IoC activity

5 malicious indicators in Maltiverse are attributed to P2P ZeuS (S0016). The 5 most recently updated:

TypeIndicatorUpdatedSources
hostname living-start.at 2026-10-18 2
hostname news-deck.at 2026-10-18 3
hostname liloptyp.at 2026-10-06 1
hostname shoutdidthus.live 2026-09-30 1
hostname pagribaf24.com 2026-09-16 3

Malware & tools used

  • Junk Data (attack-pattern)

Reports & references

  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0016 (report)
  • secureworks.com — The Lifecycle Of Peer To Peer Gameover Zeus (report)

External references