Winnti for Linux
MITRE ATT&CK: S0430 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: Winnti for Linux
- First seen
- 2015-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- trojan, backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- linux
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:56:52
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications energy-and-utilities
Context
Winnti for Linux is a trojan, seen since at least 2015, designed specifically for targeting Linux systems. Reporting indicates the winnti malware family is shared across a number of actors including Winnti Group. The Windows variant is tracked separately under Winnti for Windows.
Detection coverage
- 119 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
- Non-Application Layer Protocol (attack-pattern)
- Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
- Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
- Traffic Signaling (attack-pattern)
- Encrypted/Encoded File (attack-pattern)
- Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
- Rootkit (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- Earth Lusca (threat-actor)
- Aquatic Panda (threat-actor)
- APT41 (threat-actor)
Reports & references
- medium.com — Winnti More Than Just Windows And Gates E4F03436031A (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0430 (report)