APERETIF

Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Last IoC activity
2026-06-15 17:58:19
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:05:54

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services

Context

APERETIF is a sophisticated backdoor malware primarily used in cyber-espionage operations targeting government and financial sectors. It enables attackers to maintain persistent access to compromised systems, facilitating data exfiltration and further malicious activities.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Aperetif_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • sentinelone.com — Winter Vivern Uncovering A Wave Of Global Espionage (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Aperetif (report)

External references