BOOTWRECK
Aliases: MBRkiller
- Malware type
- wiper
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:46:18
Context
BOOTWRECK, also known as MBRkiller, is a master boot record wiper malware that can render computers unbootable by overwriting the boot sector.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Bootwreck_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- Mandiant — Rpt Apt38 (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Bootwreck (report)
- Trend Micro — New Killdisk Variant Hits Latin American Financial Organizations Again (report)