Excalibur
Aliases: Saber, Sabresac
- First seen
- 2018-06-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat, spyware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:00:40
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector defense-and-aerospace
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:gb
Context
Excalibur is a remote access tool (RAT) known to target government and defense sectors. It provides attackers with espionage capabilities, including data exfiltration and real-time surveillance.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Excalibur_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Excalibur (report)
- blog.cylance.com — Digitally Signed Malware Targeting Gaming Companies (report)