Farseer
- First seen
- 2019-05-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:07:46
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:ph country_code:tw
Context
Farseer is a Windows-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known for targeting government and public sector organizations, particularly in Southeast Asia. The malware is believed to be associated with cyber espionage campaigns aiming to extract sensitive information.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Farseer_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- Palo Alto Unit 42 — Pkplug Chinese Cyber Espionage Group Attacking Asia (report)
- virusbulletin.com — Vb2019 Paper Pulling Pkplug Adversary Playbook Long Standing Espionage Activity Chinese Nation State Adversary (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Farseer (report)
- Palo Alto Unit 42 — Farseer Previously Unknown Malware Family Bolsters The Chinese Armoury (report)