Gh0stnet

Aliases: Remosh

First seen
2009-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Last IoC activity
2026-06-14 23:25:04
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:55:59

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:us country_code:ru

Context

Gh0stnet, also known as Remosh, is a remote access tool (RAT) commonly used in cyber-espionage campaigns. It has been identified in attacks targeting sensitive information from government and telecommunications entities.

Reports & references

  • Wikipedia — Ghostnet (report)
  • contagiodump.blogspot.com — Jul 25 Mac Olyx Gh0St Backdoor In Rar (report)
  • Trend Micro — Wp Detecting Apt Activity With Network Traffic Analysis (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Ghostnet (report)
  • nartv.org — 10 Years Since Ghostnet (report)

External references