Gopher

First seen

2016-06-01 00:00:00

Malware type

ransomware

Profile updated

2026-07-07 15:47:59

Targeted industries: technology-and-telecommunications

Context

Gopher is an OSX ransomware that serves as a proof of concept. It is used to demonstrate the feasibility of ransomware attacks on macOS systems.

Detection coverage

• 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

• SIGNATURE_BASE_HKTL_NET_GUID_Gopher (yara-rule)