Magala
- First seen
- 2018-03-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- botnet, trojan
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:10:50
Targeted industries: financial-services retail-and-hospitality
Context
Magala is a trojan primarily used for click-fraud operations, generating fake advertising revenue by simulating human clicks on web advertisements. It operates as part of a botnet, targeting users to covertly manipulate web traffic flows.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Magala_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Magala (report)
- Kaspersky — 78920 (report)