Merdoor
- First seen
- 2018-03-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:06:25
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:cn
Context
Merdoor is a backdoor primarily used for cyber espionage, providing persistent access to target systems. It is known to target government-related sectors and is associated with threat actors benefiting from remote administration capabilities.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Merdoor_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- Broadcom/Symantec — Lancefly Merdoor Zxshell Custom Backdoor (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Merdoor (report)