Mewsei
- First seen
- 2017-05-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat, spyware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:11:43
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:in
Context
Mewsei is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) primarily used in espionage campaigns targeting government and financial sectors. It provides attackers with the ability to monitor and control infected systems, exfiltrating sensitive information.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Mewsei_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Mewsei (report)