MoqHao

Aliases: Shaoye, Wroba, XLoader

First seen
2017-09-01 00:00:00
Malware type
dropper, trojan
Family
Malware family
Last IoC activity
2026-07-22 00:31:42
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:59:41

Targeted industries: financial-services

Targeted regions: country_code:jp country_code:kr country_code:tw

Context

MoqHao, also called Wroba and XLoader (not to be confused with the malware of the same name for Windows and macOS), is an Android-based mobile threat that is associated with a financially motivated Chinese group called Roaming Mantis. The malware claims to be the default SMS application and has dropper and banker capabilities.

Reports & references

  • Trend Micro — A Look Into The Connection Between Xloader And Fakespy And Their Possible Ties With The Yanbian Gang (report)
  • Trend Micro — Xloader Android Spyware And Banking Trojan Distributed Via Dns Spoofing (report)
  • medium.com — The Roamingmantis Groups Expansion To European Apple Accounts And Android Devices E6381723C681 (report)
  • Trend Micro — A Look Into The Connection Between Xloader And Fakespy And Their Possible Ties With The Yanbian Gang (report)
  • Kaspersky — 96250 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Apk.Moqhao (report)
  • xanhacks.xyz — Moqhao Malware Analysis (report)
  • team-cymru.com — Moqhao Part 1 Identifying Phishing Infrastructure (report)
  • cryptax.medium.com — A Native Packer For Android Moqhao 6362A8412Fe1 (report)
  • Broadcom/Symantec — Moqhao Malware Continues To Target Mobile Users In Europe (report)
  • kashifali.ca — Roaming Mantis Amplifies Smishing Campaign With Os Specific Android Malware (report)
  • team-cymru.com — Moqhao Part 1 5 High Level Trends Of Recent Campaigns Targeting Japan (report)
  • hitcon.org — D2 S1 R1 (report)
  • team-cymru.com — Moqhao Part 3 Recent Global Targeting Trends (report)
  • blog.sekoia.io — Ongoing Roaming Mantis Smishing Campaign Targeting France (report)
  • telekom.com — Moqhao Masters New Tricks 1031484 (report)
  • jsac.jpcert.or.jp — Jsac2020 4 Ogawa Niseki En (report)
  • Kaspersky — 108464 (report)
  • team-cymru.com — Moqhao Part 2 Continued European Expansion (report)

External references