PingBack
- First seen
- 2019-08-12 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat, backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:43:19
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:cn
Context
PingBack is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known for providing attackers with backdoor access to compromised systems. It has been primarily observed targeting governmental and technology sectors.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- DITEKSHEN_MALWARE_Win_Pingback (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- blog.apnic.net — How To Detect And Prevent Common Data Exfiltration Attacks (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Pingback (report)
- trustwave.com — Backdoor At The End Of The Icmp Tunnel (report)