Pterois
- Malware type
- loader
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:15:37
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Context
According to Seqrite, this is a loader for a follow-up side-loaded and in memory-staged Cobalt Strike Beacon. It uses API hashing (SDBM) and pulls the next stage from Google Drive using hardcoded access credentials.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Pterois_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- seqrite.com — Swan Vector Apt Targeting Taiwan Japan Dll Implants (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Pterois (report)