Resident

Malware type
backdoor
Profile updated
2026-07-07 14:41:48

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Context

According to Cisco Talos, Resident is a backdoor likely developed by the same author as win.warmcookie, and it was observed being delivered in intrusions they attribute to TA866.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Resident_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • Cisco Talos — Highlighting Ta866 Asylum Ambuscade (report)
  • esentire.com — Esentire Threat Intelligence Malware Analysis Resident Campaign (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Resident (report)

External references