Rustonotto

Aliases: CHILLYCHINO

Malware type
trojan, rat
Family
Malware family
Last IoC activity
2026-07-01 19:55:51
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:18:51

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

Targeted regions: country_code:kr

Context

Rustonotto, active since June 2025, is a Rust-compiled malware, representing the first known instance of APT37 leveraging Rust-based malware to target Windows systems.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Rustonotto_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Rustonotto (report)
  • zscaler.com — Apt37 Targets Windows Rust Backdoor And Python Loader (report)

External references