Scranos
- First seen
- 2019-05-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- spyware, credential-stealer
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:19:29
Targeted industries: technology-and-telecommunications retail-and-hospitality
Targeted regions: country_code:fr country_code:it country_code:br
Context
Scranos is a multifunctional spyware that can extract sensitive information from the victim's system, including credential theft and browsing data capture. It primarily targets devices in several countries, aiming at individual users and companies mainly within the technology and retail sectors.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Scranos_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Scranos (report)
- vblocalhost.com — Vb2020 Karve Urgilez (report)
- labs.bitdefender.com — Inside Scranos A Cross Platform Rootkit Enabled Spyware Operation (report)
- bitdefender.com — Bitdefender Whitepaper Scranos 2 (report)