Skynet
- First seen
- 2012-12-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- botnet, ddos
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-07-08 00:04:29
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:20:14
Context
Skynet is a botnet malware family, primarily used to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. It is known for infecting systems and creating a network of compromised machines to launch large-scale attacks on targeted entities.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Skynet_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Skynet (report)
- research.checkpoint.com — Ai Evasion Prompt Injection (report)