Specter
- First seen
- 2022-01-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-05-15 13:55:27
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:30:16
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Context
Specter is an advanced persistent threat backdoor used for espionage purposes. It primarily targets public sector and technology organizations, enabling remote access and data exfiltration.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- ARKBIRD_SOLG_MAL_ELF_Specter_Jul_2021_1 (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Specter (report)
- blog.netlab.360.com — Ghost In Action The Specter Botnet (report)
- blog.netlab.360.com — The Pitfall Of Threat Intelligence Whitelisting Specter Botnet Is Taking Over Top Legit Dns Domains By Using Cloudns Service (report)