VM Zeus

Aliases: VMzeus, Zberp, ZeusVM

Malware type
credential-stealer, trojan, botnet
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:08:29

Targeted industries: financial-services

Context

VM Zeus, also known as VMzeus and Zberp, is a variant of the Zeus malware family. It primarily targets the financial sector by stealing banking credentials and has capabilities to act as part of a botnet.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Vmzeus_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • blog.malwarebytes.com — Hiding In Plain Sight A Story About A Sneaky Banking Trojan (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Vmzeus (report)
  • securityintelligence.com — New Zberp Trojan Discovered Zeus Zbot Carberp (report)

External references