Winos

First seen
2019-03-15 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Last IoC activity
2026-07-20 01:25:03
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:16:20

Targeted industries: financial-services technology-and-telecommunications

Context

Winos is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) characterized by its ability to execute arbitrary commands on compromised systems. It is mainly used for cyber-espionage activities targeting financial and technology sectors.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Winos_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • Palo Alto Unit 42 — Espionage Campaign Targets South Asian Entities (report)
  • cloudsek.com — Silver Fox Targeting India Using Tax Themed Phishing Lures (report)
  • fortinet.com — Winos Spreads Via Impersonation Of Official Email To Target Users In Taiwan (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Winos (report)
  • rapid7.com — Nsis Abuse And Srdi Shellcode Anatomy Of The Winos 4 0 Campaign (report)

External references