XPCTRA
Aliases: Expectra
- First seen
- 2020-05-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:45:57
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:gb country_code:de
Context
XPCTRA, also known as Expectra, is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that incorporates code from the Quasar RAT. It is primarily used for cyber espionage and to gain unauthorized remote control over targeted systems.
Reports & references
- blogs.jpcert.or.jp — Quasar Family (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Xpctra (report)
- buguroo.com — Bank Malware In Brazil Xpctra Rat Analysis (report)
- isc.sans.edu — 22868 (report)