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)

External references