ZeroBot
Aliases: ZeroStresser
- First seen
- 2022-05-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- botnet, ddos
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:31:31
Targeted industries: energy-and-utilities technology-and-telecommunications government-and-public-sector
Context
ZeroBot is a Go-based botnet that spreads primarily through IoT and web application vulnerabilities. It is offered as malware as a service (MaaS) and infrastructure overlaps with DDoS-for-hire services seized by the FBI in December 2022.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- SEKOIA_Bot_Lin_Zerobot_Dec22 (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Zerobot (report)
- Microsoft — Microsoft Research Uncovers New Zerobot Capabilities (report)