Zlob
- First seen
- 2007-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- trojan, spyware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:27:49
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications media-and-entertainment
Context
Zlob is a Trojan that was first identified in 2007, often masquerading as a video codec or an update prompt. It primarily aims to display misleading advertisements and collect sensitive browsing data.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Zlob_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Zlob (report)
- Wikipedia — Zlob Trojan (report)
- blag.nullteilerfrei.de — Programmatically Nop The Current Selection In Ghidra (report)