APT / THREAT GROUP

BillGates

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

BillGates is a modularized malware, of supposedly Chinese origin. Its main functionality is to perform DDoS attacks, with support for DNS amplification. Often, BillGates is delivered with one or many backdoor modules.

BillGates is available for *nix-based systems as well as for Windows.

On Windows, the (Bill)Gates installer typically contains the various modules as linked resources.

Threat Analysis

BillGates is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

External References

→https://bartblaze.blogspot.com/2017/12/notes-on-linuxbillgates.html

→https://habrahabr.ru/post/213973/

→https://securelist.com/versatile-ddos-trojan-for-linux/64361/

→https://thisissecurity.stormshield.com/2015/09/30/when-elf-billgates-met-windows/

→https://www.akamai.com/kr/ko/multimedia/documents/state-of-the-internet/bill-gates-botnet-threat-advisory.pdf

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases2

Also Known As

BillGateswin.billgates

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.billgates

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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