APT / THREAT GROUP
Gofing
3
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
A file infector written in Go, discovered by Karsten Hahn in February 2022. According to Karsten, despite its internal naming, it is not polymorphic and the virus body is not encrypted. Gofing uses the Coldfire Golang malware development library.
Threat Analysis
Gofing is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases3
Also Known As
Velocity Polymorphic Compression Malwarewin.gofingGofing
External Intelligence
Malpedia: win.gofingResearch Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.