HOMETHREATSN40
APT / THREAT GROUP

N40

2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Botnet with focus on banks in Latin America and South America.

Relies on DLL Sideloading attacks to execute malicious DLL files.

Uses legitimate VMWare executable in attacks.

As of March 2019, the malware is under active development with updated versions coming out on persistent basis.

Threat Analysis

N40 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://www.slideshare.net/elevenpaths/n40-the-botnet-created-in-brazil-which-evolves-to-attack-the-chilean-banking-sector
→http://blog.en.elevenpaths.com/2018/05/new-report-malware-attacks-chilean.html
→https://socprime.com/en/news/attackers-exploit-dll-hijacking-to-bypass-smartscreen/
→http://reversingminds-blog.logdown.com/posts/7807545-analysis-of-advanced-brazilian-banker-malware

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases2

Also Known As

win.n40N40

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.n40

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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