APT / THREAT GROUP

Silence

3
aliases
Last seen:May 20, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to PCrisk, Truebot, also known as Silence.Downloader, is a malicious program that has botnet and loader/injector capabilities. This malware can add victims' devices to a botnet and cause chain system infections (i.e., download/install additional malicious programs/components).

There is significant variation in Truebot's infection chains and distribution. It is likely that the attackers using this malicious software will continue to make such changes.

Threat Analysis

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

Intelligence Reports Mentioning Silence

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases3

Also Known As

Silencewin.silenceTrueBot

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.silence

Research Links

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