APT / THREAT GROUP

Vjw0rm

2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

VJW0rm (aka Vengeance Justice Worm) is a publicly available, modular JavaScript RAT. Vjw0rm was first released in November 2016 by its primary author, v_B01 (aka Sliemerez), within the prominent DevPoint Arabic-language malware development community. VJW0rm appears to be the JavaScript variant of a series of RATs with identical functionality released by the author throughout late 2016. Other variants include a Visual Basic Script (VBS) based worm titled vw0rm (Vengeance Worm), an AutoHotkey-based tool called vrw0rm (Vengeance Rise Worm), and a PowerShell-based variant called vdw0rm (Vengeance Depth Worm).

Threat Analysis

Vjw0rm 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
Aliases2

Also Known As

win.vjw0rmVjw0rm

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.vjw0rm

Research Links

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