HOMETHREATSErrorFather
MALWARE FAMILY💰 FINANCIALHIGH

ErrorFather

Internal ID: apk.errorfather
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

ErrorFather is an Android banking trojan with a multi-stage dropper. The final payload is derived from the Cerberus source code leak.

Threat Analysis

ErrorFather is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

Financially motivated threat actors like ErrorFather prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.

With high sophistication, ErrorFather is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.

External References

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Motivation💰 financial
Sophisticationhigh
Aliases1

Also Known As

apk.errorfather

Research Links

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