HOMETHREATScd00r
MALWARE FAMILY

cd00r

Internal ID: elf.cd00r
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

A backdoor for UNIX operating systems that implements knocking as authentication method.

Threat Analysis

cd00r 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.

External References

→https://github.com/aaaaaaaannn/cd00r.c/blob/master/cd00r.c
→https://www.giac.org/paper/gcih/342/handle-cd00r-invisible-backdoor/103631

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

elf.cd00r

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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