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QSnatch

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

Intelligence Profile

The malware infects QNAP NAS devices, is persisting via various mechanisms and resists cleaning by preventing firmware updates and interfering with QNAP MalwareRemover. The malware steals passwords and hashes

Threat Analysis

QSnatch 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://bin.re/blog/the-dga-of-qsnatch/
→https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/pdf/wp-backing-your-backup-defending-nas-devices-against-evolving-threats.pdf
→https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-209a
→https://www.kyberturvallisuuskeskus.fi/en/news/qsnatch-malware-designed-qnap-nas-devices
→https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/NCSC%20CISA%20Alert%20-QNAP%20NAS%20Devices.pdf
→https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/l/the-evolution-of-iot-linux-malware-based-on-mitre-att&ck-ttps.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

elf.qsnatch

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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