HOMETHREATSSmartApeSG
MALWARE FAMILY

SmartApeSG

Internal ID: js.smartapesg
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to Proofpoint, this is a cluster of fake update campaigns delivering payloads like NetSupportManager RAT and Lumma Stealer.

Threat Analysis

SmartApeSG 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://isc.sans.edu/diary/32474
→https://medium.com/walmartglobaltech/smartapesg-4605157a5b80
→https://www.esentire.com/blog/smartapesg-delivering-netsupport-rat
→https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/are-you-sure-your-browser-date-current-landscape-fake-browser-updates
→https://www.team-cymru.com/post/tracing-the-path-from-smartapesg-to-netsupport-rat
→https://www.threatdown.com/blog/smartapesg-06-11-2024/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

js.smartapesg

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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