HOMETHREATSBONDUPDATER
MALWARE FAMILY

BONDUPDATER

Internal ID: ps1.bondupdater
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Malware family identifying ps1.bondupdater. Origin and technical characteristics tracked via Malpedia.

Threat Analysis

BONDUPDATER 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://blog.0day.rocks/hacking-back-and-influence-operations-85cd52c1e933
→https://cyware.com/blog/apt34-the-helix-kitten-cybercriminal-group-loves-to-meow-middle-eastern-and-international-organizations-48ae
→https://ironnet.com/blog/chirp-of-the-poisonfrog/
→https://marcoramilli.com/2019/05/02/apt34-glimpse-project/
→https://nsfocusglobal.com/apt34-event-analysis-report/
→https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/09/unit42-oilrig-uses-updated-bondupdater-target-middle-eastern-government/
→https://ti.qianxin.com/uploads/2020/02/13/cb78386a082f465f259b37dae5df4884.pdf
→https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/behind-the-scenes-with-oilrig/
→https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/dns-tunneling-in-the-wild-overview-of-oilrigs-dns-tunneling/
→https://www.boozallen.com/s/insight/blog/dark-labs-discovers-apt34-malware-variants.html?cid=spo-csatb-2

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

ps1.bondupdater

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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