HOMETHREATSPylangGhost
MALWARE FAMILY

PylangGhost

Internal ID: py.pylangghost
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Python-version of GolangGhost RAT

Threat Analysis

PylangGhost 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://any.run/cybersecurity-blog/lazarus-group-attacks-2025/
→https://any.run/cybersecurity-blog/pylangghost-malware-analysis/
→https://blog.polyswarm.io/famous-chollimas-pylangghost
→https://blog.talosintelligence.com/python-version-of-golangghost-rat/
→https://www.recordedfuture.com/research/purplebravos-targeting-it-software-supply-chain
→https://www.virusbulletin.com/uploads/pdf/conference/vb2025/papers/DeceptiveDevelopment-and-North-Korean-IT-workers-from-primitive-crypto-theft-to-sophisticated-AI-based-deception.pdf
→https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/deceptivedevelopment-from-primitive-crypto-theft-to-sophisticated-ai-based-deception/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

py.pylangghost

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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