MALWARE FAMILY

Anubis Loader

Internal ID: win.anubis_loader

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

A loader written in Go, tracked since at least October 2021 by ZeroFox. Originally named Kraken and rebranded to Anubis in February 2022.

Threat Analysis

Anubis Loader 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://medium.com/walmartglobaltech/privateloader-to-anubis-loader-55d066a2653e

→https://windowsreport.com/kraken-botnet/

→https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-golang-botnet-empties-windows-users-cryptocurrency-wallets/

→https://www.zerofox.com/blog/meet-kraken-a-new-golang-botnet-in-development/

→https://www.zerofox.com/blog/quick-update-kraken-completes-its-rebrand-to-anubis/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.anubis_loader

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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