HOMETHREATSArid Gopher
MALWARE FAMILY

Arid Gopher

Internal ID: win.aridgopher
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

This malware is a Go written variant of Micropsia and according to DeepInstinct it is still in development.

Threat Analysis

Arid Gopher 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://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/mantis-palestinian-attacks
→https://www.deepinstinct.com/blog/arid-gopher-the-newest-micropsia-malware-variant
→https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/22/arid-gopher-malware-deep-instinct/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.aridgopher

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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