MALWARE FAMILY

Bandook

Internal ID: win.bandook

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Bandook malware is a remote access trojan (RAT) first seen in 2007 and has been active for several years. Written in both Delphi and C++, it was first seen as a commercial RAT developed by a Lebanese creator named PrinceAli. Over the years, several variants of Bandook were leaked online, and the malware became available for public download.

Threat Analysis

Bandook 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://global.ptsecurity.com/en/research/pt-esc-threat-intelligence/the-evolution-of-dark-caracal-tools-analysis-of-a-campaign-featuring-poco-rat/

→https://info.lookout.com/rs/051-ESQ-475/images/Lookout_Dark-Caracal_srr_20180118_us_v.1.0.pdf

→https://research.checkpoint.com/2020/bandook-signed-delivered

→https://research.checkpoint.com/2020/bandook-signed-delivered/

→https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/796425285197561856

→https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/12/dark-caracal-you-missed-spot

→https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/02/uncle-sow-dark-caracal-latin-america

→https://www.eff.org/files/2018/01/29/operation-manul.pdf

→https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/bandook-persistent-threat-that-keeps-evolving

→https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/new-threat-actor-uses-spanish-language-lures-distribute-seldom-observed-bandook

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.bandook

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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