MALWARE FAMILY

BUBBLEWRAP

Internal ID: win.bubblewrap

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

BUBBLEWRAP is a full-featured backdoor that is set to run when the system boots, and can communicate using HTTP, HTTPS, or a SOCKS proxy. This backdoor collects system information, including the operating system version and hostname, and includes functionality to check, upload, and register plugins that can further enhance its capabilities.

Threat Analysis

BUBBLEWRAP 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://attack.mitre.org/software/S0043/

→https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/11/china-based-threat.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.bubblewrap

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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