MALWARE FAMILY

Bunitu

Internal ID: win.bunitu

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Bunitu is a trojan that exposes infected computers to be used as a proxy for remote clients. It registers itself at startup by providing its address and open ports. Access to Bunitu proxies is available by using criminal VPN services (e.g.VIP72).

Threat Analysis

Bunitu 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

→http://malware-traffic-analysis.net/2017/05/09/index.html

→https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2015/07/revisiting-the-bunitu-trojan/

→https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2015/08/whos-behind-your-proxy-uncovering-bunitus-secrets/

→https://broadanalysis.com/2019/04/12/rig-exploit-kit-delivers-bunitu-malware/

→https://malwarebreakdown.com/2018/03/21/fobos-malvertising-campaign-delivers-bunitu-proxy-trojan-via-rig-ek/

→https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/analytics/pt-esc-threat-intelligence/paas-or-how-hackers-evade-antivirus-software/

→https://zerophagemalware.com/2017/06/07/rig-ek-via-fake-eve-online-website-drops-bunitu/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.bunitu

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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