HOMETHREATSCryptoFortress
MALWARE FAMILY

CryptoFortress

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

Intelligence Profile

Malware family identifying win.crypto_fortress. Origin and technical characteristics tracked via Malpedia.

Threat Analysis

CryptoFortress 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.dontneedcoffee.com/2015/03/cryptofortress-teeraca-aka.html
→https://www.gdatasoftware.com/blog/2019/06/31666-ransomware-identification-for-the-judicious-analyst
→https://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/03/09/cryptofortress-mimics-torrentlocker-different-ransomware/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.crypto_fortress

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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