MALWARE FAMILY

DBatLoader

Internal ID: win.dbatloader

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

This Delphi loader misuses Cloud storage services, such as Google Drive to download the Delphi stager component. The Delphi stager has the actual payload embedded as a resource and starts it.

Threat Analysis

DBatLoader 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://asec.ahnlab.com/en/88025/

→https://blog.vincss.net/2020/09/re016-malware-analysis-modiloader-eng.html

→https://blog.vincss.net/re016-malware-analysis-modiloader/

→https://gi7w0rm.medium.com/uncovering-ddgroup-a-long-time-threat-actor-d3b3020625a4

→https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Malspam+pushes+ModiLoader+DBatLoader+infection+for+Remcos+RAT/29896

→https://kienmanowar.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/quicknote-phishing-email-distributes-warzone-rat-via-dbatloader/

→https://malcat.fr/blog/exploit-steganography-and-delphi-unpacking-dbatloader/

→https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.dbatloader

→https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/09/24/email-delivered-modi-rat-attack-pastes-powershell-commands

→https://securityintelligence.com/posts/email-campaigns-leverage-updated-dbatloader-deliver-rats-stealers/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.dbatloader

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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