MALWARE FAMILY

Dexter

Internal ID: win.dexter

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Dexter is a computer virus or point of sale malware which infects computers running Microsoft Windows and was discovered by IT security firm Seculert, in December 2012. It infects PoS systems worldwide and steals sensitive information such as Credit Card and Debit Card information.

Threat Analysis

Dexter 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://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/The-Dexter-Malware--Getting-Your-Hands-Dirty/

→https://securitykitten.github.io/2014/12/01/lusypos-and-tor.html

→http://contagiodump.blogspot.com/2012/12/dexter-pos-infostealer-samples-and.html

→https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/infostealer-dexter-targets-checkout-systems/

→https://volatility-labs.blogspot.com/2012/12/unpacking-dexter-pos-memory-dump.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.dexter

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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