MALWARE FAMILY
DMSniff
Internal ID: win.dmsniff
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
DMSniff is a point-of-sale malware previously only privately sold. It has been used in breaches of small- and medium-sized businesses in the restaurant and entertainment industries. It uses a domain generation algorithm (DGA) to create lists of command-and-control domains on the fly.
Threat Analysis
DMSniff 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
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
win.dmsniff
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.