MALWARE FAMILY
Earthworm
Internal ID: win.earthworm
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to Cisco Talos, Earthworm is network tunneling tool that has extensively been used by Chinese-speaking threat actors in intrusions to expose internal endpoints to attacker-owned remote infrastructure.
Threat Analysis
Earthworm 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.earthworm
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.