Equationgroup (Sorting)

Internal ID: win.equationgroup

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Rough collection EQGRP samples, to be sorted

Threat Analysis

Equationgroup (Sorting) 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://brandefense.io/blog/apt-groups/equation-apt-group/

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/08/22/blatsting.html

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/08/28/feintcloud.html

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/09/01/tadaqueos.html

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/09/04/blatsting-command-and-control.html

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/09/09/blatsting-lp-transcript.html

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/09/11/buzzdirection.html

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/09/13/blatsting-rsa.html

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/09/17/seconddate-cnc.html

→https://laanwj.github.io/2016/09/23/seconddate-adventures.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.equationgroup

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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