MALWARE FAMILY
Fire Chili
Internal ID: win.firechili
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
The purpose of this rootkit/driver is hiding and protecting malicious artifacts from user-mode components(e.g. files, processes, registry keys and network connections).
According to Fortguard Labs, this malware uses Direct Kernel Object Modification (DKOM), which involves undocumented kernel structures and objects, for its operations, why this malware has to rely on specific OS builds.
Threat Analysis
Fire Chili 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.firechili
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.