MALWARE FAMILY
Gofing
Internal ID: win.gofing
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
A file infector written in Go, discovered by Karsten Hahn in February 2022. According to Karsten, despite its internal naming, it is not polymorphic and the virus body is not encrypted. Gofing uses the Coldfire Golang malware development library.
Threat Analysis
Gofing 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.gofing
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.