MALWARE FAMILY
LIGHTRAIL
Internal ID: win.lightrail
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to Mandiant, this is a tunneler, likely based on an open-source Socks4a proxy, that communicates using Azure cloud infrastructure.
Threat Analysis
LIGHTRAIL 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.lightrail
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.