HOMETHREATSLocky Loader
MALWARE FAMILY

Locky Loader

Internal ID: win.locky_loader
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

For the lack of a better name, this is a VBS-based loader that was used in beginning of 2018 to deliver win.locky.

Threat Analysis

Locky Loader 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.

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.locky_loader

Research Links

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.