Lyceum .NET DNS Backdoor

Internal ID: win.lyceum_dns_backdoor_dotnet

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

This .NET written malware is used as backdoor using the dns protocol by a state sponsored threat actor. It implements additional capabilities (e.g. execution of commands, taking screenshots, listing diles/directories/installed applications, and uploading/downloading/execution of files). There are also variants using HTTP (.Net) and also one written in Golang.

Threat Analysis

Lyceum .NET DNS Backdoor 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://research.checkpoint.com/2022/state-sponsored-attack-groups-capitalise-on-russia-ukraine-war-for-cyber-espionage/

→https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/lyceum-net-dns-backdoor

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.lyceum_dns_backdoor_dotnet

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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