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Lyceum Golang HTTP Backdoor

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

Intelligence Profile

This Golang written malware is used as backdoor using the http protocol by a state sponsored threat actor (TA). This backdoor is running in a loop of three stages:

- Check the connectivity

- Registration of the victim

- Retrieval and execution of commands

This TA is using also variants .NET backdoors utilizing HTTP and DNS.

Threat Analysis

Lyceum Golang HTTP 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/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.lyceum_http_backdoor_golang

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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