MALWARE FAMILY

win.pyfiledel

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Py2exe built worm propagating via USB drives, having wiper features embedded in the logic (based on today's date being later than 2016-04-03 and existence of a file C:\txt.txt)

Threat Analysis

win.pyfiledel 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://biebermalware.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/reversing-py2exe-binaries/

→https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/worm.win32.pyfiledel.aa

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.pyfiledel

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.pyfiledel

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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