MALWARE FAMILY

ReactorBot

Internal ID: win.reactorbot

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Please note: ReactorBot in its naming is often mistakenly labeled as Rovnix. ReactorBot is a full blown bot with modules, whereas Rovnix is just a bootkit / driver component (originating from Carberp), occasionally delivered alongside ReactorBot.

Threat Analysis

ReactorBot 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

→http://www.malwaredigger.com/2015/05/rovnix-dropper-analysis.html

→http://www.malwaredigger.com/2015/06/rovnix-payload-and-plugin-analysis.html

→http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/rovnix-infects-systems-with-password-protected-macros/

→https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-carberp-variant-heads-down-under

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.reactorbot

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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