HOMETHREATSRising Sun
MALWARE FAMILY

Rising Sun

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

Intelligence Profile

Malware family identifying win.rising_sun. Origin and technical characteristics tracked via Malpedia.

Threat Analysis

Rising Sun 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://blog.apnic.net/2022/03/31/how-to-detect-and-prevent-common-data-exfiltration-attacks/
→https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/operation-sharpshooter-targets-global-defense-critical-infrastructure/
→https://ti.qianxin.com/uploads/2020/02/13/cb78386a082f465f259b37dae5df4884.pdf
→https://www.mcafee.com/enterprise/en-us/assets/reports/rp-operation-sharpshooter.pdf

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

win.rising_sun

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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