MALWARE FAMILY

SoulSearcher

Internal ID: win.soulsearcher

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

SoulSearcher is a second-stage loader responsible for executing the Soul backdoor main module and parsing its configuration. SoulSearcher has multiple variants based on where the configuration and payload are located and on the type of configuration.

Threat Analysis

SoulSearcher 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/2023/pandas-with-a-soul-chinese-espionage-attacks-against-southeast-asian-government-entities/

→https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/unraveling-the-evolution-of-the-soul-searcher-malware

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.soulsearcher

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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