MALWARE FAMILY
SPACESHIP
Internal ID: win.spaceship
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
SPACESHIP searches for files with a specified set of file extensions and copies them to
a removable drive. FireEye believes that SHIPSHAPE is used to copy SPACESHIP to a removable drive,
which could be used to infect another victim computer, including an air-gapped computer. SPACESHIP is
then used to steal documents from the air-gapped system, copying them to a removable drive inserted
into the SPACESHIP-infected system
Threat Analysis
SPACESHIP 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
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
win.spaceship
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.