Trochilus RAT

Internal ID: win.trochilus_rat

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Trochilus is a C++ written RAT, which is available on GitHub.

GitHub Repo:

- https://github.com/m0n0ph1/malware-1/tree/master/Trochilus

- https://github.com/5loyd/trochilus

Threat Analysis

Trochilus RAT 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://app.box.com/s/z1uanuv1vn3vw5iket1r6bqrmlra0gpn

→https://blogs.jpcert.or.jp/en/2017/04/redleaves---malware-based-on-open-source-rat.html

→https://github.com/5loyd/trochilus/

→https://github.com/m0n0ph1/malware-1/tree/master/Trochilus

→https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2019-0206.pdf

→https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yt0ng/cracking_softcell/main/Cracking_SOFTCLL_TLP_WHITE.pdf

→https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/espionage-asia-governments

→https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/webworm-espionage-rats

→https://www.botconf.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Botconf2022-40-LunghiHorejsi.pdf

→https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.trochilus_rat

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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