MALWARE FAMILY

turian

Internal ID: win.turian

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to Mitre, Turian is a backdoor that has been used by BackdoorDiplomacy to target Ministries of Foreign Affairs, telecommunication companies, and charities in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. First reported in 2021, Turian is likely related to Quarian, an older backdoor that was last observed being used in 2013 against diplomatic targets in Syria and the United States.

Threat Analysis

turian 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://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/playful-taurus/

→https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/analysis-of-follina-zero-day

→https://www.welivesecurity.com/2021/06/10/backdoordiplomacy-upgrading-quarian-turian/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.turian

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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