MALWARE FAMILY
Uroburos
Internal ID: win.uroburos
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
Uroburos is a driver for Windows, including a bypass of PatchGuard. According to Andrzej Dereszowski and Matthieu Kaczmarek, "the techniques used demonstrate [their] excellent knowledge of Windows kernel internals."
Threat Analysis
Uroburos 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.uroburos
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.