MALWARE FAMILY

VictoryGate

Internal ID: win.victorygate

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

VictoryGate was the name of a cryptomining botnet, which was disrupted by ESET researchers in April 2020. The used malware itself was also referred to as VictoryGate. It was spotted in May 2019 and targeted mainly Latin American users, specifically, Peru (Criptonizando states 90% of the botnet publication residing there). Both public and private sectors were targeted.

This cryptojacking malware was specialized in Monero (XRM) cryptocurrency. VictoryGate shows very strong code overlap with win.orchard.

Threat Analysis

VictoryGate 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://criptonizando.com/35-mil-computadores-foram-infectados-na-america-latina-por-malware-que-minerava-monero/

→https://www.advintel.io/post/economic-growth-digital-inclusion-specialized-crime-financial-cyber-fraud-in-latam

→https://www.eset.com/int/about/newsroom/press-releases/research/eset-researchers-disrupt-cryptomining-botnet-victorygate/

→https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/04/23/eset-discovery-monero-mining-botnet-disrupted/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.victorygate

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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