This page is designed to give you an overview of the most common botnet families currently in existence. We provide a summary of the type of infection, the systems affected and what action you can take to clean up your system.

The list is non-exhaustive and is being updated all the time. The exact names of malware families may vary, as the manufacturers of anti-virus software often give the groups different names. Anti-virus programs often use generic names such as "Downloader.XYZ" to refer to viruses they detect.

Victims are advised to check their devices for these malware infections and tighten up their security. Information on the affected operating systems and devices can be found in the descriptions of each malware family.

• Amadey

• Anatsa / Teabot

• AndroidBauts

• Andromeda/ Gamarue

• ArrkiiSDK

• Bamital

• Bedep

• Bolek

• BumbleBee

• Citadel

• Conficker

• Cooee

• Corebot

• Crackonosh

• Dofoil/ Smoke Loader

• Dorkbot

• FluBot

• Gazavat

• GinkgoSDK

• Glupteba

• Gootkit

• Gozi

• Gozi2

• GozNym

• Joker

• KINS/ VMZeus

• Marcher

• Matsnu

• Mirai

• Mobidash

• Mutabaha

• MyDoom

• Necurs

• Nymaim

• Panda Banker

• Phorpiex

• Pirrit

• Pitou

• PrizeRAT

• Prometei

• PseudoManuscrypt

• Pushlran

• Pykspa

• Qakbot

• Qsnatch

• Ramnit

• Ranbyus

• RootSTV

• Rovnix

• Sality

• Smart App

• Socks5Systemz

• Sphinx

• Suppobox/ Nivdort

• SystemBC

• TeslaCrypt

• Tiny Banker/ Tinba

• Triada/ APK.Triada

• Trusteer App

• URLZone/ Bebloh

• Uupay

• Vawtrak

• ViperSoftX

• Virut

• VPNfilter

• WannaCry

• Xswkit

• ZeroAccess

• Zeus

• Ztorg