Netskope Threat Labs

BadJoke

ATP Sandbox Adv. HeuristicsAV

This generic detection identifies joke programs that display misleading messages or simulate system problems to trick users.

First seen
January 2022
Last seen
September 2026
Badjoke
Alert Name
Application.BadJoke.14
Application.BadJoke.D
Application.BadJoke.E
Application.BadJoke.G
Application.BadJoke.H
Application.BadJoke.O
Application.BadJoke.S
Application.BadJoke.VB.AR
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Badjoke
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.BadJoke