# MinhasKamal/TrojanCockroach

A Stealthy Trojan Spyware

Repository: https://github.com/MinhasKamal/TrojanCockroach
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/trojancockroach
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: spyware, virus, trojan, keylogger, pendrive, trojan-cockroach, cpp, fud, malware
Last push: 2025-10-20T06:09:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 54/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 48, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3940, "days_push": 317, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1243, forks 279 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:06.650550+00:00)

## What it is
Trojan Cockroach is an educational C++ trojan spyware that logs keystrokes on Windows PCs, exfiltrates the stolen data via email, and spreads to other machines through USB drives. It is explicitly created for learning purposes to demonstrate how stealthy trojans and keyloggers work.

## Use cases
- study how trojan spyware propagates via USB drives
- learn how keyloggers capture and exfiltrate keystrokes
- understand stealth techniques used to evade antivirus detection
- analyze malware source code for security education
- demonstrate email-based data exfiltration in malware
- teach malware analysis in cybersecurity courses

## When to choose
- you are studying malware behavior and propagation techniques in a controlled lab
- you need a simple, readable C++ example of a keylogger and USB worm for education
- you want to understand how trojans hide from antivirus software

## When to avoid
- you need a legitimate monitoring or parental-control keylogger with consent and compliance features
- you want production-grade security tooling for penetration testing engagements
- you cannot legally possess or deploy malware in your jurisdiction
- you need anything that runs on non-Windows platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, reverse-engineering
- domain: security, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: malware, spyware, trojan, keylogger, usb-propagation, educational-malware, offensive-security

## Member repositories
- MinhasKamal/TrojanCockroach (main) score 54

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.650550+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:08:17.942045+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MinhasKamal/TrojanCockroach (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:06.650550+00:00, sha d1f1dbe01a6d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.