MALWARE FAMILY
Unidentified JS 003 (Emotet Downloader)
Internal ID: js.unidentified_003
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to Max Kersten, Emotet is dropped by a procedure spanned over multiple stages. The first stage is an office file that contains a macro. This macro then loads the second stage, which is either a PowerShell script or a piece of JavaScript, which is this family entry.
Threat Analysis
Unidentified JS 003 (Emotet Downloader) 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
js.unidentified_003
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.