HOMETHREATSPOWERSOURCE
MALWARE FAMILY

POWERSOURCE

Internal ID: ps1.powersource
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

POWERSOURCE is a heavily obfuscated and modified version of the publicly available tool DNS_TXT_Pwnage. The backdoor uses DNS TXT requests for command and control and is installed in the registry or Alternate Data Streams.

Threat Analysis

POWERSOURCE 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://cert.ssi.gouv.fr/uploads/20220427_NP_TLPWHITE_ANSSI_FIN7.pdf
→https://cocomelonc.github.io/malware/2023/07/26/malware-tricks-35.html
→https://summit.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/summit/cds-2018/presentations/cds18-technical-s05-att&cking-fin7.pdf
→https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/03/fin7_spear_phishing.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

ps1.powersource

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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