MALWARE FAMILY
POWERTRASH
Internal ID: ps1.powertrash
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
This PowerShell written malware is an in-memory dropper used by FIN7 to execute the included/embedded payload. According to Mandiant's blog article: "POWERTRASH is a uniquely obfuscated iteration of a shellcode invoker included in the PowerSploit framework available on GitHub."
Threat Analysis
POWERTRASH 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.
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Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
ps1.powertrash
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.