MALWARE FAMILY💰 FINANCIALHIGH

PresFox

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

Intelligence Profile

The family is adding a fake root certificate authority, sets a proxy.pac-url for local browsers and redirects infected users to fake banking applications (currently targeting Poland). Based on information shared, it seems the PowerShell script is dropped by an exploit kit.

Threat Analysis

PresFox 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.

Financially motivated threat actors like PresFox prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.

With high sophistication, PresFox is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.

External References

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Motivation💰 financial
Sophisticationhigh
Aliases1

Also Known As

ps1.presfox

Research Links

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.