MALWARE FAMILY
BabyShark
Internal ID: win.babyshark
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
BabyShark is Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) script-based malware family first seen in November 2018. The malware is launched by executing the first stage HTA from a remote location, thus it can be delivered via different file types including PE files as well as malicious documents. It exfiltrates system information to C2 server, maintains persistence on the system, and waits for further instruction from the operator
Threat Analysis
BabyShark 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
win.babyshark
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.