HOMETHREATSFoalShell
MALWARE FAMILY

FoalShell

Internal ID: win.foalshell
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to BI.ZONE, FoalShell is a simple reverse shell used by Cavalry Werewolf, written in Go, C++, and C#. FoalShell allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in the cmd.exe command line interpreter on a compromised host.

Threat Analysis

FoalShell 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

win.foalshell

Research Links

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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