MALWARE FAMILY
GONEPOSTAL
Internal ID: win.gonepostal
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
The malware consists of a dropper DLL and an obfuscated, password protected VbaProject.OTM file, which houses macros written for Microsoft Outlook. The malware was originally written by Greg Linares as a backdoor POC called Cordyceps, and presented at Hushcon in 2017.
Threat Analysis
GONEPOSTAL 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.gonepostal
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.