MALWARE FAMILY

SharPyShell

Internal ID: win.sharpyshell

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

SharPyShell is a tiny and obfuscated ASP.NET webshell that executes commands received by an encrypted channel compiling them in memory at runtime.

SharPyShell supports only C# web applications that runs on .NET Framework >= 2.0

VB is not supported atm.

Threat Analysis

SharPyShell 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

→https://github.com/antonioCoco/SharPyShell

→https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/mtp-2021-1214.pdf

→https://gteltsc.vn/blog/warning-new-attack-campaign-utilized-a-new-0day-rce-vulnerability-on-microsoft-exchange-server-12715.html

→https://research.eye.security/sharepoint-under-siege/

→https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/20/i/u-s--justice-department-charges-apt41-hackers-over-global-cyberattacks.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.sharpyshell

Research Links

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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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