{ "id": "775b2d77-6e73-48b7-8770-083ef6b2fe63", "created_at": "2026-04-06T00:06:12.963265Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T03:35:53.016318Z", "deleted_at": null, "sha1_hash": "54ce0203a7dbd15086c25d2563c32fb1b9daaa66", "title": "POWERSOURCE (Malware Family)", "llm_title": "", "authors": "", "file_creation_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_modification_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_size": 50531, "plain_text": "POWERSOURCE (Malware Family)\r\nBy Fraunhofer FKIE\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 14:09:32 UTC\r\nps1.powersource (Back to overview)\r\nPOWERSOURCE\r\nActor(s): Anunak\r\nPOWERSOURCE is a heavily obfuscated and modified version of the publicly available tool\r\nDNS_TXT_Pwnage. The backdoor uses DNS TXT requests for command and control and is installed in the\r\nregistry or Alternate Data Streams.\r\nReferences\r\n2023-07-26 ⋅ cocomelonc ⋅ cocomelonc\r\nMalware development trick - part 35: Store payload in alternate data streams. Simple C++ example.\r\nValak POWERSOURCE Gazer PowerDuke\r\n2022-04-27 ⋅ ⋅ ANSSI ⋅ ANSSI\r\nLE GROUPE CYBERCRIMINEL FIN7\r\nBateleur BELLHOP Griffon SQLRat POWERSOURCE Andromeda BABYMETAL BlackCat BlackMatter\r\nBOOSTWRITE Carbanak Cobalt Strike DNSMessenger Dridex DRIFTPIN Gameover P2P MimiKatz\r\nMurofet Qadars Ranbyus SocksBot\r\n2018-10-01 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ Katie Nickels, Regina Elwell\r\nATT\u0026CKing FIN7\r\nBateleur BELLHOP Griffon ANTAK POWERPIPE POWERSOURCE HALFBAKED BABYMETAL\r\nCarbanak Cobalt Strike DNSMessenger DRIFTPIN PILLOWMINT SocksBot\r\n2017-03-07 ⋅ FireEye ⋅ Barry Vengerik, Jordan Nuce, Steve Miller\r\nFIN7 Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Personnel Involved in SEC Filings\r\nPOWERSOURCE FIN7\r\nThere is no Yara-Signature yet.\r\nhttps://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/ps1.powersource\r\nPage 1 of 2\n\nSource: https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/ps1.powersource\r\nhttps://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/ps1.powersource\r\nPage 2 of 2", 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