user@threatcheck.sh ~ threat-analysis
bash
$ analyze-threat Trojan:PowerShell/Powdow.JWW!MTB
Trojan:PowerShell/Powdow.JWW!MTB - Windows Defender threat signature analysis

Trojan:PowerShell/Powdow.JWW!MTB - Windows Defender Threat Analysis

$ cat analysis.txt
=== THREAT ANALYSIS REPORT ===
Threat Name: Trojan:PowerShell/Powdow.JWW!MTB
Classification:
Type:Trojan
Platform:PowerShell
Family:Powdow
Detection Type:Concrete
Known malware family with identified signatures
Variant:JWW
Specific signature variant within the malware family
Suffix:!MTB
Detected via machine learning and behavioral analysis
Detection Method:Behavioral
Confidence:Very High
False-Positive Risk:Low

Concrete signature match: Trojan - Appears legitimate but performs malicious actions for PowerShell platform, family Powdow

Summary:

This threat is a PowerShell-based Trojan from the Powdow family, detected via concrete machine learning behavioral analysis (!MTB). It employs sophisticated techniques for execution, persistence (e.g., scheduled tasks, process hooking, rundll32, regsvr32), and evasion (e.g., data encoding), indicating a significant threat likely aimed at system control, data exfiltration, or further malicious activity.

Severity:
Critical
VDM Static Detection:
Relevant strings associated with this threat:
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForMshta.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.C!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.D!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.L!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.O!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRegsvr32.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRundll32.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - rundll32 (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForBITSJobs.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForPowerShell.G!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForScheduledTask.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForDataEncoding.D!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.J!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.K!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRemoteFileCopy.B!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:ExecutionGuardrails (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForFileDeletion.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForHooking.M!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForNetshHelperDLL.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
 - !#HSTR:StringCodeForRemoteServices.A!pli (PEHSTR_EXT)
Known malware which is associated with this threat:
Filename: third stage.ps1
a0b1944382e2fdec5e5640f45b7841b95e9c93dfa3f4e4f02b603cf1f7e68222
28/01/2026
→VirusTotal↓Download Sample
Remediation Steps:
Immediately isolate the affected system and perform a full system scan with updated security software. Thoroughly investigate for persistence mechanisms (e.g., scheduled tasks, registry modifications, hooked processes) and review network logs for suspicious command and control (C2) communications or data exfiltration attempts. Consider re-imaging the system if a complete and confident remediation cannot be achieved.
=== END REPORT ===
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