MALWARE FAMILY
Ashen
Internal ID: win.ashen
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to Unit 42, Ashen / AshTag is a modular .NET toolset currently in active development, with extensive features, including file exfiltration, content download and in-memory execution of additional modules.
Threat Analysis
Ashen 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.ashen
External Intelligence
Malpedia: win.ashenResearch Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.