MALWARE FAMILY

MoleNet

Internal ID: win.molenet

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

MoleNet is a .NET downloader malware used by the Molerats group in targeted attacks in the Middle East. Before downloading additional payloads, it first collects information about the infected machine using WMI queries and sends the data to its operators. It was first discovered in 2020, however, Cybereason researchers showed that it has been in use since at least 2019, with infrastructure that operated since 2017.

Threat Analysis

MoleNet 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://www.cybereason.com/blog/new-malware-arsenal-abusing-cloud-platforms-in-middle-east-espionage-campaign

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

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Also Known As

win.molenet

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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