MALWARE FAMILY

VenomLNK

Internal ID: win.venom_lnk

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

VenomLNK is the initial phase of the more_eggs malware-as-a-service. It is a poisoned .lnk file that depends on User Execution and points to LOLBINs (often cmd.exe) with additional obfuscated scripting options. This typically initiates WMI abuse and TerraLoader, which can load additional functionality through various plugins.

Threat Analysis

VenomLNK 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://medium.com/@quoscient/the-chicken-keeps-laying-new-eggs-uncovering-new-gc-maas-tools-used-by-top-tier-threat-actors-531d80a6b4e9

→https://quointelligence.eu/2020/07/golden-chickens-evolution-of-the-maas/

→https://www.esentire.com/blog/hackers-spearphish-corporate-hiring-managers-with-poisoned-resumes-infecting-them-with-the-more-eggs-malware

→https://www.esentire.com/security-advisories/hackers-spearphish-professionals-on-linkedin-with-fake-job-offers-infecting-them-with-malware-warns-esentire

→https://www.esentire.com/web-native-pages/unmasking-venom-spider

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.venom_lnk

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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