Larva-25012: A 2026 Proxyware Distribution Campaign by the Threat Actor (DigitalPulse, SOAX, Appsalt, IPRoyal)
The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has been monitoring proxyjacking attacks and confirmed that, in the second half of 2026, the Larva-25012 threat actor has resumed actively distributing Proxyware. Rather than conducting malware distribution through new methods, the threat actor appears to have targeted already infected systems to distribute Proxyware.
Proxyware Disguised as Notepad++ Tool
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center(ASEC) is monitoring Proxyjacking attacks and continuously disclosing distribution cases and IoCs identified in South Korea. The threat actor Larva‑25012, known for deploying Proxyware, has recently begun using malware disguised as a Notepad++ installer. In addition, the attacker is actively changing techniques to evade detection—such as injecting
Proxyware Malware Being Distributed on YouTube Video Download Site
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) introduced a case of threat actors distributing proxyware through the advertising page of a freeware software site in the past blog post “DigitalPulse Proxyware Being Distributed Through Ad Pages” [1]. The same threat actor has been continuously distributing proxyware, and multiple infection cases have been
