YoungLotus
Aliases: DarkShare
- First seen
- 2014-07-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor, downloader
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:27:20
Targeted industries: technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:cn
Context
Simple malware with proxy/RDP and download capabilities. It often comes bundled with installers, in particular in the Chinese realm. PE timestamps suggest that it came into existence in the second half of 2014. Some versions perform checks of the status of the internet connection (InternetGetConnectedState: MODEM, LAN, PROXY), some versions perform simple AV process-checks (CreateToolhelp32Snapshot).
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Younglotus_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Younglotus (report)
- youtube.com — Watch (report)