Meenfox - Rupee - Pastexe Apr 2026

Monitor for unusual executions of mshta.exe , especially those calling external URLs or encoded scripts.

The campaign is structured as a "dropper-to-payload" pipeline, where each component has a distinct role in the attack chain: Meenfox - Rupee - Pastexe

To defend against this specific threat landscape, cybersecurity experts at Fortinet and Seqrite recommend the following: Monitor for unusual executions of mshta

If you are a developer, check your GitHub repositories for any "secrets" or API keys that might have been scraped by these bots. India Cyber Threat Report 2026 | Seqrite Threat Insights Monitor for unusual executions of mshta.exe

Since the "Rupee" module targets credentials, having hardware-based MFA can prevent attackers from using stolen passwords.

The Meenfox-Rupee-Pastexe chain shares several traits with other advanced persistent threats: