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Database Entry


Kinsing


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 21c9ee9681865b3f6a20ac8149a5b7d54ab76ad22ab02ba23c4261ee2a303aeb
SHA3-384 hash: e1d529f3df19fe9099a37d2a80658d8d19a1c84aac1a7a6aade53e5e0ce9b024a0f080582036715b0702f4e9caf084ef
SHA1 hash: fbb666e6c2ef52613dc9927a37d236b8c169ae13
MD5 hash: d6e57e9704d8185d3784a64122ffd17b
humanhash: whiskey-utah-green-edward
File name:acb.sh
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Signature Kinsing
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File size:16'880 bytes
First seen:2026-03-26 22:53:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: sh
MIME type:text/x-shellscript
ssdeep 384:rfcMihlH2wx2vUaQa5/eN86704s80ooJQYgykWT4yCtvUsDjdWOoJwCQ:zcg7YJDj8OoJwCQ
TLSH T1B972218EB011ED74295DC4B59CE2287D602BA00A4D623F10B45C7E786B9DA05F7B9BFC
TrID 70.0% (.SH) Linux/UNIX shell script (7000/1)
30.0% (.) Unix-like shebang (var.3) (gen) (3000/1)
Magika shell
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:Kinsing sh
URLMalware sample (SHA256 hash)SignatureTags
http://78.153.140.16/curl-amd646b9e23cb675be370a18a0c4482dc566be28920d4f1cd8ba6b4527f80acf978d3 Kinsingelf kinsing ua-wget
http://78.153.140.16/curl-aarch64n/an/aelf kinsing ua-wget

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
48
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
YARA.SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_Payload_F5_BIG_IP_Exploitations_Jul20_1.UNOFFICIAL
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Txt.Malware.Sustes-6779550-1
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Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash coinminer kinsing lolbin miner payload sustes
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69c5b8dd2346b9da57a9afb8/reports/64fe0dff-c0ab-4d35-b749-a1766af8c810/overview
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
unix shell
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Shell.Miner.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/21c9ee9681865b3f6a20ac8149a5b7d54ab76ad22ab02ba23c4261ee2a303aeb/results?tab=lookup
Score:
81%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
SCRIPT
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/21c9ee9681865b3f6a20ac8149a5b7d54ab76ad22ab02ba23c4261ee2a303aeb
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/21c9ee9681865b3f6a20ac8149a5b7d54ab76ad22ab02ba23c4261ee2a303aeb/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.KINSING
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/21c9ee9681865b3f6a20ac8149a5b7d54ab76ad22ab02ba23c4261ee2a303aeb
Threat name:
Linux.Exploit.CVE-2020-7961
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-26 22:54:26 UTC
File Type:
Text (Shell)
AV detection:
20 of 36 (55.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ehe65fubqznt62ravsautjnx2vflo2wsfkycxir4ijq64krqhlvq._file
Result
Malware family:
xmrig
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:kinsing family:kinsing_rootkit family:xmrig antivm defense_evasion discovery exection execution linux loader miner persistence privilege_escalation rootkit upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260326-2t28ysfv7n/
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Process Discovery
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Checks CPU configuration
Reads CPU attributes
UPX packed file
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
Attempts to change immutable files
Checks hardware identifiers (DMI)
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies systemd
Reads hardware information
Reads list of loaded kernel modules
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Executes dropped EXE
Flushes firewall rules
Loads a kernel module
Modifies the dynamic linker configuration file
XMRig Miner payload
Kinsing
Kinsing Rootkit
Kinsing Rootkit payload
Kinsing family
Kinsing payload
Kinsing_rootkit family
Xmrig family
xmrig
Malware family:
H2Miner
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/21c9ee968186/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/21c9ee9681865b3f6a20ac8149a5b7d54ab76ad22ab02ba23c4261ee2a303aeb

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Kinsing_2c1ffe78
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_Payload_F5_BIG_IP_Exploitations_Jul20_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects code found in report on exploits against CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP vulnerability by NCC group
Reference:https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/07/05/rift-f5-networks-k52145254-tmui-rce-vulnerability-cve-2020-5902-intelligence/

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Kinsing

sh 21c9ee9681865b3f6a20ac8149a5b7d54ab76ad22ab02ba23c4261ee2a303aeb

(this sample)

Kinsing

elf 6b9e23cb675be370a18a0c4482dc566be28920d4f1cd8ba6b4527f80acf978d3

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3805837/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropping
MD5 dbc9125192bd1994cbb764f577ba5dda
  
Dropping
SHA256 6b9e23cb675be370a18a0c4482dc566be28920d4f1cd8ba6b4527f80acf978d3

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