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Kinsing


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 23 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 6966d265ffbe5c933f0e098473fd9c31344fe0c4e6d66654150b6f42e0c4ccf2
SHA3-384 hash: d83857f9fadf1ff9248e878a8c26ef259127268d9e9d5c185997a02678986d66feb3b18916938e95988215714c0a52e4
SHA1 hash: c7ec69f98664399f128407682eba73017af61dcb
MD5 hash: b11a31ef6947c9b067b1a91f962219d6
humanhash: early-november-high-cold
File name:kinsing_aarch64
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Signature Kinsing
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File size:5'096'700 bytes
First seen:2026-02-10 12:51:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 98304:Slds3UPXBQSH14vZh7pIDhG9By8uCGUGan5UPiK/AF7XlzcKGYH0ye8nanVFflp6:ZUDIaLbI+ED2i
TLSH T141363A11BC6DB463E9CC7630777582ED313EB988CBA18133AA60EEBD95F17588E13521
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf Kinsing

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
108
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Kinsing
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/6f67979a-f4a0-4b27-aa5e-bdb0169ded7e/
Detection(s):
Unix.Malware.Scanner-10029862-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
0
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/6966d265ffbe5c933f0e098473fd9c31344fe0c4e6d66654150b6f42e0c4ccf2
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/897fc04a-0a97-48ec-9b3b-7b7800250f19
Result
Threat name:
Kinsing
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
mine
Score:
64 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1866679
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Kinsing Miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1866679 Sample: kinsing_aarch64.elf Startdate: 10/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 14 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->14 16 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->16 18 3 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->20 22 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->22 24 Yara detected Kinsing Miner 2->24 6 python3.8 dpkg 2->6         started        8 dash rm 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 kinsing_aarch64.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/6966d265ffbe5c933f0e098473fd9c31344fe0c4e6d66654150b6f42e0c4ccf2
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/6966d265ffbe5c933f0e098473fd9c31344fe0c4e6d66654150b6f42e0c4ccf2/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.KINSING
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/6966d265ffbe5c933f0e098473fd9c31344fe0c4e6d66654150b6f42e0c4ccf2
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-10 12:52:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 36 (30.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=nftnezp7xzojgpyobgchh7m4ge2e7yge43lgmvavbnxufygeztza._file
Result
Malware family:
kinsing
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:kinsing linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260210-p36aradz4h/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Suspicious File
Score:
0.30
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/6966d265ffbe5c933f0e098473fd9c31344fe0c4e6d66654150b6f42e0c4ccf2

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:crime_h2miner_kinsing
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Author:Tony Lambert, Red Canary
Description:Rule to find Kinsing malware
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
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Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
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Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:elf_kinsing_w0
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Author:Tony Lambert, Red Canary
Description:Rule to find Kinsing malware
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:enterpriseunix2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise UNIX
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
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Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:golang
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Rule name:golang_binary_string
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Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:identity_golang
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Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:MALWARE_Linux_Kinsing
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Kinsing RAT payload
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
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Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:test_Malaysia
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Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing malaysia string
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

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Kinsing

elf 6966d265ffbe5c933f0e098473fd9c31344fe0c4e6d66654150b6f42e0c4ccf2

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3749961/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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