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Database Entry



Kaiji


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c8e4bb12b21dfd1259fc86c104583bf13df0aa9099ac3d50d9bb5d937b65756b
SHA3-384 hash: 94e98b42d5711977a7eec628e622f05179d6ca2d3c84f85c46d4b334faa94c29ade0c62156a2158cc845179baa3da412
SHA1 hash: 51d2a95d0a2796977ceb1b979e2a6c73891aa3c8
MD5 hash: 823c13442e3780023fb8213362de446e
humanhash: sierra-lactose-pip-paris
File name:linux_arm5
Download: download sample
Signature Kaiji
File size:2'097'152 bytes
First seen:2026-10-22 17:07:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 24576:J1rMILphWsdRm6vM7lUVJtq8wfe9OqbVgYQ3k48jtIMoG34rJnWVh1BPnjKqZdtX:JVfjmPMo2T1
TLSH T1F2A5F857B8918552C4E42637BCBE81C833635EB99B8663666D04FE3C3ABF2D90E35314
gimphash e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
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 BlinkzSec
Tags:kaiji

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
IN IN
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Creates directories in a system directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Manages services
Receives data from a server
Locks files
Sets a file as executable
Mounts file systems
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Collects information on the RAM
Connection attempt
Sets a written file as executable
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Writes files to system subdirectory
Replaces system binary files
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
212
Number of processes launched:
66
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Kaiji 94.154.43.148:25195
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-22T16:43:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-23T18:23:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f46c3fb5-1b00-0000-eeb9-426562070000 pid=1890 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bbeb31b9-1b00-0000-eeb9-42656a070000 pid=1898 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f46c3fb5-1b00-0000-eeb9-426562070000 pid=1890->guuid=bbeb31b9-1b00-0000-eeb9-42656a070000 pid=1898 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Kaiji
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-22 17:06:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:kaiji botnet defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation ransomware
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Disables SELinux
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames multiple (1004) files with added filename extension
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
zz.woshisaob.club:25195
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:enterpriseunix2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise UNIX
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_a40aaa96
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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

Web download

Kaiji

elf c8e4bb12b21dfd1259fc86c104583bf13df0aa9099ac3d50d9bb5d937b65756b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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