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TF-MAL-elf.airashi

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: AIRASHI

Category: AIRASHI First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox Malwares

Description

ThreatFox malware family `elf.airashi`. Printable name: AIRASHI.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

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domain elf.airashi VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.airashi

IOC database

Type
domain
Value
elf.airashi
First seen
Last seen
Attached to this threat
Appears in
1 threat
Description
Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-elf.airashi

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Threat Hunt — feed corroboration

Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.

Details From VirusTotal

VirusTotal: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.airashi

References (1)

Remediations (10)

  • web:advisory.eventussecurity.com

    The malware continuously updates itself, improving its capabilities. In conclusion, AIRASHI illustrates the growing complexity of botnets, which use a wide range of vulnerabilities to spread and maintain control over infected devices.

  • web:blog.apnic.net

    AIRASHI -Proxy: First identified in early December 2024, this is a heavily modified version of the AIRASHI -DDoS source code, using a private protocol to implement proxy functionality. AIRASHI shares some similarities with AISURU. If kitty is a streamlined version of AISURU, then AIRASHI seems to be an upgraded version.

  • web:blog.polyswarm.io

    AIRASHI's infrastructure uses at least 60 different IP addresses, hosted in multiple countries, which may make it more difficult to dismantle the botnet. Since AIRASHI is still under active development and has the capability to conduct large-scale DDoS attacks, PolySwarm analysts consider AIRASHI to be an emerging and evolving threat.

  • web:blog.xlab.qianxin.com

    The operator of AIRASHI has been posting their DDoS capability test results on Telegram. From historical data, it can be observed that the attack capacity of the AIRASHI botnet remains stable around 1-3 Tbps.

  • web:cybernoz.com

    AIHASHI is a malware family that includes AIRASHI -DDoS, Go-Proxisdk, and AIRASHI -Proxy. AIRASHI -DDoS and AIRASHI -Proxy use RC4 for string decryption with a 16-byte key and share some commonalities with AISURU. They use a custom protocol with HMAC-SHA256 for message integrity verification and CHACHA20 for encryption that involves key negotiation, key confirmation, sending a startup packet and ...

  • web:gist.github.com

    Malware Base: Mirai-variant with sophisticated enhancements (Malpedia classification) Variants: AISURU (Aug 2024) → kitty (Oct 2024) → AIRASHI (Nov 2024-present) Current Scale: ~300,000 compromised devices (XLab CTIA tracking + leaked panel verification) Device Infrastructure: Primary (90%+): Consumer routers (Totolink, D-Link, Linksys, Zyxel), IP cameras, DVRs/NVRs Secondary: Limited ...

  • web:malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de

    According to Xlab, this is a DDoS bot. 2025-05-20 ⋅ KrebsOnSecurity ⋅ Brian Krebs KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS AIRASHI Aisuru 2025-03-13 ⋅ APNIC ⋅ Acey9, Alex.Turing, Daji, Wang Hao Botnets never die AIRASHI Aisuru kitty-socks5 2025-01-15 ⋅ ⋅ Qianxin ⋅ Acey9, Alex.Turing, Daji, wanghao Zombies Never Die: Analysis of the Current Situation of Large Botnet ...

  • web:securitricks.com

    The AIRASHI botnet, an evolved version of AISURU, has been observed conducting large-scale DDoS attacks and exploiting vulnerabilities in various devices. It utilizes a 0DAY vulnerability in cnPilot routers for propagation and employs sophisticated encryption techniques for communication.

  • web:tria.ge

    Check this airashi report malware sample b7b758260de24c6185910560b44cb7825783294399f6b7cebc6cd11948728dcf, with a score of 10 out of 10.

  • web:www.ipqualityscore.com

    Based on how those IPs map to known AIRASHI infrastructure and related malware activity, we believe this provider's entire footprint is built on compromised devices rather than willing participants. Because of this, AIRASHI traffic often reaches targets disguised as "regular" proxy users rather than as obvious botnet nodes.

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