r/LinuxMalware

3k members
r/LinuxMalware is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses linux, malware, elf, reversing, and ddos.
Posts of Linux / ELF malware and their botnets for RE purpose. This subreddit is modded, the site's contents are MalwareMustDie.org's @unixfreaxjp Linux threat research material.

Popular Themes in r/LinuxMalware

#1
Advice Requests
: "Some hints in decrypting config part of Mirai variants"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Unique ways of Go(lang) compiled ELF file in a simple "dynamic" vs "static stripped" for "Hello World""
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Some issues w/ recent Hajime IoT linux malware & its botnet"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/LinuxMalware

#1

Linux

: "Full List of MMD Linux Malware Analysis Resource"
51 posts
#2

Malware

: "Full List of MMD Linux Malware Analysis Resource"
43 posts
#3

Elf

: "About my presentation of: "Unpacking the non-unpackable" (an Elf new packer) in R2CON2018"
39 posts
#4

Reversing

: "The "echo" loader vs "telnet" loader in ELF malware Mirai FBOT (ARM EABI Reversing)"
37 posts
#5

Ddos

: ""CAYOSIN Ddos Botnet - A Qbot base upgraded with Mirai codes” -- an ELF reverse engineering overview in MIPS 32-bit"
32 posts
#6

Botnet

: ""CAYOSIN DDoS Botnet - A Qbot base upgraded with Mirai codes” -- an ELF reverse engineering overview in MIPS 32-bit"
31 posts
#7

Iot

: "For the people who still think that Mirai linux malware variant is only aiming Iot non-Intel/AMD"
9 posts
#8

Analysis

: "Full List of MMD Linux Malware Analysis Resource"
7 posts
#9

Mirai

: "For the people who still think that Mirai linux malware variant is only aiming IoT non-Intel/AMD"
7 posts
#10

Scanner

: "The best LMAO: Today's Qbot/GayFgt's with "Ultra HighTech IoT Scanner function scheme" from Skiddies (skiddos) Inc."
3 posts

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Last updated: June 28, 2026