MALWARE FAMILY
Break out the Box
Internal ID: elf.botb
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
This is a pentesting tool and according to the author, "BOtB is a container analysis and exploitation tool designed to be used by pentesters and engineers while also being CI/CD friendly with common CI/CD technologies.".
It has been observed being used by TeamTNT in their activities for spreading crypto-mining malware.
Threat Analysis
Break out the Box is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
elf.botb
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.