MALWARE FAMILY
Chalubo
Internal ID: elf.chalubo
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
Sophos describes this malware as a DDoS bot, with its name originating from ChaCha-Lua-bot due to its use of ChaCha cipher and Lua. Variants exist for multiple architectures and it incorporates code from XorDDoS and Mirai.
Threat Analysis
Chalubo 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.chalubo
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.