# Kimwolf v7

Kimwolf v7 is an Android and IoT botnet variant that conducts distributed denial-of-service attacks and uses resilient command-and-control infrastructure.

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## Kimwolf v7: An Evolution of the Kimwolf Botnet

DevFeed: [Kimwolf v7: An Evolution of the Kimwolf Botnet](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kimwolf-v7-an-evolution-of-the-kimwolf-botnet-7752.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/kimwolf-v7-botnet-malware/>)

Author: Asher Davila, Chris Navarrete and Doel Santos

Published: 2026-08-11T10:00:16Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Unit 42](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/unit-42.md>)

Topics: [Kimwolf v7](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kimwolf-v7.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [DDoS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ddos.md>), [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [C2](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c2.md>), [Ethereum Name Service (ENS)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ens.md>), [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [Cybercrime](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybercrime.md>), [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [Threat Hunting & Intel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/threat-hunting-intel.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-apk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-apk.md>), [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [c2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c2.md>), [ddos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ddos.md>), [devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devices.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [iot-botnets](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot-botnets.md>), [kimwolf-v7](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kimwolf-v7.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [rpc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rpc.md>), [spoofing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/spoofing.md>), [threat-research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/threat-research.md>)

### AI overview

Kimwolf v7 is an Android and IoT botnet variant that adds HTTP/2-based DDoS flooding with browser fingerprinting, Ethereum Name Service resolution for C2 addresses, and Tor-backed routing to improve infrastructure resilience. The article also describes its targeting of Android TV devices and exploitation of unauthenticated ADB instances.

### Source excerpt

Discover how Kimwolf v7 targets Android IoT devices with HTTP/2 DDoS fingerprinting, Ethereum ENS C2 resolution and Tor backup routing. The post Kimwolf v7: An Evolution of the Kimwolf Botnet appeared first on Unit 42.