# research-virus/stuxnet

Public open-source code of malware Stuxnet (aka MyRTUs).

Repository: https://github.com/research-virus/stuxnet
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/stuxnet
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: malware, virus, stuxnet, myrtus, root, dropper, zero-day
Last push: 2022-08-27T16:29:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4115, "days_push": 1467, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1279, forks 189 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:13.592784+00:00)

## What it is
A public repository containing decompiled, readable C source code reconstructed from the Stuxnet (MyRTUs) malware binaries, including its dropper and rootkit components. It is intended for malware research and education, with code extracted via disassemblers and decompilers by independent researchers.

## Use cases
- study how the stuxnet malware works
- learn malware reverse engineering from real source code
- analyze rootkit and dropper techniques
- research historical zero-day exploits
- write a thesis or blog post on stuxnet internals
- teach malware analysis in a security course

## When to choose
- you want readable C reconstructions of stuxnet's dropper and rootkit instead of raw binaries
- you are doing academic or educational malware research
- you need a reference for understanding a famous real-world cyberweapon

## When to avoid
- you need a defensive security tool or antivirus product
- you want supported, maintained software with a standard license and updates
- you are looking for a sandbox or analysis framework rather than static source code

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: reverse-engineering, security, vulnerability-scanning
- domain: security, reverse-engineering, operating-systems
- platform: windows, cpp, c
- tags: malware-analysis, stuxnet, rootkit, dropper, zero-day, malware-source-code, decompiled-code, research

## Member repositories
- research-virus/stuxnet (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.592784+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:02:42.249200+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/research-virus/stuxnet (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:13.592784+00:00, sha 75846575be61)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.