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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 052d27eef7387f1fb06b2cb719f8a2ce9a90838656279271eefa604bacdf7788
SHA3-384 hash: d64bb153ffc45edb291429f232f3410633b4e32eb0f8177e63a2b2bae3f9cb918e1674f6e2f4ef45c6e11d08fadb3610
SHA1 hash: 7e871b1b17db5974e96e4a030430b46d58b3dcc4
MD5 hash: cf186d032e3d784fa1fae67bb9d3d3ff
humanhash: foxtrot-sodium-nitrogen-princess
File name:sshd
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:205'150 bytes
First seen:2025-07-20 07:15:31 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:RRuANC3fQY8qcNgYcdHqdzxMlmdKYBBFvk2kICxZ:RRpc8qcGYwqKmdKYBBFvk2kIMZ
TLSH T1EA14852A7A21AB7EE5B886300BF76F74C79521D336A19742E17DD6185F7128C0C4FBA0
telfhash t156316515a97981392fa19c1c5c6c9bb211269b13670b3f32bf3294cd5936091e62ee4f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
23
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Kills processes
Collects information on the CPU
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc obfuscated obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
289
Number of processes launched:
124
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=eb53c308-2100-0000-ad74-1f31d8090000 pid=2520 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4f2e890a-2100-0000-ad74-1f31da090000 pid=2522 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=eb53c308-2100-0000-ad74-1f31d8090000 pid=2520->guuid=4f2e890a-2100-0000-ad74-1f31da090000 pid=2522 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall'
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1740384 Sample: sshd.elf Startdate: 20/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 45 58.112.88.184, 23 XEPHIONNTT-MECorporationJP Japan 2->45 47 202.72.153.55 WESTNET-AS-APWestnetInternetServicesAU Australia 2->47 49 98 other IPs or domains 2->49 51 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->55 57 Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware 2->57 10 sshd.elf 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 process5 16 sshd.elf 10->16         started        process6 18 sshd.elf 16->18         started        20 sshd.elf 16->20         started        process7 22 sshd.elf sh 18->22         started        24 sshd.elf sh 18->24         started        26 sshd.elf sh 18->26         started        28 70 other processes 18->28 process8 30 sh killall 22->30         started        33 sh killall 24->33         started        35 sh killall 26->35         started        37 sh killall 28->37         started        39 sh killall 28->39         started        41 sh killall 28->41         started        43 67 other processes 28->43 signatures9 59 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 30->59
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-20 07:16:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 36 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt antivm defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads CPU attributes
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Writes memory of remote process
Contacts a large (532558) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041698-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 052d27eef7387f1fb06b2cb719f8a2ce9a90838656279271eefa604bacdf7788

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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