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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 12087bc187ea1e677a07f587d47d9b544f9fd4e59cdcf314cc3647f57a1a4c34
SHA3-384 hash: 0a07f86861244c7ff6a60384308dccc8c710b84402b47a199dd6c7bf098d81f499734846cf59d660b3e36c197eb17368
SHA1 hash: 83a553e45568b4a1da66f85f48baa137caf97baa
MD5 hash: fabb94073c5f136a09a610634583c757
humanhash: purple-jersey-fish-friend
File name:ntb.x64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:208'448 bytes
First seen:2026-08-08 18:01:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:6pzya7tAH6JhAlfFI/ja0l48kDwmNneT1bu7/LraKbKubbdeqZNAQ:6pzRtA4hAlfFOja0RkFNn8qnWKb31Xd
TLSH T195146D07F58090FED486D174C7DFC3B2B936B89D221979972BD42E763E2AF10260D691
telfhash t12961ac300e9178b52357d9057307d2acde331844c5e972dcba82bdf9ec9aa85cd82477
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 37a07f7b75f44c949925f52a09e463c6179511a0556a05fc5f30799212aa9a3d
File size (compressed) :100'684 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :208'448 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: 37a07f7b75f44c949925f52a09e463c6179511a0556a05fc5f30799212aa9a3d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Creating a process from a recently created file
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Manages services
Sends data to a server
Runs as daemon
Collects information on the CPU
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Collects information on the RAM
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand gcc golang lolbin masquerade
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=97c5396d-1d00-0000-25b3-0492b20b0000 pid=2994 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=56f4426f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492b90b0000 pid=3001 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=97c5396d-1d00-0000-25b3-0492b20b0000 pid=2994->guuid=56f4426f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492b90b0000 pid=3001 execve guuid=807eb96f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bb0b0000 pid=3003 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=56f4426f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492b90b0000 pid=3001->guuid=807eb96f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bb0b0000 pid=3003 clone guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004 /tmp/sample.bin send-data write-config write-file guuid=807eb96f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bb0b0000 pid=3003->guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004 clone 871fdf05-a879-5547-a656-0bb775915639 85.11.167.183:5060 guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->871fdf05-a879-5547-a656-0bb775915639 send: 284B guuid=fee3fb70-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bf0b0000 pid=3007 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=fee3fb70-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bf0b0000 pid=3007 execve guuid=b76d36b6-1d00-0000-25b3-04920b0c0000 pid=3083 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=b76d36b6-1d00-0000-25b3-04920b0c0000 pid=3083 execve guuid=20f34f0f-1e00-0000-25b3-04926b0c0000 pid=3179 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=20f34f0f-1e00-0000-25b3-04926b0c0000 pid=3179 execve guuid=eeb22015-1e00-0000-25b3-0492720c0000 pid=3186 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=eeb22015-1e00-0000-25b3-0492720c0000 pid=3186 execve guuid=44eb0b51-1e00-0000-25b3-0492fa0c0000 pid=3322 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=44eb0b51-1e00-0000-25b3-0492fa0c0000 pid=3322 execve guuid=2a725451-1e00-0000-25b3-0492fb0c0000 pid=3323 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=2a725451-1e00-0000-25b3-0492fb0c0000 pid=3323 execve guuid=afc28e51-1e00-0000-25b3-0492fd0c0000 pid=3325 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=afc28e51-1e00-0000-25b3-0492fd0c0000 pid=3325 execve guuid=7eb04e53-1e00-0000-25b3-0492030d0000 pid=3331 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b676c36f-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=7eb04e53-1e00-0000-25b3-0492030d0000 pid=3331 execve guuid=469e9871-1d00-0000-25b3-0492c20b0000 pid=3010 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=fee3fb70-1d00-0000-25b3-0492bf0b0000 pid=3007->guuid=469e9871-1d00-0000-25b3-0492c20b0000 pid=3010 execve guuid=99b95fb6-1d00-0000-25b3-04920c0c0000 pid=3084 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=b76d36b6-1d00-0000-25b3-04920b0c0000 pid=3083->guuid=99b95fb6-1d00-0000-25b3-04920c0c0000 pid=3084 execve guuid=96a68e0f-1e00-0000-25b3-04926d0c0000 pid=3181 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=20f34f0f-1e00-0000-25b3-04926b0c0000 pid=3179->guuid=96a68e0f-1e00-0000-25b3-04926d0c0000 pid=3181 execve guuid=a8377915-1e00-0000-25b3-0492730c0000 pid=3187 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=eeb22015-1e00-0000-25b3-0492720c0000 pid=3186->guuid=a8377915-1e00-0000-25b3-0492730c0000 pid=3187 execve guuid=39b82f19-1e00-0000-25b3-0492780c0000 pid=3192 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=a8377915-1e00-0000-25b3-0492730c0000 pid=3187->guuid=39b82f19-1e00-0000-25b3-0492780c0000 pid=3192 execve guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-25b3-049201000000 pid=1 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd guuid=8946b811-1e00-0000-25b3-0492710c0000 pid=3185 /tmp/.sys guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-25b3-049201000000 pid=1->guuid=8946b811-1e00-0000-25b3-0492710c0000 pid=3185 execve guuid=c4abba1a-2500-0000-25b3-04926a140000 pid=5226 /tmp/.sys guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-25b3-049201000000 pid=1->guuid=c4abba1a-2500-0000-25b3-04926a140000 pid=5226 execve guuid=bd29c751-1e00-0000-25b3-0492ff0c0000 pid=3327 /etc/init.d/syshelper guuid=afc28e51-1e00-0000-25b3-0492fd0c0000 pid=3325->guuid=bd29c751-1e00-0000-25b3-0492ff0c0000 pid=3327 execve guuid=ac05ee51-1e00-0000-25b3-0492010d0000 pid=3329 /tmp/.sys zombie guuid=bd29c751-1e00-0000-25b3-0492ff0c0000 pid=3327->guuid=ac05ee51-1e00-0000-25b3-0492010d0000 pid=3329 execve guuid=3d7b3754-1e00-0000-25b3-0492050d0000 pid=3333 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7eb04e53-1e00-0000-25b3-0492030d0000 pid=3331->guuid=3d7b3754-1e00-0000-25b3-0492050d0000 pid=3333 clone guuid=26a63e54-1e00-0000-25b3-0492060d0000 pid=3334 /usr/bin/dash guuid=7eb04e53-1e00-0000-25b3-0492030d0000 pid=3331->guuid=26a63e54-1e00-0000-25b3-0492060d0000 pid=3334 clone
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Tries to open /proc/mtd (commonly found in embedded devices)
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1954452 Sample: ntb.x64.elf Startdate: 08/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 66 85.11.167.183, 5060 COLOCATEL-INCColocatelNetwork-HighBandwidthDedicatedServersSC Netherlands 2->66 68 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->68 70 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->70 72 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->72 74 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->74 76 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->76 11 ntb.x64.elf 2->11         started        14 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->14         started        16 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->16         started        18 9 other processes 2->18 signatures3 process4 signatures5 90 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 11->90 20 ntb.x64.elf 11->20         started        process6 process7 22 ntb.x64.elf 20->22         started        file8 58 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root, ASCII 22->58 dropped 60 /tmp/.sys, ELF 22->60 dropped 62 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 22->62 dropped 64 6 other malicious files 22->64 dropped 82 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 22->82 84 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 22->84 86 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 22->86 88 7 other signatures 22->88 26 ntb.x64.elf sh 22->26         started        28 ntb.x64.elf sh 22->28         started        30 ntb.x64.elf sh 22->30         started        32 5 other processes 22->32 signatures9 process10 process11 34 sh at 26->34         started        38 sh 26->38         started        40 sh update-rc.d 28->40         started        42 sh syshelper 30->42         started        44 sh systemctl 32->44         started        46 sh systemctl 32->46         started        48 sh systemctl 32->48         started        file12 54 /var/spool/cron/atjobs/a0000101c641dd, POSIX 34->54 dropped 56 /var/spool/cron/atjobs/.SEQ, ASCII 34->56 dropped 78 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 34->78 80 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 40->80 50 update-rc.d systemctl 40->50         started        52 syshelper .sys 42->52         started        signatures13 process14
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-08 18:02:40 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
antivm defense_evasion discovery exection execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Schedules an At job
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies the dynamic linker configuration file
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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 12087bc187ea1e677a07f587d47d9b544f9fd4e59cdcf314cc3647f57a1a4c34

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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