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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 120f721c21891aaeeded4de283d53ad86e163bee21206c468eab066bb41780c9
SHA3-384 hash: 5fb02928d1f5b2c546677048d54d80845bc277fd7f6572abf7914d366382fed4755dda9e325cdbe6cd1ec951890dbd91
SHA1 hash: 329262c0a8d5f12ea1bc80f2e8c7028b9540e59b
MD5 hash: 0f040b77ddfb46ccd887019efcfedf18
humanhash: kansas-bulldog-massachusetts-ohio
File name:nova.ppc
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Signature Mirai
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File size:88'444 bytes
First seen:2025-12-23 12:39:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:EOCZ2QL2iYULzpiIY/PXNR7Kfa61kOJgDAP18oQl61d6yEZ:EvL2+Lkn//zc1TJfC4jEZ
TLSH T1DF83184273180F07E16319F02E3B1BE087AEFD6119E5B6C5A51EFE864231EF22546F99
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
91
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/439a4b99-12df-420e-a304-2a617d8c80bc/
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.30455.LC.BadVar.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.28959.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135868-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135890-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135891-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135892-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135898-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135939-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135957-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136025-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136034-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139230-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9940367-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9945193-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9946826-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-10008433-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10027280-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10028946-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt gcc masquerade mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/694a8db1e126b9ff438e44ea/reports/3337bc22-8463-43fa-aa3b-56a5a6cb03bf/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-12-23T10:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-23T10:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ba HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ew HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.es
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/120f721c21891aaeeded4de283d53ad86e163bee21206c468eab066bb41780c9/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/95628273-6324-4df7-b92c-20186b9aa7a8
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=8d7c96a2-1b00-0000-09d3-37b3810b0000 pid=2945 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=36d933a5-1b00-0000-09d3-37b3860b0000 pid=2950 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8d7c96a2-1b00-0000-09d3-37b3810b0000 pid=2945->guuid=36d933a5-1b00-0000-09d3-37b3860b0000 pid=2950 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/98d8d98d-f31b-48a4-9957-9244c8f1b2e9
Result
Threat name:
Okiru
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1838203
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Okiru
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1838203 Sample: nova.ppc.elf Startdate: 23/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 55 45.209.162.187, 23 zain-asGH Ghana 2->55 57 117.51.213.118, 23 XJKJBeijingXiaojuScienceandTechnologyCoLtdCN China 2->57 59 99 other IPs or domains 2->59 61 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->61 63 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->63 65 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->65 67 Yara detected Okiru 2->67 8 nova.ppc.elf 2->8         started        10 systemd gpu-manager 2->10         started        12 systemd gpu-manager 2->12         started        14 72 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 signatures5 17 nova.ppc.elf 8->17         started        19 nova.ppc.elf 8->19         started        22 nova.ppc.elf 8->22         started        24 gpu-manager sh 10->24         started        26 gpu-manager sh 10->26         started        28 gpu-manager sh 10->28         started        30 3 other processes 10->30 32 5 other processes 12->32 77 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 14->77 34 12 other processes 14->34 process6 signatures7 36 nova.ppc.elf 17->36         started        47 4 other processes 17->47 69 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 19->69 71 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 19->71 39 sh grep 24->39         started        41 sh grep 26->41         started        43 sh grep 28->43         started        45 sh grep 30->45         started        49 2 other processes 30->49 51 5 other processes 32->51 53 3 other processes 34->53 process8 signatures9 73 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 36->73 75 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 36->75
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/120f721c21891aaeeded4de283d53ad86e163bee21206c468eab066bb41780c9
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/120f721c21891aaeeded4de283d53ad86e163bee21206c468eab066bb41780c9/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/120f721c21891aaeeded4de283d53ad86e163bee21206c468eab066bb41780c9
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-23 12:40:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=cihxehbbrenk53pnjxrihvj23bxbmo7oeeqgyruovmdgxnaxqdeq._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:sora linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251223-qe4mpazpft/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135868-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/4e634d14-e49b-46a2-9762-3900a30e7061
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Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/120f721c21891aaeeded4de283d53ad86e163bee21206c468eab066bb41780c9

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 120f721c21891aaeeded4de283d53ad86e163bee21206c468eab066bb41780c9

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3735565/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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