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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 138a68f4a0a764908fa2ae4aa869bfb73cbffadd9cef1a766753ade00404d52e
SHA3-384 hash: 2d998d914ca28d177100c97c791e90d9d24ebc8abe4329ab52cfba253bfc83b3e8cb1a36d3c2261411c78418f009b6f1
SHA1 hash: 4deb158229165f6d05b677c6aa9ee07eb707fc5b
MD5 hash: 66bc5f6f80ec09b620e1c74d2bab7371
humanhash: winner-ack-robin-mango
File name:putita.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:61'344 bytes
First seen:2026-08-05 18:58:43 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-06 09:49:33 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:dN6O5kE995+Cm4dwrU7l4YfhyP2+wMnouy8DMH:dJaE9eCVdwrUuYfhXnMoutDMH
TLSH T172530206D5C147A4D29FD0B90C6A74262CC0FA1B5BDC4BE627B4AC9F24762943F1E786
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika unknown
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf UPX
File size (compressed) :61'344 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :144'764 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: de7be7d3108c203674c02422bc23d2846259f6a4d9252b2fa1c8d166c7114f6b

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Changes access rights for a written file
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-05T16:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-05T23:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9fed2821-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98f60a0000 pid=2806 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net write-config write-file guuid=9fed2821-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98f60a0000 pid=2806->guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=1855ad23-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98ff0a0000 pid=2815 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=1855ad23-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98ff0a0000 pid=2815 execve guuid=cd4ce923-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98000b0000 pid=2816 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=cd4ce923-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98000b0000 pid=2816 execve guuid=02ada524-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98040b0000 pid=2820 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=02ada524-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98040b0000 pid=2820 execve guuid=3050ab24-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98050b0000 pid=2821 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=3050ab24-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98050b0000 pid=2821 execve guuid=7c99b024-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98060b0000 pid=2822 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=7c99b024-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98060b0000 pid=2822 execve guuid=20cfb424-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98070b0000 pid=2823 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=20cfb424-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98070b0000 pid=2823 execve guuid=863eb924-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98080b0000 pid=2824 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=863eb924-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98080b0000 pid=2824 execve guuid=bc7abf24-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98090b0000 pid=2825 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=bc7abf24-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98090b0000 pid=2825 execve guuid=859dc324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980a0b0000 pid=2826 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=f31fcc22-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98fc0a0000 pid=2812->guuid=859dc324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980a0b0000 pid=2826 clone guuid=516c1324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98010b0000 pid=2817 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cd4ce923-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98000b0000 pid=2816->guuid=516c1324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98010b0000 pid=2817 clone guuid=03801924-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98020b0000 pid=2818 /usr/bin/dash guuid=cd4ce923-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98000b0000 pid=2816->guuid=03801924-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98020b0000 pid=2818 clone guuid=859dc324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980a0b0000 pid=2826->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 706d8119-5804-563f-93fb-1ad04086f3d8 64.89.163.215:666 guuid=859dc324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980a0b0000 pid=2826->706d8119-5804-563f-93fb-1ad04086f3d8 send: 87B guuid=11da8c25-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980f0b0000 pid=2831 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=859dc324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980a0b0000 pid=2826->guuid=11da8c25-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980f0b0000 pid=2831 clone guuid=1aca8f25-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98100b0000 pid=2832 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=859dc324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980a0b0000 pid=2826->guuid=1aca8f25-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98100b0000 pid=2832 clone guuid=935a9225-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98110b0000 pid=2833 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=859dc324-1c00-0000-3f96-4b980a0b0000 pid=2826->guuid=935a9225-1c00-0000-3f96-4b98110b0000 pid=2833 clone
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1952941 Sample: putita.x86.elf Startdate: 05/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 49 64.89.163.215, 666 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Sample is packed with UPX 2->55 9 putita.x86.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 file5 41 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->41 dropped 43 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->43 dropped 45 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->45 dropped 47 3 other malicious files 9->47 dropped 63 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->63 65 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->65 67 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->67 69 3 other signatures 9->69 13 putita.x86.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.x86.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.x86.elf chattr 9->17         started        20 6 other processes 9->20 signatures6 process7 signatures8 22 sh crontab 13->22         started        26 sh 13->26         started        28 sh crontab 15->28         started        51 Protects files from modification 17->51 30 putita.x86.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.x86.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.x86.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.9EbVrn, ASCII 22->39 dropped 59 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->59 61 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->61 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 57 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->57
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-05 19:10:36 UTC
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Mirai

elf 138a68f4a0a764908fa2ae4aa869bfb73cbffadd9cef1a766753ade00404d52e

(this sample)

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