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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 159d2ada9b359cbbff10e5c3c791f256b93f5d880860e2957c0ebca8aace109c
SHA3-384 hash: 55c64d72fc98cd7365574fbb385bd2e55a5a24f55652aeb83ab120fc112123169a9250ab45f404c3adee304dc0645011
SHA1 hash: 3a5b91b0a65ea2ce955fe1e6e48e8ac159d56609
MD5 hash: 2cf6711b6e5cbfcf67a16c2495f67cab
humanhash: washington-eight-four-missouri
File name:nklmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:151'376 bytes
First seen:2025-12-16 12:29:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:TbYHzRzj+JxfnhL5tf5tdCt32p0uAmZRgnbQyAKCNj5PlcTHkIaeODTO6jcKAsKM:T4zRzj+NVUPQxcPi
TLSH T142E3C65E6E209F7EF2AC837487BB4B29DD5912923BE1C560E16CED005E7034DA41FB68
telfhash t1cc115b0c8a3813f0d3b11c9d2bddee76e44170db56259e338e00fa699b2d9415d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
56
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.31069.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Sanesecurity.Malware.31075.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9885259-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9933849-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-9940653-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9951089-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6735924-0
Create hunting rule

Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6941509b5ceddcfa3ff58d91/reports/bbc23425-eb02-43fa-b1c1-48316e199258/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-12-16T09:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-17T13:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/159d2ada9b359cbbff10e5c3c791f256b93f5d880860e2957c0ebca8aace109c/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/812ea49a-1831-43da-a08c-6e1655acc698
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=2c4b3741-1b00-0000-c30b-3c72ca0a0000 pid=2762 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=30bbd943-1b00-0000-c30b-3c72cf0a0000 pid=2767 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2c4b3741-1b00-0000-c30b-3c72ca0a0000 pid=2762->guuid=30bbd943-1b00-0000-c30b-3c72cf0a0000 pid=2767 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/a0dc6b98-2213-4491-bef5-4a23019cf7be
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
56 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1833873
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1833873 Sample: nklmips.elf Startdate: 16/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 14 101.120.128.148 VODAFONE-AS-APVodafoneAustraliaPtyLtdAU China 2->14 16 104.221.41.130 VIDEOTRONCA Canada 2->16 18 99 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->20 22 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->22 8 nklmips.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 nklmips.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 nklmips.elf 10->12         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/159d2ada9b359cbbff10e5c3c791f256b93f5d880860e2957c0ebca8aace109c
Detection:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/159d2ada9b359cbbff10e5c3c791f256b93f5d880860e2957c0ebca8aace109c/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Backdoor.Linux.Mirai
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/159d2ada9b359cbbff10e5c3c791f256b93f5d880860e2957c0ebca8aace109c
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-16 12:29:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 23 (69.57%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=cwosvwu3gwolx7yq4xb4pepsk24t6xmibbqoffl4b26krkwoccoa._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251216-pn1fysgj3w/
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (518014) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/483d6eaf-c352-421f-90b3-d8c7aadfd671
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/159d2ada9b359cbbff10e5c3c791f256b93f5d880860e2957c0ebca8aace109c

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
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 159d2ada9b359cbbff10e5c3c791f256b93f5d880860e2957c0ebca8aace109c

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3726619/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3726348/

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