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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1708adc04ffdafe8003050771dca01ec585c92d52ca2c72426d19bf150843274
SHA3-384 hash: a163e22db63781072bb79c3ea482645a41ff84140cb9b0987c0c877eae671d85b4b4818ff18070ae5180c3b7fd26eaf0
SHA1 hash: db6e2d36b58a65b8b2ec358de5c0802dd4a23856
MD5 hash: 4e9a5d2b53d23b076135d544d1591362
humanhash: may-crazy-cup-avocado
File name:nklx86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:78'836 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 08:25:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:rY+2FLGJB3kYEHmvvj+pARR23KQWidjnOLN4K915WjoYekbXqx9ZRR:rPILGJB07oyCR0KTip8N4K910czCq
TLSH T1C0736CC18543E8FAE86A0131A0B7F333A172D97502B8FEF7F7949672A821615F14B64D
telfhash t1ff2103fa17790ce5abd05850f31e47606e5ee76f182036a315621920366ed8312afc3a
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
56
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-12T06:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-12T07:59:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848821 Sample: nklx86.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 18 31.141.235.135, 23 TURKCELL-ASTurkcellASTR Turkey 2->18 20 31.141.235.181, 23 TURKCELL-ASTurkcellASTR Turkey 2->20 22 100 other IPs or domains 2->22 24 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->24 26 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 30 2 other signatures 2->30 8 nklx86.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 nklx86.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 nklx86.elf 14->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 08:26:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Renames itself
Contacts a large (38463) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
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 1708adc04ffdafe8003050771dca01ec585c92d52ca2c72426d19bf150843274

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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