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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 21297784bb84a953f5c5ffa373652be42ae1edcd770ca848205b8aba794da0c6
SHA3-384 hash: 180428279cae857f62812abe1712a769081fac274ab5f62df897ec13ee52dcb98fea843df8086fa3c3ca345392886cfd
SHA1 hash: ddacfd8553bf0c49ea865b005ae9eafdc7e4a760
MD5 hash: aff8eb840cd384dc6e79e95351cd1e2e
humanhash: emma-quebec-kentucky-bluebird
File name:putita.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:55'252 bytes
First seen:2026-07-18 06:44:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:gPzaBTUvwvqMkk1zfACwiH8jROmgs7Qn3kxfu:ZuvwiiACwiH8jROp3Cm
TLSH T1CF4301B19109F13AF593D037FEEF8152D95AD96860A13320FC347F1AA272E4651B9CC8
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :55'252 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :128'452 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: e92df261370f93ef7878cc645b3093799c7b228089c5cad24e55d1fe9055d5f8

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
77
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Changes access rights for a written file
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
3
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-18T03:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-19T01:56:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3df865eb-1900-0000-16f0-31f5b5090000 pid=2485 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=523d6aed-1900-0000-16f0-31f5ba090000 pid=2490 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3df865eb-1900-0000-16f0-31f5b5090000 pid=2485->guuid=523d6aed-1900-0000-16f0-31f5ba090000 pid=2490 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 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
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: 1944551 Sample: putita.arm.elf Startdate: 18/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 49 64.89.163.215, 59572, 59574, 59576 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Sample is packed with UPX 2->53 9 putita.arm.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 61 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->61 63 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->63 65 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->65 67 3 other signatures 9->67 13 putita.arm.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.arm.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.arm.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.arm.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.arm.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.arm.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.BgtIN9, ASCII 22->39 dropped 57 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->57 59 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->59 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 55 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->55
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution 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:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 21297784bb84a953f5c5ffa373652be42ae1edcd770ca848205b8aba794da0c6

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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