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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 2178e336bdc510b2d78af88b3aa36af462fefce9c5f8f52588db227cc8a21d75
SHA3-384 hash: 777b3a6bd24327c566ac9d5a091a5cbd86b80fc40c6d246212fff11b77a074e953c33532b4bd6d43a6349fe2080178cd
SHA1 hash: 0c37473229c9c68c5dace0f47241df052fbd3717
MD5 hash: 05f2dcfeb143d30adbff118348b139d7
humanhash: green-cold-indigo-avocado
File name:nklx86
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Signature Mirai
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File size:74'752 bytes
First seen:2025-12-29 01:26:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:1tPhWOaX4Bje5VaO0QroiFmlPgUySM0MbgZ2hnW67w3IHBFyV055i8MXRl:1tPAxX4BjwYhSnpSM0M0ol7w3+DK+qr
TLSH T186735CCDEA43D4F5EE5609711077F7738A31F435413AEA87D7A8E932A852B01EA0639C
telfhash t1b131d5f72e7948e8f3c05848531e16611e7cb777293436a64673e82436eedc240bac79
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 :
47
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.31075.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9857931-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9866113-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9885259-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10008934-0
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6735924-0
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Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6951d8f0148c21e830edd55d/reports/38465714-fe17-4a86-868d-d5a459bea4a4/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-28T22:32:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-29T02:31:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/2178e336bdc510b2d78af88b3aa36af462fefce9c5f8f52588db227cc8a21d75/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
Mirai
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/ab0edfe4-5a18-4ddb-94ba-c81628da7500
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1841125
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1841125 Sample: nklx86.elf Startdate: 29/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 14 160.51.246.20 WISCNET1-ASUS Germany 2->14 16 40.141.67.144 WINDSTREAMUS United States 2->16 18 100 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->20 22 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->22 24 Yara detected Mirai 2->24 8 nklx86.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 nklx86.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 nklx86.elf 10->12         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/2178e336bdc510b2d78af88b3aa36af462fefce9c5f8f52588db227cc8a21d75
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/2178e336bdc510b2d78af88b3aa36af462fefce9c5f8f52588db227cc8a21d75/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/2178e336bdc510b2d78af88b3aa36af462fefce9c5f8f52588db227cc8a21d75
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-29 01:27:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ef4ognv5yuilfv4k7cftvi3k6rrp57hjyx4pkjmi3mrhzsfcdv2q._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251229-bt7wbstpay/
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Contacts a large (116161) 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_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/5a5b629f-b21b-490a-afa4-975507eae5d2
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/2178e336bdc510b2d78af88b3aa36af462fefce9c5f8f52588db227cc8a21d75

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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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 2178e336bdc510b2d78af88b3aa36af462fefce9c5f8f52588db227cc8a21d75

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3739136/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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