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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2a49100ff836c54d6d6e1c62848ce3eb27a562eb7e80b7bde6f24fa8def673d2
SHA3-384 hash: 5ef6f571c76e47c1026ec38ac6e0621522d1b9d0e27c63370638105249cf6455b8b6e727a24b1d8af2144e3f41d08309
SHA1 hash: c74e5d2ed0b7df5334b392b17d613c9a8c89424c
MD5 hash: 92317a323137aadbfcec3bf12be771f5
humanhash: edward-louisiana-zulu-lion
File name:Aqua.sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:96'172 bytes
First seen:2025-11-28 17:46:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:GaDwt4xNFrgzCLp3snGGe4ikIeGCTKsZWHF7bh7ShCC2JQdNL0hcT:GwLNlgzCx+ygGCWsUFR7ShCzQHz
TLSH T1E4939E73C42A2F88D05855B4B4F48A786FB3A600A9471EFB1666C579D043EECF25D3B8
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 :
88
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Aquabot, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Aquabot
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1822318 Sample: Aqua.sh4.elf Startdate: 28/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 60 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->60 62 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->62 64 91.189.91.43, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->64 68 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->68 70 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->70 72 Yara detected Aquabot 2->72 74 Yara detected Mirai 2->74 10 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 2->10         started        12 Aqua.sh4.elf 2->12         started        14 systemd accounts-daemon 2->14         started        17 31 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 signatures5 19 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 10->19         started        21 Aqua.sh4.elf 12->21         started        80 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 14->80 24 accounts-daemon language-validate 14->24         started        82 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 17->82 26 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 17->26         started        28 gsd-print-notifications 17->28         started        30 colord colord-sane 17->30         started        process6 signatures7 32 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 19->32         started        76 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 21->76 34 Aqua.sh4.elf 21->34         started        37 Aqua.sh4.elf 21->37         started        39 language-validate language-options 24->39         started        41 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 26->41         started        43 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 28->43         started        process8 signatures9 45 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 32->45         started        48 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 32->48         started        66 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 34->66 50 language-options sh 39->50         started        52 Xorg sh 41->52         started        54 Xorg sh 41->54         started        process10 signatures11 78 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 45->78 56 sh locale 50->56         started        58 sh grep 50->58         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-28 17:23:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 36 (30.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
89.190.156.145
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136288-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 2a49100ff836c54d6d6e1c62848ce3eb27a562eb7e80b7bde6f24fa8def673d2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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