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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 34 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2a9923183c8e23351fc5efd1b04840d329da97fb265220b277a036bdb19e3474
SHA3-384 hash: 3486e488bb9a02c295f2d73cd0b1151852c6fa0b5588cfa5a19d7609912359b6534e97f0072d36a2b240119c739999fe
SHA1 hash: a7b3db4ca2038de994c88816a58da2400ac3dfb9
MD5 hash: 8eb98073f5b1c30d68b77e20bfb2383e
humanhash: connecticut-mobile-lima-diet
File name:x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:350'593 bytes
First seen:2025-07-13 11:22:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:LQEcHuO++HEgD4BZ9UzmEFBVMW2GkaQNU:w+1gD89UzmEFBVMW2GkaQNU
TLSH T15E749633A9158495D0108CF322A773559C079BBF88B722D3EA566EA4FF3441B52BEEC1
telfhash t11931661194355a182fb3d924acbc57f31622172723582e716f26c0cc44370e2ea39d0f
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 gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
20
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Kills critical processes
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
explorer gcc lolbin obfuscated remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
4
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Gafgyt 213.232.114.169:180
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6614fa13-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9530d0000 pid=3411 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=66ca7c17-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9560d0000 pid=3414 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=6614fa13-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9530d0000 pid=3411->guuid=66ca7c17-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9560d0000 pid=3414 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=66ca7c17-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9560d0000 pid=3414->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=aa35a917-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9570d0000 pid=3415 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=66ca7c17-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9560d0000 pid=3414->guuid=aa35a917-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9570d0000 pid=3415 clone guuid=46f7ac17-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9580d0000 pid=3416 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=66ca7c17-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9560d0000 pid=3414->guuid=46f7ac17-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9580d0000 pid=3416 clone guuid=6b65b017-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9590d0000 pid=3417 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=66ca7c17-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9560d0000 pid=3414->guuid=6b65b017-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9590d0000 pid=3417 clone guuid=17745ff9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b951150000 pid=5457 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aa35a917-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9570d0000 pid=3415->guuid=17745ff9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b951150000 pid=5457 clone guuid=ff6b65f9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b952150000 pid=5458 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aa35a917-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9570d0000 pid=3415->guuid=ff6b65f9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b952150000 pid=5458 clone guuid=56d8b617-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b95a0d0000 pid=3418 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=6b65b017-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b9590d0000 pid=3417->guuid=56d8b617-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b95a0d0000 pid=3418 clone 856512cb-2529-595d-b709-43376a7f4d6f 213.232.114.169:180 guuid=56d8b617-1f00-0000-ad9f-d9b95a0d0000 pid=3418->856512cb-2529-595d-b709-43376a7f4d6f send: 13B guuid=8b126bf9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b953150000 pid=5459 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=ff6b65f9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b952150000 pid=5458->guuid=8b126bf9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b953150000 pid=5459 clone guuid=8b126bf9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b953150000 pid=5459->856512cb-2529-595d-b709-43376a7f4d6f send: 13B 77b342fc-65c9-5d9f-9dbd-f9ae84ef0505 232.114.169.180:180 guuid=8b126bf9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b953150000 pid=5459->77b342fc-65c9-5d9f-9dbd-f9ae84ef0505 con 0719df9c-054b-541b-a283-391e930ff772 114.169.180.0:180 guuid=8b126bf9-2700-0000-ad9f-d9b953150000 pid=5459->0719df9c-054b-541b-a283-391e930ff772 con
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1735205 Sample: x86_64.elf Startdate: 13/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 28 213.232.114.169, 180, 45226, 45232 ASN-QUADRANET-GLOBALUS Netherlands 2->28 30 114.169.180.0, 180 OCNNTTCommunicationsCorporationJP Japan 2->30 32 2 other IPs or domains 2->32 34 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->34 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->36 38 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->38 40 4 other signatures 2->40 9 x86_64.elf 2->9         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 42 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->42 14 x86_64.elf 9->14         started        16 x86_64.elf 9->16         started        18 x86_64.elf 9->18         started        process6 process7 20 x86_64.elf 14->20         started        22 x86_64.elf 14->22         started        24 x86_64.elf 16->24         started        process8 26 x86_64.elf 20->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-13 11:23:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Reads system routing table
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-6981154-0
YARA:
botnet_dedsec botnet_dayzddos Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e0673a90 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_46eec778 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_656bf077 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_862c4e0e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3fe3c668 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_637f2c04 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_dayzddos
Author:NDA0E
Description:dayzddos botnet
Rule name:botnet_dedsec
Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:elf_bashlite_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.bashlite.
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_09c3070e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_32eb0c81
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_46eec778
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_656bf077
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_779e142f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_862c4e0e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a0a4de11
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a6a2adb9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_cf84c9f2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_dd0d6173
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_e0673a90
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_f3d83a74
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3fe3c668
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_637f2c04
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:ScanStringsInsocks5systemz
Author:Byambaa@pubcert.mn
Description:Scans presence of the found strings using the in-house brute force method
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 2a9923183c8e23351fc5efd1b04840d329da97fb265220b277a036bdb19e3474

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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