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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2cc620e872ebc0034a976b5d0b3eedcef85220633f14d51293695d8c4965bbe6
SHA3-384 hash: 8a285ae88c0ef86ffea5e0cda07ad0423d652e30e740ef46d9bcfa5fabb7325c6b4c6cb96a23b5d7db129edc471801f9
SHA1 hash: afeb496bc56794f7214e506ae26de372c03c9c1e
MD5 hash: 6914e27a369a506dac398d5b02b49bfa
humanhash: leopard-yellow-angel-harry
File name:nklx86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:46'876 bytes
First seen:2025-03-10 02:02:03 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:jC6EE7aKEP4FNt1B0jsoWHCuvAaYKPfgTe3wfac9VuXu3pL:m6EE7aKEP4Fz1yQJHCuCKr3wyc9V8u3B
TLSH T10A233CC09543E9F5D81206753077FB726B36E53B1129FA8BD39D9A33AE42901E60B2CD
telfhash t14e11e3ba7eb50de5b3c4a908cb1b5be15e39c27b0560a9a904f34c8037e1e819074c3a
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 :
87
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Opens a port
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
44
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Verdict:
UNKNOWN
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sends malformed DNS queries
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1633218 Sample: nklx86.elf Startdate: 10/03/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 14 watchmepull.dyn. [malformed] 2->14 16 165.161.133.12 WISCNET1-ASUS United States 2->16 18 101 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 8 nklx86.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 24 Sends malformed DNS queries 14->24 process4 process5 10 nklx86.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 nklx86.elf 10->12         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-10 05:07:01 UTC
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:botnet defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (187395) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9857931-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 2cc620e872ebc0034a976b5d0b3eedcef85220633f14d51293695d8c4965bbe6

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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