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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3c52ae721b661c4ecf233d26650e5695f8afac6b73db8d8685791ba20bc87bcf
SHA3-384 hash: d6f4c9ab7b5db7bc6a8e272ff830e5ac30dbf33fef9d103aec11556ab45907f049291d86e8c81620dbc04ac3030d8cd8
SHA1 hash: 2e81555d79c44f1f7639aa83095661490427b10a
MD5 hash: 8af3500cc63a7333d3973b16254957b5
humanhash: nitrogen-hotel-diet-delta
File name:xans.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'908 bytes
First seen:2025-08-23 07:27:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:b1m3bCsyN4YCU/VEFqPrK0vxiFwA/GabwAgU2QGx4HfCbZhcprV:y/yN4YdGiK05yw+hgU2QGx4/CbfUh
TLSH T13883754E3E61AF7DFBAC823987B75A10924533D622E1C944D15CEE015E7034E781FBA9
telfhash t18501625c483813f093844ddd7becff75e49140df962a2e378e00ea9eaa255469d01c2c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 82f815f7f6a7e796b530325e361de4860b6af69ed241fa357f4d18f4462feb46
File size (compressed) :30'892 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :87'604 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 82f815f7f6a7e796b530325e361de4860b6af69ed241fa357f4d18f4462feb46

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Kills critical processes
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
9
Number of processes launched:
7
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Mirai 213.232.114.169:9506
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-08-20T11:05:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-20T11:05:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=54e6ea24-1a00-0000-7679-18ac950a0000 pid=2709 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b256fa26-1a00-0000-7679-18ac9c0a0000 pid=2716 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=54e6ea24-1a00-0000-7679-18ac950a0000 pid=2709->guuid=b256fa26-1a00-0000-7679-18ac9c0a0000 pid=2716 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1763458 Sample: xans.mips.elf Startdate: 23/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 22 154.210.135.153, 23 XIAOZHIYUN1-AS-APICIDCNETWORKUS Seychelles 2->22 24 156.140.146.86, 23 VODACOM-ZA United States 2->24 26 98 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 2 other signatures 2->34 8 xans.mips.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 xans.mips.elf 8->10         started        12 xans.mips.elf 8->12         started        14 xans.mips.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 xans.mips.elf 10->16         started        18 xans.mips.elf 10->18         started        20 xans.mips.elf 10->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-11 19:36:00 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (20291) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6976991-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2 Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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 3c52ae721b661c4ecf233d26650e5695f8afac6b73db8d8685791ba20bc87bcf

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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