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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3ea9b80c5d3abe1f701fd3214b588fdf0de5a3e9346595245cc2b520a93c3c72
SHA3-384 hash: bf1544e07c568144bf340b020ad20ba05d4ad4da6f4fd909f459f1c2a47180e7902dfa8a06858701b0a22a753ca2ccb8
SHA1 hash: f2ddcf34cfd3bda9b19c9b9bf4f679bce296e5fa
MD5 hash: 73d721bd8494f81d1d30a6d8c22f7678
humanhash: uncle-thirteen-fanta-spaghetti
File name:kitty.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:182'336 bytes
First seen:2025-08-23 01:27:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:C4l57y/B7MV1PpYlvAdLZv6yPMPPYEsdShjPQYh14xakqh7JdQq:LG/Bc1hvdL5z03EEdIc4xakqh7TQq
TLSH T18C042907A59364BCF58B80F04BAF87E1BE3170D752362D3BA6D492F12F13E615A0D662
telfhash t11641d8b10e1eb59433d7bb137306c4a9ec3a0a2505a179f6d63738e08d22b811ea60b3
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 :
32
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Collects information on the network activity
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-08-23T00:19:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-23T00:19:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=2ac7c34a-1700-0000-be46-9e490c0d0000 pid=3340 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1807094d-1700-0000-be46-9e490d0d0000 pid=3341 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2ac7c34a-1700-0000-be46-9e490c0d0000 pid=3340->guuid=1807094d-1700-0000-be46-9e490d0d0000 pid=3341 execve guuid=e1da1b4d-1700-0000-be46-9e490e0d0000 pid=3342 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=1807094d-1700-0000-be46-9e490d0d0000 pid=3341->guuid=e1da1b4d-1700-0000-be46-9e490e0d0000 pid=3342 clone guuid=6d59234d-1700-0000-be46-9e490f0d0000 pid=3343 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net send-data zombie guuid=e1da1b4d-1700-0000-be46-9e490e0d0000 pid=3342->guuid=6d59234d-1700-0000-be46-9e490f0d0000 pid=3343 clone eb9dca7b-d301-522e-83c7-8d6f291efc38 66.78.40.221:9080 guuid=6d59234d-1700-0000-be46-9e490f0d0000 pid=3343->eb9dca7b-d301-522e-83c7-8d6f291efc38 send: 32B 54d92a3b-1447-55af-b534-047898c60c8d 1.1.1.1:53 guuid=6d59234d-1700-0000-be46-9e490f0d0000 pid=3343->54d92a3b-1447-55af-b534-047898c60c8d send: 40B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
suspicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
23 / 100
Signature
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1763318 Sample: kitty.x86_64.elf Startdate: 23/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 23 20 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->20 22 noname-3d45fa2f.online 66.78.40.221, 40048, 9080 QUICKPACKETUS United States 2->22 24 3 other IPs or domains 2->24 7 kitty.x86_64.elf 2->7         started        9 dash rm 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        process3 process4 15 kitty.x86_64.elf 7->15         started        process5 17 kitty.x86_64.elf 15->17         started        signatures6 26 Sample deletes itself 17->26
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-23 01:28:45 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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 3ea9b80c5d3abe1f701fd3214b588fdf0de5a3e9346595245cc2b520a93c3c72

(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_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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