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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40a2c534f28126f7e0d51a1114ccbdb3d4a9554c9ce7c8f06cb39c820d2b33e1
SHA3-384 hash: 90eb3bae488dc1ec00c01afd263b6e8eecb7f4eb2b72982bcf2228977e9ac467e7b867589127b8e8a7e2c1ec13c8a1f0
SHA1 hash: c98b0129530bb668cefa7f2b7463fbbef6779446
MD5 hash: 6844a1162555ee65f491aeada33dac45
humanhash: pluto-uranus-coffee-double
File name:debug
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:46'856 bytes
First seen:2025-11-29 05:21:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:jltxhiwKNVY34BKYNy+Np0l7SCU+rk+mDO4FBm99KxsXnbcuyD7UHQRj9J:jvWzfY3uN9O7SCjrfmDOEQ99KsXnouyZ
TLSH T1F123F132E0B9CA8DD4E51774CFABBAA26801D26A9643CCC76654C02D5846BF477213FF
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :46'856 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :103'700 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 914cacc1746bae60cf643f1689daa0d10d58441b7bf8f5b3df089c2e5c967d19

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
31
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Changes access rights for a written file
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Changes access rights for a file
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt mirai obfuscated packed upx
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1822723 Sample: debug.elf Startdate: 29/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 draft21.redirectme.net 45.135.194.71, 12121, 47054, 47072 SKYLINKCZ Germany 2->26 28 2 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 36 Sample is packed with UPX 2->36 8 systemd snap-failure 2->8         started        10 debug.elf 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 snap-failure systemctl 8->14         started        16 snap-failure 8->16         started        18 debug.elf 10->18         started        20 debug.elf 10->20         started        process6 22 debug.elf 18->22         started       
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
draft21.redirectme.net
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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:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 40a2c534f28126f7e0d51a1114ccbdb3d4a9554c9ce7c8f06cb39c820d2b33e1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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