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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40b12737a037d1549d295ea46b480298268da2ef996c0110880dcbd652589c46
SHA3-384 hash: 70521da2b025c85b0c0e048728cd2124a28740d3e326824eb87fda381d2d5bfd81a6dfe54a6b73b975805c3eafe47d78
SHA1 hash: b0dbb5b407066d698aeeb2b82b9fd7fb33ca61be
MD5 hash: 5a997f1f19ef376eb5ddce6302b6dc54
humanhash: whiskey-winter-alanine-fix
File name:vejfa5
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:151'744 bytes
First seen:2025-04-11 02:13:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:hoTQtitxX3BaprbOZ0i5T2KNr4VwYRThZM/lqm7nOLO+yy3TU8QwlA2wywGPaHlb:hoTJ0b85Th4tRbM/lveF3zaZSmV
TLSH T126E30845B8415F23C6D622BBFB5E428D772A1768D3EE72039D256F24378B85B0E37242
telfhash t1d621f121af1807ec2be0d2858289923e5fe0319d57021a969f9f2ecf4822d84303d43b
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 :
168
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Result
Threat name:
Aquabot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Deletes system log files
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sends malformed DNS queries
Yara detected Aquabot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1662711 Sample: vejfa5.elf Startdate: 11/04/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 25 raw.awaken-network.net. [malformed] 2->25 27 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->27 29 3 other IPs or domains 2->29 33 Yara detected Aquabot 2->33 8 vejfa5.elf 2->8         started        10 gvfsd-fuse fusermount 2->10         started        13 systemd journalctl 2->13         started        15 2 other processes 2->15 signatures3 35 Sends malformed DNS queries 25->35 process4 signatures5 17 vejfa5.elf 8->17         started        43 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 10->43 process6 signatures7 31 Sample deletes itself 17->31 20 vejfa5.elf 17->20         started        23 vejfa5.elf 17->23         started        process8 signatures9 37 Manipulation of devices in /dev 20->37 39 Deletes system log files 20->39 41 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 23->41
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-11 06:31:00 UTC
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:botnet
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
141.98.10.142
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
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 40b12737a037d1549d295ea46b480298268da2ef996c0110880dcbd652589c46

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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