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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40df3e55e5962c490ccfb5e2a245f6d5d78d4fdff3fdde2459eb1f81aeb786f2
SHA3-384 hash: f7a2f717791b928c7b3e6483c536c28e959ed147c878baa822e2302b5714b02404ce24c398ba083daa96521150201727
SHA1 hash: 251c522cf26fa72e552aaac42dfe54e6d737d6ef
MD5 hash: 30b12818b8694b5271853c408e94ee48
humanhash: twelve-friend-emma-failed
File name:putita.arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:132'552 bytes
First seen:2026-07-18 18:46:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 3072:ZBz7cJm0Jg6lcc14ns/5vVh5cYEEUO7QZ2m/HW2+lp7Plub+Zlf1Dl5:ZB/E7quX5cYEEUO7QZ2SHj+lzo2l955
TLSH T13FD32999F880DE52C6D12676FB5E118C33231778C3DE710ACE245E346BEBD5A0A7E942
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 aa6d7499fa9716e23e6300969321e9ff97614249a39de6697554bf9d94103567
File size (compressed) :57'784 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :132'552 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: aa6d7499fa9716e23e6300969321e9ff97614249a39de6697554bf9d94103567

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
92
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
51
Number of processes launched:
16
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-18T16:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-19T22:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=04e72ee0-1600-0000-ee14-1a64460c0000 pid=3142 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7a9536e3-1600-0000-ee14-1a644c0c0000 pid=3148 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=04e72ee0-1600-0000-ee14-1a64460c0000 pid=3142->guuid=7a9536e3-1600-0000-ee14-1a644c0c0000 pid=3148 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-18 18:47:03 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
15 of 38 (39.47%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 40df3e55e5962c490ccfb5e2a245f6d5d78d4fdff3fdde2459eb1f81aeb786f2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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