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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4ae306bc53f10673115fc3616f6df99a488e7ae809f8d059b148909ec0e1424f
SHA3-384 hash: f21e290545d01f35efe1e0c1d8a7d9bfaaad35ab953cb4e1d80250a30aaf52c7eb3b0fb8fc254bc04c234b1c30ee9c59
SHA1 hash: 700a05cddda638966c7c8376e82ec32348b1d4f1
MD5 hash: 4fb77a3d434fd40d835cea9a575832f9
humanhash: shade-mississippi-connecticut-tennessee
File name:x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:137'712 bytes
First seen:2025-10-24 03:20:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:9HPkA45SxoSDynE3N+VXuAnv4/FniQJd8mX:9HPkWo0yeAv0FiQJd8
TLSH T1C0D38DD6E243D8F2F55301F1152BD7358B32E83A6066DA43D3BD6E36BCA2990D61632C
telfhash t1ca8111b619e60cddabd08801d28f2761ed2ce53f245036b643b369753376f4262a6c39
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 gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Mounts file systems
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Opens a port
Deleting a recently created file
Sends data to a server
Removes directories
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-10-24T01:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-24T03:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=248cfdf4-1800-0000-4022-d14055140000 pid=5205 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c4608bf6-1800-0000-4022-d14058140000 pid=5208 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file guuid=248cfdf4-1800-0000-4022-d14055140000 pid=5205->guuid=c4608bf6-1800-0000-4022-d14058140000 pid=5208 execve guuid=cf81d7f8-1800-0000-4022-d1405f140000 pid=5215 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c4608bf6-1800-0000-4022-d14058140000 pid=5208->guuid=cf81d7f8-1800-0000-4022-d1405f140000 pid=5215 clone guuid=3ce6b834-1900-0000-4022-d14060140000 pid=5216 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=c4608bf6-1800-0000-4022-d14058140000 pid=5208->guuid=3ce6b834-1900-0000-4022-d14060140000 pid=5216 clone guuid=503fc534-1900-0000-4022-d14061140000 pid=5217 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c4608bf6-1800-0000-4022-d14058140000 pid=5208->guuid=503fc534-1900-0000-4022-d14061140000 pid=5217 clone guuid=00c35e35-1900-0000-4022-d14062140000 pid=5218 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=c4608bf6-1800-0000-4022-d14058140000 pid=5208->guuid=00c35e35-1900-0000-4022-d14062140000 pid=5218 clone 8cbaac1c-c185-56b3-9e46-e5006d242a25 176.65.134.16:16552 guuid=00c35e35-1900-0000-4022-d14062140000 pid=5218->8cbaac1c-c185-56b3-9e46-e5006d242a25 send: 9B a5113851-7d93-5c0a-bb94-06d7e7fa9a3a 176.65.134.16:17139 guuid=00c35e35-1900-0000-4022-d14062140000 pid=5218->a5113851-7d93-5c0a-bb94-06d7e7fa9a3a send: 9B f56b1b0b-1007-52b8-a4eb-50958265e6cc 176.65.134.16:6482 guuid=00c35e35-1900-0000-4022-d14062140000 pid=5218->f56b1b0b-1007-52b8-a4eb-50958265e6cc send: 9B cc017fb0-e50e-564c-8888-97043fb11a88 176.65.134.16:11821 guuid=00c35e35-1900-0000-4022-d14062140000 pid=5218->cc017fb0-e50e-564c-8888-97043fb11a88 send: 11B guuid=b2afb835-1900-0000-4022-d14063140000 pid=5219 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data guuid=00c35e35-1900-0000-4022-d14062140000 pid=5218->guuid=b2afb835-1900-0000-4022-d14063140000 pid=5219 clone 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=b2afb835-1900-0000-4022-d14063140000 pid=5219->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 48391759-08c6-550f-87e1-35ce09c3737f 197.89.66.31:37215 guuid=b2afb835-1900-0000-4022-d14063140000 pid=5219->48391759-08c6-550f-87e1-35ce09c3737f send: 40B b74091f6-c3aa-5189-b1f4-877679604981 41.235.195.191:37215 guuid=b2afb835-1900-0000-4022-d14063140000 pid=5219->b74091f6-c3aa-5189-b1f4-877679604981 send: 40B ffc50b50-c7cb-5652-abab-936208d54a5e 197.200.191.31:37215 guuid=b2afb835-1900-0000-4022-d14063140000 pid=5219->ffc50b50-c7cb-5652-abab-936208d54a5e send: 40B d1bc099f-ee62-580b-9447-9447790554d7 197.106.147.44:37215 guuid=b2afb835-1900-0000-4022-d14063140000 pid=5219->d1bc099f-ee62-580b-9447-9447790554d7 send: 40B 88a19b59-7343-5053-b33d-67cd61445789 41.197.99.1:37215 guuid=b2afb835-1900-0000-4022-d14063140000 pid=5219->88a19b59-7343-5053-b33d-67cd61445789 send: 40B
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1801033 Sample: x86.elf Startdate: 24/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 76 197.190.12.232 zain-asGH Ghana 2->76 78 41.203.15.97 xneeloZA South Africa 2->78 80 99 other IPs or domains 2->80 82 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->82 84 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->84 86 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->86 88 4 other signatures 2->88 11 systemd gdm3 2->11         started        13 x86.elf 2->13         started        16 systemd gpu-manager 2->16         started        18 32 other processes 2->18 signatures3 process4 file5 21 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 11->21         started        34 3 other processes 11->34 96 Sample deletes itself 13->96 98 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 13->98 23 x86.elf 13->23         started        26 x86.elf 13->26         started        36 2 other processes 13->36 28 gpu-manager sh 16->28         started        38 7 other processes 16->38 74 /var/log/wtmp, data 18->74 dropped 100 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 18->100 30 accounts-daemon language-validate 18->30         started        32 generate-config pkill 18->32         started        signatures6 process7 signatures8 40 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 21->40         started        90 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 23->90 92 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 23->92 42 x86.elf 26->42         started        44 sh grep 28->44         started        46 language-validate language-options 30->46         started        48 sh grep 38->48         started        50 sh grep 38->50         started        52 sh grep 38->52         started        54 4 other processes 38->54 process9 process10 56 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 40->56         started        58 gdm-wayland-session dbus-daemon 40->58         started        61 language-options sh 46->61         started        signatures11 63 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 56->63         started        94 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 58->94 66 dbus-daemon 58->66         started        68 sh locale 61->68         started        70 sh grep 61->70         started        process12 signatures13 102 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 63->102 72 dbus-daemon false 66->72         started        process14
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-24 03:21:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:VPNFilterStage3PluginTor

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 4ae306bc53f10673115fc3616f6df99a488e7ae809f8d059b148909ec0e1424f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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