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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 525f28b2105f8c1cd58f3c869baa983e1ad74a1cbcf19df2e3b7c4f9972e91f8
SHA3-384 hash: 35919979cdf0abc941e9fe5c86306f1d8af84a2358eb1afd8017339655069ac34616cc3ac55bc3a451229d68fbf1ade3
SHA1 hash: 0d5ee6b5b27f109ca6f9dc24f62607aa2e136d0f
MD5 hash: 1cb460ec8193722daa4bb0ac472dedcb
humanhash: fix-lemon-river-river
File name:hb_x86
Download: download sample
File size:328'242 bytes
First seen:2026-10-17 08:10:26 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-18 06:11:44 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:NxqfU957+U47a8XWW6NwTq+JeYe6m3kOadgq4Fja8TSaM9QbUluxANm:N8fU95CKg/6H+JXe6V3SnTK7luxAU
TLSH T13C6423CCE99EE8B1E945033C6D0316D2B52AEA74CE1C1DAB9E0DD9BB2F3D1211E04D95
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5558a2b0-2500-0000-a24c-722f3f030000 pid=831 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c51644b2-2500-0000-a24c-722f40030000 pid=832 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec guuid=5558a2b0-2500-0000-a24c-722f3f030000 pid=831->guuid=c51644b2-2500-0000-a24c-722f40030000 pid=832 execve guuid=43ea4fb5-2500-0000-a24c-722f41030000 pid=833 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=c51644b2-2500-0000-a24c-722f40030000 pid=832->guuid=43ea4fb5-2500-0000-a24c-722f41030000 pid=833 clone guuid=e0f964b5-2500-0000-a24c-722f42030000 pid=834 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=43ea4fb5-2500-0000-a24c-722f41030000 pid=833->guuid=e0f964b5-2500-0000-a24c-722f42030000 pid=834 clone 5b81ce95-f87b-5af6-b034-19071e18e742 193.233.20.122:80 guuid=e0f964b5-2500-0000-a24c-722f42030000 pid=834->5b81ce95-f87b-5af6-b034-19071e18e742 send: 241B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
suspicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
22 / 100
Signature
Sample is packed with UPX
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1988332 Sample: hb_x86.elf Startdate: 17/10/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 22 16 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOS-USDepartmentofStateUS ZZ 2->16 18 193.233.20.122, 36726, 36728, 36730 KVMKARU Russia 2->18 20 Sample is packed with UPX 2->20 8 hb_x86.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 hb_x86.elf 8->12         started        process6 14 hb_x86.elf 12->14         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-10-17 08:11:55 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
5 of 24 (20.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
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_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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

elf 525f28b2105f8c1cd58f3c869baa983e1ad74a1cbcf19df2e3b7c4f9972e91f8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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