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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 52d38050363e733d822b4a578159f208987e796294e45ef1ce1ad5b7b0931c43
SHA3-384 hash: 3ee354046c6974d6a91b2369d3090a17f9e7a37389840bf0207809d4143aa888074b234082d7249ea8b051031a0f4e9d
SHA1 hash: 0cdab3e21fdc254c916c954ba6014e3d9397ac1a
MD5 hash: 88c39fdb68177074c0064cb5d017a75d
humanhash: blossom-music-carpet-skylark
File name:nklmpsl
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:67'688 bytes
First seen:2025-03-03 21:57:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:7jJ772N5TGBYXriC7T4NBhwmZMnsP0H7:7FP2N5uSrT3nd7
TLSH T14A63B616BFA10FF7DCAFCC374AA51B4528CD551A21A83B357974D828F25B25F09E38A0
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 :
112
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Opens a port
Creating a file
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
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
Result
Verdict:
UNKNOWN
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sends malformed DNS queries
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1628566 Sample: nklmpsl.elf Startdate: 03/03/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 14 serisbot.geek. [malformed] 2->14 16 129.227.74.6 ZNETUS Singapore 2->16 18 101 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->20 8 nklmpsl.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 22 Sends malformed DNS queries 14->22 process4 process5 10 nklmpsl.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 nklmpsl.elf 10->12         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-03 21:58:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (141185) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9970440-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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 52d38050363e733d822b4a578159f208987e796294e45ef1ce1ad5b7b0931c43

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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