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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 550b200e7cdadd099c0e54cad3a479f7cb3a78a96cdc82ef21bb8f6dd5871f38
SHA3-384 hash: c09b9781f6ccb9785a64ead766515af18cadca2789011a6c7b572cdfb9765ebbbb5fa3fe349b52e33bb55ed6ce0437b8
SHA1 hash: 9b13c7cae7bbc9977180a845931ff13e76f02333
MD5 hash: c2b38e1062f80088384e5714cdb74e49
humanhash: alanine-william-yellow-august
File name:putita.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:83'460 bytes
First seen:2026-08-05 19:24:44 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-06 18:48:15 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:vgQX1tYkQnWdsR/ZhOkPXUoDC1hWZoK7tp5gPc1dsOrMUeQo:vfSWAZPXRDCHkB7D5gPUsOrI
TLSH T13E83120FCB368E4EF47E01F60FD98E267A95DB051E589D6E80807A356771045E03EEA5
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :83'460 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :180'924 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 99c94aabd8660c3927ad6182bb0a789866c950d654c93697c5bcbaef70388b7f

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
5
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
17
Number of processes launched:
14
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.be
First seen:
2026-08-05T16:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-06T19:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Linux.Agent.vn HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hv
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=249ea14a-1700-0000-7587-d70fd50d0000 pid=3541 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=04e92d51-1700-0000-7587-d70fdc0d0000 pid=3548 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=249ea14a-1700-0000-7587-d70fd50d0000 pid=3541->guuid=04e92d51-1700-0000-7587-d70fdc0d0000 pid=3548 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1952954 Sample: putita.mips.elf Startdate: 05/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 49 64.89.163.215, 36078, 36080, 36082 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Yara detected Mirai 2->55 57 Sample is packed with UPX 2->57 9 putita.mips.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 file5 41 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->41 dropped 43 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->43 dropped 45 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->45 dropped 47 3 other malicious files 9->47 dropped 65 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->65 67 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->67 69 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->69 71 3 other signatures 9->71 13 putita.mips.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.mips.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.mips.elf chattr 9->17         started        20 6 other processes 9->20 signatures6 process7 signatures8 22 sh crontab 13->22         started        26 sh 13->26         started        28 sh crontab 15->28         started        51 Protects files from modification 17->51 30 putita.mips.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.mips.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.mips.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.1qHgTV, ASCII 22->39 dropped 61 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->61 63 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->63 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 59 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->59
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-05 19:25:45 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (SO)
AV detection:
14 of 37 (37.84%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
upx
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Mirai

elf 550b200e7cdadd099c0e54cad3a479f7cb3a78a96cdc82ef21bb8f6dd5871f38

(this sample)

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