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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5aa4cc0de7d0bc240f3e0775b278beb0597b184d673df036c51e836947d3f9ed
SHA3-384 hash: 298891f00940f568985927f5a9a166e498aa3d6fe6e1356d626ed515ca3727df0dd1546e62c8349b0d319e11017c9553
SHA1 hash: fb2613ce7ad0a7f6a549306ff267e1c5cb58d361
MD5 hash: 91fd7e56b5058e06f5a229919d92e466
humanhash: mockingbird-may-venus-pluto
File name:putita.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:84'128 bytes
First seen:2026-08-23 03:34:29 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-24 00:35:32 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:P6PIf/orSjPQzJw6zl/P3RbiLk0L1losmxaatva2fR:P/f/o+mJzBhbigmCF7J
TLSH T1EB830253845875A7FF0524FABD2A6A8D1606CC25B3FB342A81108F34F6E27D70639B4B
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf UPX
File size (compressed) :84'128 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :190'076 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 7fca03364844e3805e82550b2898f182032c1da9689a9fedacd25f50e22cfdfa

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
60
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
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
4
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=67a781e3-1900-0000-1a4e-5e70920a0000 pid=2706 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a2f757e6-1900-0000-1a4e-5e70960a0000 pid=2710 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=67a781e3-1900-0000-1a4e-5e70920a0000 pid=2706->guuid=a2f757e6-1900-0000-1a4e-5e70960a0000 pid=2710 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
88 / 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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1962332 Sample: putita.arm.elf Startdate: 23/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 49 64.89.163.215, 33758, 666 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Sample is packed with UPX 2->55 9 putita.arm.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 63 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->63 65 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->65 67 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->67 69 3 other signatures 9->69 13 putita.arm.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.arm.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.arm.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.arm.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.arm.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.arm.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.wspFu2, ASCII 22->39 dropped 59 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->59 61 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->61 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 57 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->57
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-23 03:35:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
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

Mirai

elf 5aa4cc0de7d0bc240f3e0775b278beb0597b184d673df036c51e836947d3f9ed

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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