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Database Entry


Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 5b159fe72abe78a4e87a2dc39d27f590ba9bb2f45fb95cf401f26cf17e0eb68f
SHA3-384 hash: 66d43afa503166c63a7be44f68819ad606bc8ce2a1224429efdd915fc5c9063a1a5cfe645625a6d6f309cc11c35a4cdc
SHA1 hash: 1bb08485d693a689d45fce038839a26b5ddb63bd
MD5 hash: a67447623b8a92ba1c5c132c06ec5ca1
humanhash: low-oklahoma-cold-coffee
File name:arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:113'816 bytes
First seen:2025-12-17 18:23:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:J//WVYMr7OejDZbBASj6fM9l/86ZQcpNPrAI80A3teCT21eNxB9nO3/sPGKDBxmB:J//9jexb/k6ZnNQtBT21YBozmc0Hi
TLSH T14AB33A42AD929652C2D3237BFA6E028D372613A8D3EE7207CE215F2537CA95F0D7B541
telfhash t130f0c9740b140cbc35d880e5b22a200e06fcb1ae3a442cc61764aa4d89030f0b03810d
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 :
63
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/59a0b7b8-787e-4302-9318-07afacb59445/
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29504.LC.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Sanesecurity.Malware.32133.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
Create hunting rule

Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136015-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9876194-0
Create hunting rule

Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
opendir rust
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6942f574e126b9ff43856b33/reports/b0cf7811-1878-4648-ac5f-52e50f820e23/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-17T16:34:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-18T22:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/5b159fe72abe78a4e87a2dc39d27f590ba9bb2f45fb95cf401f26cf17e0eb68f/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/a2515b68-e1bd-4a33-bb67-93c043caa718
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=e97daa9d-1c00-0000-4d4b-0c8eaa0b0000 pid=2986 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=de7174a0-1c00-0000-4d4b-0c8eb00b0000 pid=2992 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e97daa9d-1c00-0000-4d4b-0c8eaa0b0000 pid=2986->guuid=de7174a0-1c00-0000-4d4b-0c8eb00b0000 pid=2992 execve
Malware family:
Mirai
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/9dfe3b16-4f05-4229-b9f9-5c262b09a453
Result
Threat name:
Mirai
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
92 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1835233
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Drops files in suspicious directories
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1835233 Sample: arm.elf Startdate: 17/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 76 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->76 78 boberkurwa.phoneparts.icu 89.32.41.172, 32465, 39218, 39222 HOSTMAZEHOSTMAZERO Romania 2->78 80 3 other IPs or domains 2->80 82 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->82 84 Yara detected Mirai 2->84 86 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->86 8 arm.elf 2->8         started        12 systemd arm.elf 2->12         started        14 systemd arm.elf 2->14         started        16 21 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 file5 62 /var/spool/cron/root, ASCII 8->62 dropped 64 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root, ASCII 8->64 dropped 66 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 8->66 dropped 74 3 other malicious files 8->74 dropped 92 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 8->92 94 Drops files in suspicious directories 8->94 96 Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions 8->96 98 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 8->98 18 arm.elf sh 8->18         started        20 arm.elf sh 8->20         started        28 21 other processes 8->28 100 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 12->100 22 arm.elf sh 12->22         started        24 arm.elf sh 12->24         started        30 17 other processes 12->30 26 arm.elf sh 14->26         started        32 14 other processes 14->32 68 /etc/rcS.d/S99sysinit, POSIX 16->68 dropped 70 /etc/init.d/S99sysinit, POSIX 16->70 dropped 72 /etc/network/if-up.d/sysinit, POSIX 16->72 dropped 34 104 other processes 16->34 signatures6 process7 process8 36 2 other processes 18->36 39 2 other processes 20->39 42 2 other processes 22->42 44 2 other processes 24->44 46 2 other processes 26->46 48 23 other processes 28->48 50 17 other processes 30->50 52 13 other processes 32->52 54 87 other processes 34->54 file9 56 /usr/bin/sysinit, ELF 39->56 dropped 58 /usr/sbin/sysinit, ELF 44->58 dropped 60 /usr/lib/libsysinit.so, ELF 46->60 dropped 88 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 46->88 90 Drops files in suspicious directories 50->90 signatures10
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/5b159fe72abe78a4e87a2dc39d27f590ba9bb2f45fb95cf401f26cf17e0eb68f
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5b159fe72abe78a4e87a2dc39d27f590ba9bb2f45fb95cf401f26cf17e0eb68f/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/5b159fe72abe78a4e87a2dc39d27f590ba9bb2f45fb95cf401f26cf17e0eb68f
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-17 18:24:52 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=lmkz7zzkxz4kj2d2fxbz2j7vsc5jxmxul64vz5ab6jwpc7qow2hq._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:wicked
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251217-w19zgshp4t/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136015-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/7a5d339d-8dda-4277-a2de-c9aea4da3878
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/5b159fe72abe78a4e87a2dc39d27f590ba9bb2f45fb95cf401f26cf17e0eb68f

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 5b159fe72abe78a4e87a2dc39d27f590ba9bb2f45fb95cf401f26cf17e0eb68f

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3735554/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3735572/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3735607/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3735627/

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