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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5cfa6583cd9e509108240188caa996f4707dc57765a96c49ca68771f791f1b89
SHA3-384 hash: bae9f8724d7b57a5681f35d94d16281ad3cee9ef79ab65b0e496d948aa177a98b98a6ef1930ccd5f962a2ebf65c5742b
SHA1 hash: f8532749ad63541ef8b7c66473e047d5c29e6475
MD5 hash: 4700a87e5c77dc14e996dce9867a09b5
humanhash: spring-one-green-emma
File name:putita.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:198'040 bytes
First seen:2026-08-12 18:49:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 6144:rckQGe9m4umEWY03AUYcnP8AINi1FQdl9ck8Gd:o0msU5miQXd
TLSH T13F147F00FB081913D1835EB45B3B0776E379D98318B9F019290E7B565B33AFB5A87B89
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 cb938eeafd41a95adefbe4711e0ed136cca6f5704b5d4727ecaf6a0933bcde42
File size (compressed) :65'532 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :198'040 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: cb938eeafd41a95adefbe4711e0ed136cca6f5704b5d4727ecaf6a0933bcde42

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
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:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-08-12T20:36:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-13T03:40:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4ed11f76-1800-0000-c21f-f579f10b0000 pid=3057 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=13360579-1800-0000-c21f-f579fa0b0000 pid=3066 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4ed11f76-1800-0000-c21f-f579f10b0000 pid=3057->guuid=13360579-1800-0000-c21f-f579fa0b0000 pid=3066 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-12 19:10:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (SO)
AV detection:
11 of 23 (47.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:woof_mirai_variant
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Detects Woof Mirai variant (ChaCha20 table, HTTP C2 with token/guid, .woof dropper)
Reference:Internal analysis of sample 6ef4ce02

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 5cfa6583cd9e509108240188caa996f4707dc57765a96c49ca68771f791f1b89

(this sample)

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