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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5d6f50f18dbd9538c965e883027e9dda92967bbc515abc57cdef82dd8de96861
SHA3-384 hash: 22b13bf958c254df464f6d0239f41db644111be6e13178b237ad309caee673f7a4fe507a32f3844eebbfb2df4f53a245
SHA1 hash: 97a36b75fd3f5313ef8d96c2c5f8c9508cdf50f0
MD5 hash: 8e64fbeb16706caf96b04077563740f2
humanhash: autumn-yankee-cat-bacon
File name:arm7.go
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:158'064 bytes
First seen:2026-02-09 21:05:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:7USF2P+336EQefw3EzkcfpTiaRFMEtREYCL7bgpXNj0zARr:7UhWH6jefw3EoctiaRFMEtREY07bMNYy
TLSH T176F33A52BD91DF11D5C731FAFAAE414933135BB8D3FA31129D20AF61238A59B0F7A602
telfhash t1b701ce3bbe4c0dacf6e551a845dfa12b6a2530997b3029c965d95c6e07829d2b03e107
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
35
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
129
Number of processes launched:
90
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Found malware configuration
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
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
Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall'
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1866358 Sample: arm7.go.elf Startdate: 09/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 99 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->99 101 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->101 103 91.189.91.43, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->103 121 Found malware configuration 2->121 123 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->123 125 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->125 11 dash rm arm7.go.elf 2->11         started        14 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->14         started        16 udisksd dumpe2fs 2->16         started        18 168 other processes 2->18 signatures3 process4 signatures5 135 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 11->135 20 arm7.go.elf 11->20         started        process6 file7 91 /var/spool/cron/root, ASCII 20->91 dropped 93 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root, ASCII 20->93 dropped 95 /tmp/.taunt, POSIX 20->95 dropped 97 9 other files (8 malicious) 20->97 dropped 127 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 20->127 129 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 20->129 131 Drops files in suspicious directories 20->131 133 4 other signatures 20->133 24 arm7.go.elf sh 20->24         started        26 arm7.go.elf sh 20->26         started        28 arm7.go.elf sh 20->28         started        30 24 other processes 20->30 signatures8 process9 process10 32 sh cp 24->32         started        36 sh crontab 26->36         started        38 sh 26->38         started        40 sh cp 28->40         started        42 sh cp 30->42         started        44 sh cp 30->44         started        46 sh cp 30->46         started        48 23 other processes 30->48 file11 73 /usr/bin/.update, ELF 32->73 dropped 105 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 32->105 107 Drops invisible ELF files 32->107 109 Drops files in suspicious directories 32->109 75 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.lrD9VY, ASCII 36->75 dropped 111 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 36->111 113 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->113 50 sh crontab 38->50         started        77 /var/jbx/shared/.update, ELF 40->77 dropped 79 /var/log/.update, ELF 42->79 dropped 81 /var/.update, ELF 44->81 dropped 83 /mnt/.update, ELF 46->83 dropped 85 /root/.update, ELF 48->85 dropped 87 /media/.update, ELF 48->87 dropped 89 2 other malicious files 48->89 dropped 115 Sample deletes itself 48->115 117 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 48->117 53 S99network 48->53         started        55 .monitor 48->55         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 119 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 50->119 57 S99network arm7.go.elf 53->57         started        59 S99network arm7.go.elf 53->59         started        61 S99network arm7.go.elf 53->61         started        69 3 other processes 53->69 63 .monitor arm7.go.elf 55->63         started        65 .monitor arm7.go.elf 55->65         started        67 .monitor arm7.go.elf 55->67         started        71 3 other processes 55->71 process15
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-09 21:06:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 36 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Executes dropped EXE
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_irc_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:Find new ELF IRC samples
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 5d6f50f18dbd9538c965e883027e9dda92967bbc515abc57cdef82dd8de96861

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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