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Database Entry
Akira
Vendor detections: 11
| SHA256 hash: | 5f73fd2184ffc262f1bdac74b8f15c589f8d5cf986625ff687ecd32928241f80 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | cb228f167732aee417fa6e32f26aef1322628e1f52e7a7ed812fe47aaafc2c0c846e4f62ced1a10aec7408a5899d00a2 |
| SHA1 hash: | 66f6bdb22385fc5f7824babb6f9d7c22e705c6c3 |
| MD5 hash: | 7a7d7c2ab8913ec96b577344ec918d96 |
| humanhash: | comet-tango-wyoming-alanine |
| File name: | aa |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Akira |
| File size: | 1'676'946 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-09-09 07:19:55 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-09-10 05:06:23 UTC |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 49152:y5ZJD1inSoatohZHOSck67NuQ8XLwf5Elf5LX:UZK6hJuQ8I5E7X |
| TLSH | T1BC753B17B6A258BEC29EC070878BD597AC30745402317A3B7A90DE351E67E349FB9B31 |
| telfhash | t15152533118bd24a521e7da8ff313e2b8ad32442596f532f05a17bcd5eedad424c79822 |
| 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: | akira elf Ransomware |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
196
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Akira
Details
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
DNS request
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Collects information on the network activity
Launching a process
Collects information on the OS
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm expand lockbit lolbin ransomware
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-09-09T04:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-10T21:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Malware family:
Akira Ransomware
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Akira
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Yara detected Akira Ransomware
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Threat name:
Linux.Ransomware.Akira
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-09 07:21:34 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 38 (39.47%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
akira
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:akira credential_access discovery linux ransomware
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Information Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.20
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
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| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | ELF_Toriilike_persist |
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| Author: | 4r4 |
| Description: | Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative) |
| Reference: | Identified via researched data |
| Rule name: | esxi_commands_ransomware |
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| Author: | Marius 'f0wL' Genheimer <hello@dissectingmalwa.re> |
| Description: | Detects commands issued by Ransomware to interact with ESXi VMs |
| Rule name: | Linux_Ransomware_Akira_02237952 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | MALWARE_Linux_Akira |
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| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects Akira Ransomware Linux |
| Rule name: | MAL_RANSOM_LNX_macOS_LockBit_Apr23_1 |
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| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | Detects LockBit ransomware samples for Linux and macOS |
| Reference: | https://twitter.com/malwrhunterteam/status/1647384505550876675?s=20 |
| Rule name: | MD5_Constants |
|---|---|
| Author: | phoul (@phoul) |
| Description: | Look for MD5 constants |
| Rule name: | Multi_Ransomware_Akira_21842eb3 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | RANSOMWARE |
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| Author: | ToroGuitar |
| Rule name: | TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE |
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| Author: | CYFARE |
| Description: | Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026 |
| Reference: | https://cyfare.net/ |
| Rule name: | vmdetect |
|---|---|
| Author: | nex |
| Description: | Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques |
| Rule name: | Windows_Ransomware_Akira_c8c298ba |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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