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Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 5fcfbc81e08a96b2712d5d748b120c670de498be69435bb16043b7ef2e156e3a
SHA3-384 hash: d833b5784ec87841b306464b8b313082d6a6e2cbbdb0a992c32fe2a8eee5d880de5a7e038bab42e48ff490ad7b470cb9
SHA1 hash: 5d42d540be977a40265740d29a0670eef2db06e8
MD5 hash: c24c1769553cf8f6aafb50c6f9f91bf1
humanhash: twenty-may-avocado-berlin
File name:ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc
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Signature Mirai
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File size:178'872 bytes
First seen:2026-01-09 13:51:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:P1Gl+pqxQJvxZ2+kREvguRjGzDzU8D4xygqEkLYusRF4bEBVr52+BShIvAMgz7Rj:PQfR+xjGzXd4xV7uHbC5IvMXev
TLSH T155042B02B70C0903D2572EB43E3F27D597AFD9E121A4B745650F9A8A81B6D33158AFCE
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 ea00a37d5cced0d72ad31f9942a14cbf4f96474888717941cf3edf7db034c71d
File size (compressed) :63'612 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :178'872 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: ea00a37d5cced0d72ad31f9942a14cbf4f96474888717941cf3edf7db034c71d

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
83
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/d99cb43b-dee0-4fa7-a726-9f9ee3a875a9/
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29325.LC.Pl.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-81.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.30435.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.32133.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135897-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135901-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135909-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7135916-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135918-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135954-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135957-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136013-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136016-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136028-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136057-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8025795-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9801524-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9940367-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-10007027-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10009361-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10011027-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10011918-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10012200-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10012201-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10012671-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Changes access rights for a written file
Manages services
Locks files
Launching a process
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Connection attempt
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69610822d1d688e1d6648530/reports/98f18ea4-648b-4502-92cc-c6606ebfcfff/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-09T10:56:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-09T23:51:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/5fcfbc81e08a96b2712d5d748b120c670de498be69435bb16043b7ef2e156e3a/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/1648384f-1d7d-4c4a-bcbf-ca4f93f3185a
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=c7696dfe-1700-0000-5c02-9dd0700d0000 pid=3440 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7d011700-1800-0000-5c02-9dd0770d0000 pid=3447 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c7696dfe-1700-0000-5c02-9dd0700d0000 pid=3440->guuid=7d011700-1800-0000-5c02-9dd0770d0000 pid=3447 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/4af77ca7-00b7-4f0b-8a79-d2753bd08269
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1847293
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1847293 Sample: ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf Startdate: 09/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 116 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->116 118 162.213.35.24, 37120, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->118 120 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->120 122 Found malware configuration 2->122 124 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->124 126 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->126 128 3 other signatures 2->128 11 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf 2->11         started        14 systemd ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf 2->14         started        17 systemd ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf 2->17         started        19 22 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 file5 136 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 11->136 138 Drops files in suspicious directories 11->138 21 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf sh 11->21         started        23 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf sh 11->23         started        25 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf sh 11->25         started        31 4 other processes 11->31 114 /etc/init.d/chaotic, POSIX 14->114 dropped 33 6 other processes 14->33 27 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf sh 17->27         started        35 5 other processes 17->35 29 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.ppc.elf sh 19->29         started        37 5 other processes 19->37 signatures6 process7 process8 48 2 other processes 21->48 39 sh update-rc.d 23->39         started        42 sh crontab 25->42         started        44 sh crontab 27->44         started        46 sh crontab 29->46         started        51 3 other processes 31->51 53 5 other processes 33->53 55 4 other processes 35->55 57 4 other processes 37->57 file9 130 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 39->130 59 update-rc.d systemctl 39->59         started        132 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 42->132 112 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.GKTm6S, ASCII 48->112 dropped 134 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 48->134 61 sh crontab 48->61         started        64 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 51->64         started        66 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 53->66         started        68 update-rc.d systemctl 53->68         started        70 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 55->70         started        72 update-rc.d systemctl 55->72         started        74 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 57->74         started        76 update-rc.d systemctl 57->76         started        signatures10 process11 signatures12 140 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 61->140 78 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 64->78         started        80 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 64->80         started        82 systemd-sysv-install getopt 64->82         started        92 3 other processes 66->92 84 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->84         started        86 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->86         started        88 systemd-sysv-install getopt 70->88         started        90 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 74->90         started        94 2 other processes 74->94 process13 process14 96 update-rc.d systemctl 78->96         started        98 update-rc.d systemctl 80->98         started        100 update-rc.d systemctl 84->100         started        102 update-rc.d systemctl 86->102         started        104 update-rc.d systemctl 90->104         started        106 update-rc.d systemctl 92->106         started        108 update-rc.d systemctl 92->108         started        110 update-rc.d systemctl 94->110         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/5fcfbc81e08a96b2712d5d748b120c670de498be69435bb16043b7ef2e156e3a
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/5fcfbc81e08a96b2712d5d748b120c670de498be69435bb16043b7ef2e156e3a/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/5fcfbc81e08a96b2712d5d748b120c670de498be69435bb16043b7ef2e156e3a
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-09 13:52:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=l7h3zaparklle4jnlv2iweqmm4g6jgf6nfbvxmlaio366lqvny5a._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260109-q6xcpadw8e/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/8caf1046-fc97-4cf0-8bf8-67891bc2502f
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
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Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf ea00a37d5cced0d72ad31f9942a14cbf4f96474888717941cf3edf7db034c71d

Mirai

elf 5fcfbc81e08a96b2712d5d748b120c670de498be69435bb16043b7ef2e156e3a

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
SHA256 ea00a37d5cced0d72ad31f9942a14cbf4f96474888717941cf3edf7db034c71d
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3753586/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropped by
MD5 c972492d3d55dfe38efd779336ef4d1f

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