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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 618841b829de5fad49ea012bcf14ed49e99d9d385ac8560d754ae3fe86176df4
SHA3-384 hash: eaecbfb15bad295bfe6347fd0625b7323d79a6bc21966d54e192563da31371773a060eaa73a4c92532afca21db918557
SHA1 hash: c328547e557fa5984bf7982ec226003fb58d765a
MD5 hash: 0a3faeb834d5fb875c3c93bcd7cd7a8e
humanhash: beryllium-winner-blue-colorado
File name:putita.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:58'132 bytes
First seen:2026-07-18 16:41:26 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-19 15:55:42 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:EVt9FkoneDfixpVGHtdeJz0ZkAWD7GtuWWReh8MaI6WQULfo:EYonvlqtMJoZj8wmI8MlQULw
TLSH T169430106675BF6E3CCD80834EBE08186F1AB4EFCD7CA7361864446ACD7ED00B94B1996
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :58'132 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :136'648 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 5ee266bd3fea52a8d9a909ce33f011d2ed65ec5c329a8f2c68cfe4681f5f16b6

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sets a written file as executable
Sends data to a server
Creating a file
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes access rights for a written file
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
3
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-18T14:40:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-19T22:12:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f75c4719-1900-0000-fbd4-3dafe20d0000 pid=3554 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=70380f1b-1900-0000-fbd4-3dafe70d0000 pid=3559 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f75c4719-1900-0000-fbd4-3dafe20d0000 pid=3554->guuid=70380f1b-1900-0000-fbd4-3dafe70d0000 pid=3559 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1944635 Sample: putita.arm.elf Startdate: 18/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 53 64.89.163.215, 60650, 666 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->53 55 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->55 57 3 other IPs or domains 2->57 59 Sample is packed with UPX 2->59 9 putita.arm.elf 2->9         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 file5 43 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->43 dropped 45 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->45 dropped 47 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->47 dropped 49 3 other malicious files 9->49 dropped 65 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->65 67 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->67 69 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->69 71 3 other signatures 9->71 17 putita.arm.elf sh 9->17         started        19 putita.arm.elf sh 9->19         started        21 putita.arm.elf chattr 9->21         started        24 6 other processes 9->24 signatures6 process7 signatures8 26 sh crontab 17->26         started        30 sh 17->30         started        32 sh crontab 19->32         started        61 Protects files from modification 21->61 34 putita.arm.elf 24->34         started        36 putita.arm.elf 24->36         started        38 putita.arm.elf 24->38         started        process9 file10 51 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.dZDoeU, ASCII 26->51 dropped 73 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 26->73 75 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 26->75 40 sh crontab 30->40         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 63 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 40->63
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-07-18 16:42:49 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
10 of 24 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 618841b829de5fad49ea012bcf14ed49e99d9d385ac8560d754ae3fe86176df4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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