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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 654dc0af61d48b84465457cbfbaf6ce451c41eddbdc42582d10f18062c35a85d
SHA3-384 hash: 8d644764331bf3056b072f08f1c18ed1dcebe9af79af5f2c56759f33c7ada3166d414f247161fb6f20da4e5ef9d0de81
SHA1 hash: a4ea36e14598993634cee3b58fbd2c106ebb4655
MD5 hash: 7ff0bae02fc769857521b00d3323ff74
humanhash: yellow-gee-mexico-connecticut
File name:nklx86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:82'932 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 13:07:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:dawJ1J5Ts4k7GwX8Eip/N8La3Ro2zgY9WyqRjoWs5fPyeF89o3zEMeSbjSxnZRR:daI1PIViwXlQ1RvgDyqdG5fPyeq9oDEH
TLSH T1F4835AC19A43E8F5E9090134607EF3377132D97401B8BEF3F7949772642AA94B54AB8E
telfhash t1eb2104fa0a7308e4abe0a812d31d1b717d5ceb772a5066f145f32431616abc391bac39
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
43
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1849110 Sample: nklx86.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 18 152.32.166.0 UHGL-AS-APUCloudHKHoldingsGroupLimitedHK Hong Kong 2->18 20 152.32.166.1 UHGL-AS-APUCloudHKHoldingsGroupLimitedHK Hong Kong 2->20 22 100 other IPs or domains 2->22 24 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->24 26 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 30 2 other signatures 2->30 8 nklx86.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 nklx86.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 nklx86.elf 14->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-12 13:08:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 36 (38.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Renames itself
Contacts a large (43151) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 654dc0af61d48b84465457cbfbaf6ce451c41eddbdc42582d10f18062c35a85d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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