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Database Entry



FlyLegitBot


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 76ddaa1760bfd2ff76b0ae3699cd36f68df794eddd3c4e157641a1e2849ecb0e
SHA3-384 hash: ead1cdda3098fb85ed8ed4fc3354c3e655f344988cbbd35dbac6d9e15b30101eedc1160535eb671d61b4873df52b3f6c
SHA1 hash: c76b8cbe88eb5d3b8c56a8fa47c4693400b5bf51
MD5 hash: 50ea085f8f420f912ed5a65164037ca0
humanhash: two-skylark-river-papa
File name:waternetwork.mips
Download: download sample
Signature FlyLegitBot
File size:179'588 bytes
First seen:2026-10-21 16:17:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:qpN8tTNkY2r82LGG0iyAlk+zSLPJNHJ1vuyp:IN8t+Y2bCFLwkzPTJp
TLSH T1DF04451A3E22DFABF55D827047F38930979876D63AE19584F26CD74C1E2028E641F7E8
telfhash t19d4162584a7813b063355c9d0addef76a2a330db6a261d378e51e86aa769c824e20c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf FlyLegitBot

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Manages services
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file
Kills processes
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
6
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6bf45bf4-1f00-0000-2b80-063548090000 pid=2376 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=18fdf6f8-1f00-0000-2b80-063551090000 pid=2385 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6bf45bf4-1f00-0000-2b80-063548090000 pid=2376->guuid=18fdf6f8-1f00-0000-2b80-063551090000 pid=2385 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
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: 1990176 Sample: waternetwork.mips.elf Startdate: 21/10/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 38 5.175.222.236, 777 RYZEHOSTINGAT Netherlands 2->38 40 151.101.130.49, 36016, 443 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 2->40 42 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->42 44 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->44 46 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->46 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->48 10 waternetwork.mips.elf 2->10         started        12 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->12         started        14 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->14         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 process5 18 waternetwork.mips.elf 10->18         started        process6 20 waternetwork.mips.elf 18->20         started        file7 32 /usr/bin/flylegit, ELF 20->32 dropped 34 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 20->34 dropped 36 /etc/cron.d/waternetwork, ASCII 20->36 dropped 50 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 20->50 52 Drops files in suspicious directories 20->52 54 Sample deletes itself 20->54 56 2 other signatures 20->56 24 waternetwork.mips.elf sh 20->24         started        26 waternetwork.mips.elf sh 20->26         started        signatures8 process9 process10 28 sh systemctl 24->28         started        30 sh systemctl 26->30         started       
Threat name:
Linux.PUA.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-21 16:18:40 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
7 of 36 (19.44%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
flylegitbot
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:flylegitbot botnet discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Creates/modifies Cron job
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Deletes itself
Detects FlyLegitBot
Family: FlyLegitBot
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:MIRAI_TELNETCURL_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:Mirai-lineage ELF payload carrying the leaked-source decoy domain
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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

FlyLegitBot

elf 76ddaa1760bfd2ff76b0ae3699cd36f68df794eddd3c4e157641a1e2849ecb0e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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