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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7a711fa7a9af23a3c9f6083d4eaecdf31f46a7a43be4f18fd6da44bf690b5448
SHA3-384 hash: a3f43f9c16cf059d34c953a07971061ac66c48b762c0b38c4934875451f0dd18817c7ef08e3b5e7862a6b7b848002899
SHA1 hash: 11b6e514a22ad40c5ce6beed4586a361b1d22494
MD5 hash: ed59035b30d3af6085c633b6f65907d8
humanhash: double-steak-xray-michigan
File name:powerpc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:64'668 bytes
First seen:2026-08-19 02:21:52 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-19 16:52:03 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:6xycMN2ZpnNl/wSihzh5mg2l8Yzkf35hGlui/f4u+qgw09A:KH3gYX4fLm14u+qgwV
TLSH T13A53F263F01649BFC6BB08535D64CAEC79D4079F7C687C9846AC8B206E4BB4AB6450D8
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :64'668 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :167'932 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Unpacked file: 4c89eb04666710b3ac6ed55abab2d61c7e702213aa9e75bfeeb2d8248f9d983e

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
64
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Sets a file as executable
Kills processes
Locks files
Launching a process
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=54af6374-1a00-0000-0575-3c90ed090000 pid=2541 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2767ba78-1a00-0000-0575-3c90f4090000 pid=2548 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=54af6374-1a00-0000-0575-3c90ed090000 pid=2541->guuid=2767ba78-1a00-0000-0575-3c90f4090000 pid=2548 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad.mine
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1960085 Sample: powerpc.elf Startdate: 19/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 118 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOS-USDepartmentofStateUS ZZ 2->118 120 83.168.69.141, 43112, 43114, 43116 SKYPASS-ASPL Poland 2->120 122 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->122 132 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->132 134 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->134 136 Yara detected Mirai 2->136 138 Sample is packed with UPX 2->138 14 powerpc.elf 2->14         started        17 gvfsd-fuse fusermount 2->17         started        19 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-print-notifications 2->19         started        21 20 other processes 2->21 signatures3 process4 signatures5 142 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 14->142 23 powerpc.elf 14->23         started        144 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 17->144 25 gsd-print-notifications 19->25         started        process6 process7 27 powerpc.elf 23->27         started        30 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 25->30         started        signatures8 140 Sample deletes itself 27->140 32 powerpc.elf 27->32         started        35 powerpc.elf 27->35         started        37 powerpc.elf iptables 27->37         started        39 powerpc.elf iptables 27->39         started        process9 signatures10 124 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 32->124 126 Deletes system log files 32->126 41 powerpc.elf 32->41         started        43 powerpc.elf 32->43         started        45 powerpc.elf 32->45         started        47 22 other processes 32->47 process11 file12 50 powerpc.elf 41->50         started        53 powerpc.elf 41->53         started        55 powerpc.elf 41->55         started        61 23 other processes 41->61 57 powerpc.elf 43->57         started        59 powerpc.elf 43->59         started        63 15 other processes 43->63 65 11 other processes 45->65 116 /run/.watchdog.pid, ASCII 47->116 dropped 67 15 other processes 47->67 process13 signatures14 128 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 50->128 130 Deletes system log files 50->130 69 21 other processes 50->69 72 17 other processes 53->72 74 7 other processes 55->74 76 17 other processes 57->76 78 16 other processes 59->78 80 36 other processes 61->80 82 22 other processes 63->82 84 14 other processes 65->84 86 8 other processes 67->86 process15 file16 114 /run/.locker.pid, ASCII 69->114 dropped 88 powerpc.elf 69->88         started        90 powerpc.elf 69->90         started        92 powerpc.elf 69->92         started        94 17 other processes 69->94 process17 process18 96 powerpc.elf iptables 88->96         started        98 powerpc.elf iptables 88->98         started        100 powerpc.elf iptables 90->100         started        102 powerpc.elf iptables 90->102         started        110 2 other processes 92->110 104 powerpc.elf iptables 94->104         started        106 powerpc.elf iptables 94->106         started        108 powerpc.elf iptables 94->108         started        112 5 other processes 94->112
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
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_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 7a711fa7a9af23a3c9f6083d4eaecdf31f46a7a43be4f18fd6da44bf690b5448

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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