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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 83e12a989f190473be130ff7fa6f5ae86e2eabbe6aa789f643c2b80add1596f0
SHA3-384 hash: 811cf71587c9885a227e0c175e4eb282489b7278fc66375713ddbd43c76d08b8f6632ea7975a26d6ed6d07836dc22531
SHA1 hash: 139d2edd774d92e9e61b9d15612b701a7537bc8a
MD5 hash: 03cccb8f756107d5977e7908eca67f0d
humanhash: carolina-king-uniform-nitrogen
File name:m9x7k2v8b3.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:41'996 bytes
First seen:2025-11-20 17:23:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:e201GjDlPCGZnkrlTDCwjbrrNTAJi7vVDJjYkHUtBx05e:e20wjDlaanGldHrpEsLVF0kkAe
TLSH T1EF13E0B27E5F6274C16771F243294BF6AD9A9032258412DF1E817BADCC9743C2E288CD
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) :41'996 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :85'904 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: d47da28f6c64455362ba2341d0b2ef873bdcff4c74058597ecd48fa456d8ee99

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
43
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-11-20T14:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-22T10:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=accdcdd0-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54110d0000 pid=3345 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c96403d4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54150d0000 pid=3349 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=accdcdd0-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54110d0000 pid=3345->guuid=c96403d4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54150d0000 pid=3349 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=c96403d4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54150d0000 pid=3349->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=5db07ed4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54180d0000 pid=3352 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c96403d4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54150d0000 pid=3349->guuid=5db07ed4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54180d0000 pid=3352 clone guuid=9c36e8fe-2200-0000-d2f8-ed5465100000 pid=4197 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c96403d4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54150d0000 pid=3349->guuid=9c36e8fe-2200-0000-d2f8-ed5465100000 pid=4197 clone guuid=9c9ff4fe-2200-0000-d2f8-ed5466100000 pid=4198 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=c96403d4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54150d0000 pid=3349->guuid=9c9ff4fe-2200-0000-d2f8-ed5466100000 pid=4198 clone guuid=5b8985d4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54190d0000 pid=3353 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5db07ed4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54180d0000 pid=3352->guuid=5b8985d4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54190d0000 pid=3353 clone guuid=b8458bd4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed541a0d0000 pid=3354 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=5db07ed4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed54180d0000 pid=3352->guuid=b8458bd4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed541a0d0000 pid=3354 clone guuid=b8458bd4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed541a0d0000 pid=3354->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1170B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=b8458bd4-2100-0000-d2f8-ed541a0d0000 pid=3354->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B guuid=9c9ff4fe-2200-0000-d2f8-ed5466100000 pid=4198->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1170B guuid=9c9ff4fe-2200-0000-d2f8-ed5466100000 pid=4198->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sends malformed DNS queries
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1818040 Sample: m9x7k2v8b3.x86_64.elf Startdate: 20/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 22 play.mclighthouse.ir. [malformed] 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 4 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Sample is packed with UPX 2->32 8 m9x7k2v8b3.x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Sends malformed DNS queries 22->34 process4 process5 12 m9x7k2v8b3.x86_64.elf 8->12         started        14 m9x7k2v8b3.x86_64.elf 8->14         started        16 m9x7k2v8b3.x86_64.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 m9x7k2v8b3.x86_64.elf 12->18         started        20 m9x7k2v8b3.x86_64.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-20 17:24:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 83e12a989f190473be130ff7fa6f5ae86e2eabbe6aa789f643c2b80add1596f0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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