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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 853b1386c9bfe386a49d3c2efea9e796885b9e93a95efe4c9cc5662faa343abe
SHA3-384 hash: a5ff9d5ad02cfe05b2d8ed2befd68ed33aa4d891f83f7576d8849baf10c26cda6c02447dc040fe0e6f694298803454e1
SHA1 hash: c77491279dd1e2aba922e1bcdae67025df4e35e9
MD5 hash: 6ea35b32a313cc642792187e080d65f8
humanhash: east-august-nine-artist
File name:linux_arm5
Download: download sample
File size:4'390'912 bytes
First seen:2026-04-04 15:50:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 24576:+Lqt/Q9Y7n9qYzxntj7A5CYjZ6MCbn2pdXj1l1C+eD/hJoe6I4dPyeqz4SSnLZ27:/j9XdJ0maElQvsya90gCu1wZz11
TLSH T18E162957B8924682C4E43A7ABC7E41C432A31FBD9B9B12576D09FE383BBE1990D35314
gimphash e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
56
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Unmounts file systems
Manages services
Creates directories
Receives data from a server
Collects information on the OS
Sends data to a server
Deleting a recently created file
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Changes access rights for a written file
Mounts file systems
Runs as daemon
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Deletes a system binary file
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
274
Number of processes launched:
115
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=96a9f049-1700-0000-a46e-b2d45a0d0000 pid=3418 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6780284c-1700-0000-a46e-b2d4620d0000 pid=3426 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=96a9f049-1700-0000-a46e-b2d45a0d0000 pid=3418->guuid=6780284c-1700-0000-a46e-b2d4620d0000 pid=3426 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1893472 Sample: linux_arm5.elf Startdate: 04/04/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 72 ak.504.su 82.27.11.165, 28588, 54638 NTLGB United Kingdom 2->72 74 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->74 76 3 other IPs or domains 2->76 9 linux_arm5.elf 2->9         started        11 systemd System.img-6.8.0-8 2->11         started        13 systemd System.img-6.8.0-8 2->13         started        15 15 other processes 2->15 process3 process4 17 linux_arm5.elf linux_arm5.elf 9->17         started        21 System.img-6.8.0-8 System.img-6.8.0-8 11->21         started        23 System.img-6.8.0-8 System.img-6.8.0-8 13->23         started        25 System.img-6.8.0-8 System.img-6.8.0-8 15->25         started        27 System.img-6.8.0-8 System.img-6.8.0-8 15->27         started        29 System.img-6.8.0-8 System.img-6.8.0-8 15->29         started        31 6 other processes 15->31 file5 64 /usr/sbin/.write_test_kawy, ASCII 17->64 dropped 66 /rootfs-ext/sbin/nginx-1.tmp_6bqct, ELF 17->66 dropped 68 /rootfs-ext/bin/killai.tmp_ewxyw, POSIX 17->68 dropped 70 6 other malicious files 17->70 dropped 78 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 17->78 80 Drops files in suspicious directories 17->80 82 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 17->82 33 linux_arm5.elf sh 17->33         started        35 linux_arm5.elf update-rc.d 17->35         started        38 linux_arm5.elf sh 17->38         started        40 4 other processes 17->40 signatures6 process7 signatures8 42 sh System 33->42         started        84 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 35->84 44 update-rc.d systemctl 35->44         started        46 sh killai 38->46         started        process9 process10 48 System sleep 42->48         started        50 System System.img-6.8.0-8 42->50         started        52 System sleep 42->52         started        60 4 other processes 42->60 54 killai sleep 46->54         started        56 killai nginx-1 46->56         started        58 killai sleep 46->58         started        62 2 other processes 46->62
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-04-04 15:51:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
4 of 36 (11.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Reads list of loaded kernel modules
Write file to user bin folder
Executes dropped EXE
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:enterpriseunix2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise UNIX
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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Web download

elf 853b1386c9bfe386a49d3c2efea9e796885b9e93a95efe4c9cc5662faa343abe

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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