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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 873218e56ad102c86116175a98e01e0de54b017fa50fff18841ce5f360b2dfc3
SHA3-384 hash: 533a23a3ddbbb5ad844b2526d32faa7bff0dfaca065ae34a18fafd1c963bf9d98607dd9e347ab9f3a2f0e2d67a520c8e
SHA1 hash: bfa0640949234a81ab04a7c248880d2bd6c280c1
MD5 hash: 64c78235fc3d6b8f5a190c9e02f53160
humanhash: echo-fruit-nitrogen-equal
File name:bolobotarm5
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:137'984 bytes
First seen:2025-07-11 15:45:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:aifQwMdG5ZspRb/hGd+j94A4rgwMA0QX4VJba/T6tPTu8VWg1EgP0IlZywywEIIE:aiK6oG64n8wMk4rKOtPTuW1Eqq6hY
TLSH T1EED30945FC515F13C6D612BBFB5E428D372A17A8D3EE72039D216F25378A85B0E3A242
telfhash t1a6011e3647854d7cc3e5542ec4deb01b1cbc7132ee2438529a6b2f0ae0a23c0b25e848
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 :
15
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin obfuscated remote
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=43150034-1a00-0000-cf1c-be918b0a0000 pid=2699 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c057de36-1a00-0000-cf1c-be91930a0000 pid=2707 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=43150034-1a00-0000-cf1c-be918b0a0000 pid=2699->guuid=c057de36-1a00-0000-cf1c-be91930a0000 pid=2707 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Gafgyt, Okiru
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Contains VNC / remote desktop functionality (version string found)
Detected Mirai
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Okiru
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1733994 Sample: bolobotarm5.elf Startdate: 11/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 121 net.bolo.gay 185.186.25.220, 60650, 60652, 60654 ASGHOSTNETDE Germany 2->121 123 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->123 125 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->125 127 Detected Mirai 2->127 129 5 other signatures 2->129 12 systemd bolobotarm5.elf 2->12         started        15 bolobotarm5.elf 2->15         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        19 5 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 signatures5 147 Contains VNC / remote desktop functionality (version string found) 12->147 21 bolobotarm5.elf 12->21         started        25 bolobotarm5.elf 15->25         started        process6 file7 95 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 21->95 dropped 97 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 21->97 dropped 99 /etc/profile, ASCII 21->99 dropped 101 /etc/init.d/S99network, POSIX 21->101 dropped 133 Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions 21->133 135 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 21->135 27 bolobotarm5.elf sh 21->27         started        29 bolobotarm5.elf sh 21->29         started        31 bolobotarm5.elf sh 21->31         started        39 8 other processes 21->39 137 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 25->137 139 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 25->139 141 Drops files in suspicious directories 25->141 33 bolobotarm5.elf sh 25->33         started        35 bolobotarm5.elf sh 25->35         started        37 bolobotarm5.elf sh 25->37         started        43 8 other processes 25->43 signatures8 process9 file10 57 2 other processes 27->57 45 sh cp 29->45         started        49 sh cp 31->49         started        59 2 other processes 33->59 51 sh cp 35->51         started        53 sh cp 37->53         started        103 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root, ASCII 39->103 dropped 61 6 other processes 39->61 143 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 43->143 55 sh systemctl 43->55         started        63 5 other processes 43->63 signatures11 process12 file13 105 /usr/bin/networkd, ELF 45->105 dropped 107 /usr/bin/netconfig, ELF 49->107 dropped 149 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 51->149 151 Drops files in suspicious directories 51->151 65 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 55->65         started        109 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.I7LEbs, ASCII 57->109 dropped 67 sh crontab 57->67         started        111 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.2OzS5L, ASCII 59->111 dropped 153 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 59->153 155 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 59->155 70 sh crontab 59->70         started        113 /var/tmp/.sys, ELF 61->113 dropped 115 /usr/sbin/network-service, ELF 61->115 dropped 117 /usr/sbin/netmgr, ELF 61->117 dropped 119 /tmp/.net, ELF 61->119 dropped 72 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 61->72         started        157 Drops invisible ELF files 63->157 signatures14 process15 signatures16 74 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 65->74         started        77 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 65->77         started        79 systemd-sysv-install getopt 65->79         started        131 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 70->131 81 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 72->81         started        83 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 72->83         started        85 systemd-sysv-install getopt 72->85         started        process17 signatures18 145 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 74->145 87 update-rc.d systemctl 74->87         started        89 update-rc.d systemctl 77->89         started        91 update-rc.d systemctl 81->91         started        93 update-rc.d systemctl 83->93         started        process19
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-11 14:09:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
net.bolo.gay
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9945193-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:linux_generic_irc_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:Find new ELF IRC samples
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d94e1020
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Mirai_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Mirai botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 873218e56ad102c86116175a98e01e0de54b017fa50fff18841ce5f360b2dfc3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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