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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8833ab23e04d218c18e782a07ba82a0a0635f17d37a65e99ff59099cbb3daf3a
SHA3-384 hash: bd5fcac3e6a6080eaa82027c052069026cd147ee56dcd15279e335295bf44426808c5662919e38b5d6d498769677be9b
SHA1 hash: 8f819e763a1f3ae91e6de47ffa46a4c1b7c329cd
MD5 hash: 30f54b6aa5a309fed76344955a3f47bf
humanhash: diet-cup-utah-cardinal
File name:top1miku.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:223'736 bytes
First seen:2025-07-31 17:55:44 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-01 14:40:25 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:q+mUXRk+lOf7vGigDopN/Yd20WDjbh3B9fzSc2YAfwV8ZlBiXYUJBD:5mIK+lOTvGNDdWDjZGrr4VcBioWBD
TLSH T19324B84E6E328F7DF768873447B78A20976933D627E1D684D2ACD1105F6028E641FFA8
telfhash t18341b158097407f0a7656c5d49ddff76d5a330db7e162c238e10e8aaeb79a835d10c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
19
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Deletes a file
Sets a written file as executable
Receives data from a server
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
149
Number of processes launched:
7
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215,2323,23
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7c906a49-1900-0000-53f7-b0d5d60e0000 pid=3798 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=214ad84b-1900-0000-53f7-b0d5e50e0000 pid=3813 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7c906a49-1900-0000-53f7-b0d5d60e0000 pid=3798->guuid=214ad84b-1900-0000-53f7-b0d5e50e0000 pid=3813 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1748018 Sample: top1miku.mips.elf Startdate: 31/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 44 109.242.209.205 WIND-ASGR Greece 2->44 46 160.7.94.67 WEST-NET-WESTUS United States 2->46 48 98 other IPs or domains 2->48 50 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->50 52 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->52 54 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->54 56 4 other signatures 2->56 10 top1miku.mips.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 66 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->66 17 top1miku.mips.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 top1miku.mips.elf 17->19         started        file8 40 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->40 dropped 58 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->58 60 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->60 62 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->62 23 top1miku.mips.elf sh 19->23         started        25 top1miku.mips.elf 19->25         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 28 sh cp 23->28         started        64 Sample deletes itself 25->64 32 top1miku.mips.elf sh 25->32         started        34 top1miku.mips.elf sh 25->34         started        36 top1miku.mips.elf sh 25->36         started        38 8 other processes 25->38 process12 file13 42 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 28->42 dropped 68 Drops invisible ELF files 28->68 70 Drops files in suspicious directories 28->70 signatures14
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-31 17:56:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access defense_evasion discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Creates a large amount of network flows
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Contacts a large (8104) amount of remote hosts
Mirai
Mirai family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041698-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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

Mirai

elf 8833ab23e04d218c18e782a07ba82a0a0635f17d37a65e99ff59099cbb3daf3a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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