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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 88bd3d641068b8711ec0a4f12c8c3f277d1d18748193ef1ab4da5a34152894c6
SHA3-384 hash: a12a295e8e7306c139e6c17208255425137cb663e93bbb3d2a3f595bb51885a735e27d531728de31f90ddbf53c011183
SHA1 hash: 036cddd2c317a367876e3fd830515f745b725a27
MD5 hash: e2728a5dec24ccc32b2c088a7f568736
humanhash: texas-diet-venus-kansas
File name:kowai.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:66'320 bytes
First seen:2025-06-19 14:19:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:yDWfszARHdGR7/csENDTlrdK/UXdsb5olwHc+RMvuw0gEP+CAD3SWtDz:B0zKHdGR7/chDTxdKcXdsb5wSWuwXE2
TLSH T1675329C4B643E9F5D8020674306BEF325E36E4FA211EEAC7D3E49537AC46686D50369C
telfhash t1cd11c8f51efe0ce8f6d4a840814e6f65456ac67b756032b04272ed5022bec836075d3c
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 :
70
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai obfuscated opendir opendir
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23,37215,52869
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1718690 Sample: kowai.x86.elf Startdate: 19/06/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 20 45.209.232.110, 52869 zain-asGH Ghana 2->20 22 45.161.156.67 masternetltda-meBR Brazil 2->22 24 99 other IPs or domains 2->24 26 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 2 other signatures 2->32 8 kowai.x86.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 kowai.x86.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 kowai.x86.elf 10->12         started        14 kowai.x86.elf 10->14         started        16 kowai.x86.elf 10->16         started        18 kowai.x86.elf 10->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-19 14:22:05 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:sora discovery linux rootkit
Behaviour
Loads a kernel module
Contacts a large (185879) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135890-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
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_Threat_1ac392ca
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
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 88bd3d641068b8711ec0a4f12c8c3f277d1d18748193ef1ab4da5a34152894c6

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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