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Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8d7220ab55433735d9731e5554e97f495d52a6ca4c3949a83161d1883455ce05
SHA3-384 hash: f09ea74ec3d383b787e56ab6ec7de015e64b4ef302e7d71541410b539e0c249e2f65c7b9bb02be5d8a55a460bed52509
SHA1 hash: 86697a812bbe88f9dd7ee75d4bed8b25ba44fad4
MD5 hash: 383ba714a75c8f0e6bf91b1cbbb60e90
humanhash: hydrogen-jig-winter-oklahoma
File name:ssh-agent-auth.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:39'567 bytes
First seen:2026-02-01 12:13:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:ODaQ0Y4hUfoD8S5CppYwxRz6w5YwwYT/63zcRVTy8JgGlzDpbuR1Jx:OepY+cbEYSCxVJuD
TLSH T10703E1AE410198F9DEA70AF20397CBA10B903FA45855CD1B6249C7CCDCA47F2B9939C9
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika unknown
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
68
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
146
Number of processes launched:
12
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Anti-Debugging
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Elf
First seen:
2026-02-01T08:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-01T08:11:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d548f58d-1600-0000-e7a7-b68027100000 pid=4135 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bb388e8f-1600-0000-e7a7-b6802e100000 pid=4142 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d548f58d-1600-0000-e7a7-b68027100000 pid=4135->guuid=bb388e8f-1600-0000-e7a7-b6802e100000 pid=4142 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1861200 Sample: ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf Startdate: 01/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 47 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->47 49 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->49 51 2 other IPs or domains 2->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Sample is packed with UPX 2->55 10 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 2->10         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 63 Sample deletes itself 10->63 17 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 10->17         started        process6 process7 19 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 17->19         started        file8 45 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 19->45 dropped 57 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->57 59 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->59 61 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 19->61 23 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf sh 19->23         started        25 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 19->25         started        27 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 19->27         started        29 7 other processes 19->29 signatures9 process10 process11 31 sh cp 23->31         started        33 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 25->33         started        35 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 27->35         started        37 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 29->37         started        39 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 29->39         started        41 ssh-agent-auth.mips.elf 29->41         started        43 4 other processes 29->43
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet credential_access defense_evasion discovery persistence upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Writes file to system bin folder
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Traces itself
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 8d7220ab55433735d9731e5554e97f495d52a6ca4c3949a83161d1883455ce05

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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