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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 91fa1ef98caaf8740e666935ffdcfbe93085a6a02398b5fecb188a02031b393c
SHA3-384 hash: 006ec1777273a5c51f6da0fb2245bd9aa36c4f876eee19f41825d368e577bb1f8a1b68b6d3203bd2914ea5d2d82e6ff2
SHA1 hash: c3dd9dbd38ea78ea27c2494f98b31db9d98b624a
MD5 hash: b0dedca22277d75afd198dc37e500a7a
humanhash: chicken-angel-fifteen-fish
File name:putita.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:99'028 bytes
First seen:2026-08-25 21:05:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 3072:hlx41noj9Qvj5f9ZjrkNhy4Bmal8YuYmJt:h7LhQv1Aamc7t
TLSH T134A31276CB7C1034E282A6B00FC447492652F7073637A6BDF0DAE51D29B1E638299B6C
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf UPX
File size (compressed) :99'028 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :206'412 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 03c1a932ee59cf97ca66760fbd64d5ff7ac9598113a3aea82d2a7a9cb486c64d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
32
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Changes access rights for a written file
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=aaa3dbd1-1600-0000-f9ec-16eb6f0d0000 pid=3439 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b266edd4-1600-0000-f9ec-16eb730d0000 pid=3443 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=aaa3dbd1-1600-0000-f9ec-16eb6f0d0000 pid=3439->guuid=b266edd4-1600-0000-f9ec-16eb730d0000 pid=3443 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1963711 Sample: putita.mips.elf Startdate: 25/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 49 64.89.163.215, 36078, 36080, 36082 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Sample is packed with UPX 2->55 9 putita.mips.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 file5 41 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->41 dropped 43 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->43 dropped 45 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->45 dropped 47 3 other malicious files 9->47 dropped 63 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->63 65 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->65 67 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->67 69 3 other signatures 9->69 13 putita.mips.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.mips.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.mips.elf chattr 9->17         started        20 6 other processes 9->20 signatures6 process7 signatures8 22 sh crontab 13->22         started        26 sh 13->26         started        28 sh crontab 15->28         started        51 Protects files from modification 17->51 30 putita.mips.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.mips.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.mips.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.dWaUVu, ASCII 22->39 dropped 59 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->59 61 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->61 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 57 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->57
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
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 91fa1ef98caaf8740e666935ffdcfbe93085a6a02398b5fecb188a02031b393c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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