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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 966c4e98af2eb9a6462216edb2c70d0e0e996d14406fd6612a7f9274cc24b726
SHA3-384 hash: 338685d69c0a64cfa9b8e291c382423d98157d96107f51e96f2ba4356d85db05f96dfc25bb58becb87c19af6a60be1be
SHA1 hash: 03968394998c9de60f98ae3760afa7566ef35733
MD5 hash: a075d6a9a6abdfced4e451d23c74bdc9
humanhash: potato-utah-lamp-skylark
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:130'448 bytes
First seen:2025-04-09 04:21:52 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:QcPNr+bYbND7PX3BNu5sN2tNcI+AFJOgY+KcbneH5qmEygDWsGFquudIa2z42zl7:RNr+epDX32sANHen93
TLSH T12ED3B50E2E398F6DF37AC27687B74A21976863D117E0C689D27CF9021E6034D641FB99
telfhash t1c7218e5c497823f097b61c9d2aedebb3e1a170df56266d378e10e9ad9aacd424d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
86
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
DNS request
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Mounts file systems
Kills processes
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
47
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-04-09 04:22:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (33140) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135893-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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 966c4e98af2eb9a6462216edb2c70d0e0e996d14406fd6612a7f9274cc24b726

(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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