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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96a5347a946df2da5d7caa776cd51926dd0b7aaecf4d2794b8a005b4f439388e
SHA3-384 hash: c4b42422d0ba194a975e88f9f4bb2a97edc398a53e12b9922ebda175818411d5602a5d03b87084b9af97910e47763ebf
SHA1 hash: cd42418c030d0784b61ee69a967a5df52edce1f4
MD5 hash: cd4d44705b9f3c65fef1374283adde31
humanhash: paris-lion-diet-spring
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:232'376 bytes
First seen:2025-11-02 16:13:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:O1jtaQb1xGZtfl1bLN2wNvSwjGR2Ho6npZqn3EKLdV8JXsxj:O1jtzxGZ9l1bLdVI6bqUKL7UXsxj
TLSH T1ED34431A2A22DF7FF66C873547B78960979822D636E1D645F26CC31C1E3024E641FBE8
telfhash t1025191180a7813f0a7651c9d09ddff37e6a321db3f162c238e11e86aab68b439d10c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Mounts file systems
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Opens a port
Deleting a recently created file
Sends data to a server
Removes directories
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
70
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-30T22:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-02T16:35:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e716b1da-2100-0000-0768-449571040000 pid=1137 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=330619dd-2100-0000-0768-449574040000 pid=1140 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e716b1da-2100-0000-0768-449571040000 pid=1137->guuid=330619dd-2100-0000-0768-449574040000 pid=1140 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1806581 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 02/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 154 bots.kiro.forum 2->154 156 41.75.220.111, 37215 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 2->156 158 99 other IPs or domains 2->158 166 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->166 168 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->168 170 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->170 174 2 other signatures 2->174 15 systemd gdm3 2->15         started        17 systemd gdm3 2->17         started        19 mips.elf 2->19         started        22 40 other processes 2->22 signatures3 172 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 154->172 process4 file5 25 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->25         started        27 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->27         started        36 5 other processes 15->36 29 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 17->29         started        31 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 17->31         started        38 3 other processes 17->38 176 Sample deletes itself 19->176 178 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 19->178 33 mips.elf 19->33         started        40 2 other processes 19->40 152 /var/log/wtmp, data 22->152 dropped 180 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 22->180 42 21 other processes 22->42 signatures6 process7 signatures8 44 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 25->44         started        46 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 27->46         started        48 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 29->48         started        50 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 31->50         started        164 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 33->164 52 mips.elf 33->52         started        54 language-validate language-options 42->54         started        56 language-validate language-options 42->56         started        58 sh grep 42->58         started        60 15 other processes 42->60 process9 process10 62 gdm-x-session dbus-run-session 44->62         started        64 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 44->64         started        66 gdm-x-session Default 44->66         started        68 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 46->68         started        70 gdm-x-session dbus-run-session 48->70         started        78 2 other processes 48->78 72 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 50->72         started        74 language-options sh 54->74         started        76 language-options sh 56->76         started        process11 80 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 62->80         started        83 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 62->83         started        87 2 other processes 64->87 89 2 other processes 68->89 91 2 other processes 70->91 93 2 other processes 72->93 95 2 other processes 74->95 97 2 other processes 76->97 85 Xorg sh 78->85         started        signatures12 160 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 80->160 162 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 80->162 99 dbus-daemon 80->99         started        105 9 other processes 80->105 107 3 other processes 83->107 101 sh xkbcomp 85->101         started        110 2 other processes 87->110 112 9 other processes 89->112 103 dbus-daemon 91->103         started        114 10 other processes 91->114 116 9 other processes 93->116 process13 signatures14 118 dbus-daemon at-spi-bus-launcher 99->118         started        120 dbus-daemon at-spi-bus-launcher 103->120         started        122 dbus-daemon gjs 105->122         started        127 8 other processes 105->127 125 gnome-shell ibus-daemon 107->125         started        129 2 other processes 107->129 131 7 other processes 112->131 188 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 114->188 133 9 other processes 114->133 135 7 other processes 116->135 process15 signatures16 137 at-spi-bus-launcher dbus-daemon 118->137         started        140 at-spi-bus-launcher dbus-daemon 120->140         started        186 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 122->186 142 ibus-daemon 125->142         started        144 ibus-daemon ibus-memconf 125->144         started        process17 signatures18 182 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 137->182 184 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 137->184 146 dbus-daemon 137->146         started        148 ibus-daemon ibus-x11 142->148         started        process19 process20 150 dbus-daemon at-spi2-registryd 146->150         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-31 03:32:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (2568) amount of remote hosts
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041698-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202510_elf_hailbot
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects HailBot ELF files
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 96a5347a946df2da5d7caa776cd51926dd0b7aaecf4d2794b8a005b4f439388e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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