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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 96cd73b66c0dc79abf670ecdf6cf13e860862eec59f68275de72c65d44b1b352
SHA3-384 hash: 76ad4eaf57b2878e49fdf8686d7c07a59e8a6f603946ee8b6b810d7ca6db74e2ccdced966d58e39dffce77fffe65a172
SHA1 hash: 68cadd7746dcf557bc94a3557e76d09e55604a53
MD5 hash: 65a40aa164f515d54eab03c0a8337b68
humanhash: ohio-tango-london-cat
File name:nklppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'800 bytes
First seen:2026-01-11 18:31:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:vuEqubJDbieYTkrLYIHiv2GsTfRO2kjQOdoprS95k0j2/HmEDTAbVRLh:vuEqcbbTfcc8oZS9+15TATh
TLSH T17D83290173584047F7AB0D72293F7BF1979FD59121E0A286A95ADB4F8232E72144BFCA
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
50
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d0ed04d5-1700-0000-a9b7-fcde5a0c0000 pid=3162 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e1dc8fd6-1700-0000-a9b7-fcde600c0000 pid=3168 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d0ed04d5-1700-0000-a9b7-fcde5a0c0000 pid=3162->guuid=e1dc8fd6-1700-0000-a9b7-fcde600c0000 pid=3168 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848533 Sample: nklppc.elf Startdate: 11/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 14 46.42.105.151, 23 VIVABH Bahrain 2->14 16 46.42.105.153, 23 VIVABH Bahrain 2->16 18 100 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->20 22 Yara detected Mirai 2->22 24 Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning) 2->24 8 nklppc.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 nklppc.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 nklppc.elf 10->12         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-11 18:32:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 36 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7755770-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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 96cd73b66c0dc79abf670ecdf6cf13e860862eec59f68275de72c65d44b1b352

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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