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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 979ba5760d19b46e9af4f80c13e8b60f9c52ef0cc131d8596231300d620eff00
SHA3-384 hash: cc12db9f864d133553c132bd0f67660558b959c6f5c08f9eb8c84738a40ce30aa840459eb98dab3a391291677559308b
SHA1 hash: ba5029d80d166b14ec044cd289c5a6ec3b7f06db
MD5 hash: 38f846201a90e6689fa71ced81ea41e2
humanhash: bakerloo-table-helium-yellow
File name:powerpc
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Signature Mirai
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File size:121'095 bytes
First seen:2025-10-27 15:03:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:OJvK1YrOqmoThXSG3vqZmPWmqYQcuLwHnFSNb:OJvKyrjm4hXSwvYmqYQcuLwHnFSNb
TLSH T12BC31977A61C0783C49B55F03CA73BF18F69BEB312D61184A209BED41B72AF12522F95
telfhash t179316752543551241fb2992c6cbc55631121372393543f719f29c4cc05360e2e93de0f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
121
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29524.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.29325.LC.Pl.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-81.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.29052.TSource.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981169-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135920-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135944-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135945-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136018-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136031-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7138852-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7355719-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041683-0
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Unix.Dropper.Gafgyt-9762292-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9801524-0
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Unix.Trojan.Gafgyt-9875100-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9943729-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-9977145-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin mirai obfuscated remote threat
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68ff8aea3a79800405f8c768/reports/bdd4bc54-6ed3-4150-8060-64afa61d7857/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-10-27T12:14:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-28T10:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.a
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/979ba5760d19b46e9af4f80c13e8b60f9c52ef0cc131d8596231300d620eff00/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/c2ec8505-9c75-409e-b299-f0f4f4ff3068
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=fa3a328e-1900-0000-6b26-3df58d0b0000 pid=2957 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d3e08b90-1900-0000-6b26-3df5950b0000 pid=2965 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fa3a328e-1900-0000-6b26-3df58d0b0000 pid=2957->guuid=d3e08b90-1900-0000-6b26-3df5950b0000 pid=2965 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/eab43170-482f-46a1-a125-e58680de2328
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1802500
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains symbols with names commonly found in malware
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1802500 Sample: powerpc.elf Startdate: 27/10/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 21 197.154.181.228 airtel-tz-asTZ Ethiopia 2->21 23 197.239.56.129 ZAINUGASUG Uganda 2->23 25 99 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 33 5 other signatures 2->33 8 powerpc.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 35 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 8->35 13 powerpc.elf 8->13         started        15 powerpc.elf 8->15         started        17 powerpc.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 powerpc.elf 13->19         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/979ba5760d19b46e9af4f80c13e8b60f9c52ef0cc131d8596231300d620eff00
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/979ba5760d19b46e9af4f80c13e8b60f9c52ef0cc131d8596231300d620eff00/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.GAFGYT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/979ba5760d19b46e9af4f80c13e8b60f9c52ef0cc131d8596231300d620eff00
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-27 14:57:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 37 (67.57%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=s6n2k5qndg2g5gxu7agbh2fwb6off3ymyey5qwlcgeya2yqo74aa._file
Result
Malware family:
gafgyt
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251027-shpztagp7t/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981169-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1 botnet_dedsec Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/b2fe34c8-a11b-4e8e-82c0-19e5999f0c7f
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/979ba5760d19b46e9af4f80c13e8b60f9c52ef0cc131d8596231300d620eff00

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:botnet_dedsec
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Author:NDA0E
Description:dedsec botnet
Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
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Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 979ba5760d19b46e9af4f80c13e8b60f9c52ef0cc131d8596231300d620eff00

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3688725/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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