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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 98bbe5e212519bb12148abe3ec6dde1be562babd1a09ff7d0f05b89a0515dd0a
SHA3-384 hash: 5b416af9fb2b74f43a0f466a1712cdc26e67566c73146feb231e2dc2865c9b0009de055904ec97281f907405cff6e330
SHA1 hash: 2e3a692a99283df33ebc3791e4678752c00665d5
MD5 hash: c307bb0898b428e9f2ddd99cd22ef1d6
humanhash: fourteen-ink-bakerloo-violet
File name:6
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:105'640 bytes
First seen:2025-01-12 14:35:04 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:zun4U8BD41SHnpiHdDr/S6eQJFNTR88ze+4RbG/alYCiGB7UwfIoOnkgIZgTegn:v2iM9//XJFNF88C+JCB7UCNOzJTj
TLSH T17BA30A4AF9816B11C5D611BBFE1F029E33476BA8E3EA3212DD241B5477CA91F0F27606
telfhash t10ec012ab83a90ae563eb94a524cc8509338875055716344421142a474957982b05dc06
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
68
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Manages services
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Opens a port
Creating a file
Collects information on the network activity
Sets a written file as executable
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
android anti-debug mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
4
Number of processes launched:
0
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1589449 Sample: 6.elf Startdate: 12/01/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 51 157.252.112.211, 36660, 37215, 60673 TRINCOLL-ASUS United States 2->51 53 156.126.238.255, 37215, 60673 XNSTGCA United States 2->53 55 98 other IPs or domains 2->55 57 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->57 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->59 61 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->61 63 Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports 2->63 9 6.elf 2->9         started        13 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->13         started        15 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->15         started        17 5 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 45 /tmp/crontab.tmp, troff 9->45 dropped 47 /etc/init.d/hello, Bourne-Again 9->47 dropped 65 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 9->65 67 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->67 19 6.elf sh 9->19         started        21 6.elf 9->21         started        23 6.elf sh 9->23         started        25 6.elf sh 9->25         started        signatures6 process7 process8 27 sh crontab 19->27         started        31 6.elf 21->31         started        33 sh systemctl 23->33         started        35 sh 25->35         started        file9 49 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.pHVPk8, troff 27->49 dropped 69 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 27->69 71 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 27->71 37 6.elf 31->37         started        39 6.elf 31->39         started        41 6.elf 31->41         started        43 6.elf 31->43         started        signatures10 process11
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-01-12 14:36:05 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
discovery execution persistence privilege_escalatio privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Executes dropped EXE
Contacts a large (73611) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_8299c877
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 98bbe5e212519bb12148abe3ec6dde1be562babd1a09ff7d0f05b89a0515dd0a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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