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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9afbd0aa906e5e485fe6c76c2d65a8e839f28ae5f2c4eaa05a9fc1b900ad1157
SHA3-384 hash: e77b76aa510ca2151b8b781e9f9bab5f25c089769e323d11b87b70199cf5f6f989353a5014f17ea3e924b23a5766ac9a
SHA1 hash: d490acad890425ac46ba07a875d0df5f0ee13e51
MD5 hash: 03f18ef2f3b7d84cfe507ab2535ca91b
humanhash: whiskey-bravo-table-green
File name:ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:236'511 bytes
First seen:2026-01-09 14:52:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:x7CrmfwSmmvjpfkaaBHsvafCYy1WR67aScDM/Rqm52W7XPqS:x7CrmfwSVpfkaaBHsvGdQRlcY/Em5T7l
TLSH T1C9343B46E6418F13C4D627BAFA9F4245333397A4D3E773069A18AFB43B8279E4E27501
telfhash t1044112b1462e82156a71daacccec73b640198b126346ff33ef25c4dc180d44ae924c4f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 d72f00e1b57cd8432d2db222f466290d00a3d760163c57e0b42889619a20f89d
File size (compressed) :86'868 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :236'511 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: d72f00e1b57cd8432d2db222f466290d00a3d760163c57e0b42889619a20f89d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
43
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Locks files
Deleting a recently created file
Sends data to a server
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt gcc masquerade mirai obfuscated rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-09T13:16:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-10T03:19:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=fa243951-1900-0000-6d1a-436f46100000 pid=4166 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=236ffd52-1900-0000-6d1a-436f4e100000 pid=4174 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fa243951-1900-0000-6d1a-436f46100000 pid=4166->guuid=236ffd52-1900-0000-6d1a-436f4e100000 pid=4174 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1847357 Sample: ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm7.elf Startdate: 09/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 145 weifang.serveftp.com 45.83.207.173, 3778, 46680, 46682 CLOUVIDERClouvider-GlobalASNGB Netherlands 2->145 147 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->147 157 Found malware configuration 2->157 159 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->159 161 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->161 163 3 other signatures 2->163 15 systemd gdm3 2->15         started        17 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm7.elf 2->17         started        20 systemd gpu-manager 2->20         started        22 33 other processes 2->22 signatures3 process4 file5 25 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->25         started        27 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->27         started        35 3 other processes 15->35 149 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 17->149 151 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 17->151 29 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm7.elf 17->29         started        37 5 other processes 17->37 31 gpu-manager sh 20->31         started        39 7 other processes 20->39 143 /var/log/wtmp, data 22->143 dropped 153 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 22->153 155 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 22->155 33 accounts-daemon language-validate 22->33         started        41 4 other processes 22->41 signatures6 process7 process8 43 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 25->43         started        45 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 27->45         started        57 4 other processes 29->57 47 sh grep 31->47         started        49 language-validate language-options 33->49         started        51 sh grep 39->51         started        53 sh grep 39->53         started        55 sh grep 39->55         started        59 4 other processes 39->59 process9 61 gdm-x-session dbus-run-session 43->61         started        63 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 43->63         started        65 gdm-x-session Default 43->65         started        67 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 45->67         started        69 language-options sh 49->69         started        process10 71 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 61->71         started        74 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 61->74         started        76 Xorg sh 63->76         started        78 Xorg sh 63->78         started        80 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 67->80         started        82 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 67->82         started        84 sh locale 69->84         started        86 sh grep 69->86         started        signatures11 165 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 71->165 167 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 71->167 88 dbus-daemon 71->88         started        90 dbus-daemon 71->90         started        99 9 other processes 71->99 92 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 74->92         started        101 18 other processes 74->101 95 sh xkbcomp 76->95         started        97 sh xkbcomp 78->97         started        103 7 other processes 80->103 105 2 other processes 82->105 process12 signatures13 107 dbus-daemon at-spi-bus-launcher 88->107         started        109 dbus-daemon gjs 90->109         started        169 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 92->169 112 gnome-shell ibus-daemon 92->112         started        120 9 other processes 99->120 114 gsd-print-notifications 101->114         started        122 2 other processes 101->122 116 dbus-daemon false 103->116         started        118 dbus-daemon false 103->118         started        124 5 other processes 103->124 process14 signatures15 126 at-spi-bus-launcher dbus-daemon 107->126         started        171 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 109->171 129 ibus-daemon 112->129         started        131 ibus-daemon ibus-memconf 112->131         started        133 ibus-daemon ibus-engine-simple 112->133         started        135 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 114->135         started        process16 signatures17 173 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 126->173 175 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 126->175 137 dbus-daemon 126->137         started        139 ibus-daemon ibus-x11 129->139         started        process18 process19 141 dbus-daemon at-spi2-registryd 137->141         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-09 14:53:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 9afbd0aa906e5e485fe6c76c2d65a8e839f28ae5f2c4eaa05a9fc1b900ad1157

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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