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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9f374933edd41ba129f436e931b03d73fde6dd23a77f34c3dcfb51fa48e819d7
SHA3-384 hash: 89cd4b16ab52971bd59d75c771dbb23cee31b34f818f377a7f79a2d34fa4bd7aa186c730156087cabf22c95b9f985e63
SHA1 hash: 16ca6d3197eb5738a47927e930ed9ca615bb9d62
MD5 hash: 8ee49d00f664d1b55ff5e5011a6a2a76
humanhash: fruit-sodium-skylark-twelve
File name:sshd
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:176'715 bytes
First seen:2025-08-08 18:21:46 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-09 14:45:35 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:sTlyVMBHWQ6NEVyrqzop0OCvsx14A8JWH3Sx/JATl4LEv5z:spy2Bx8p0OCy2A88H3Sx/JATl4LEvZ
TLSH T1DA04853E7E21AB7EE268863107F76F74C79529D236919382E23CF6185E7124C189FB50
telfhash t13a316752997942282ff69928bcad46b30112662353562f72af75c5cc44260a1e539d4b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
29
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Collects information on the CPU
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Opens a port
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc threat
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
94
Number of processes launched:
13
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b68b8ce5-1b00-0000-14d4-9e108e0d0000 pid=3470 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=71e235e8-1b00-0000-14d4-9e10960d0000 pid=3478 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b68b8ce5-1b00-0000-14d4-9e108e0d0000 pid=3470->guuid=71e235e8-1b00-0000-14d4-9e10960d0000 pid=3478 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
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
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers
Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall'
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1753279 Sample: sshd.elf Startdate: 08/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 49 206.123.128.67, 51844, 51846, 51848 LEASEWEB-USA-NYC-11US United States 2->49 51 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->51 53 3 other IPs or domains 2->53 57 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->57 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->59 61 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->61 63 2 other signatures 2->63 9 sshd.elf 2->9         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 65 Opens /proc/net/* files useful for finding connected devices and routers 9->65 18 sshd.elf 9->18         started        20 sshd.elf 9->20         started        22 sshd.elf 9->22         started        process6 process7 24 sshd.elf sh 18->24         started        26 sshd.elf sh 18->26         started        28 sshd.elf sh 18->28         started        32 13 other processes 18->32 30 sshd.elf 20->30         started        process8 34 sh killall 24->34         started        37 sh killall 26->37         started        39 sh killall 28->39         started        41 sh killall 32->41         started        43 sh killall 32->43         started        45 sh killall 32->45         started        47 10 other processes 32->47 signatures9 55 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 34->55
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-08 18:22:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 37 (54.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt antivm defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads system network configuration
Reads system routing table
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
YARA:
n/a
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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:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:Linux_Gafgyt_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 9f374933edd41ba129f436e931b03d73fde6dd23a77f34c3dcfb51fa48e819d7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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