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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a01279b2289ba748fc152ad6878a05bc421b98ffd52cc0690d136f98c818ea56
SHA3-384 hash: 04f8a1b635e70cf3d9f4777b3faac87ee9806d0daa4ab5c2a9921222eb8792045f44669503730ccd1d8bc3be51d5eee0
SHA1 hash: 56fc4dace97e15c3b625c7e3f9df165546c7bbb5
MD5 hash: 2e7a0c101570de732414a0140a050074
humanhash: charlie-october-jupiter-maryland
File name:armv7l
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:155'780 bytes
First seen:2025-08-11 00:32:23 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-11 02:17:56 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:B5HfRWwHZJSXPLatEfpFGmw2o7/IzAVHSSODadaL0nBLAGtFm0b7GwIisW6SpXwB:B5HfRWwHZJSzatEfXw2o7BVShGdaLIBy
TLSH T1BFE3075AFD429F00D5D626FAFA0E428933570BACE3FE71129E245F2523CAA5B0F76501
telfhash t139310c94cb881decd7d0810681eaa61678ed31781b1528958efeef8b0207ac5323e42b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
35
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
188
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a3fe75b5-1800-0000-82b4-4d2e880c0000 pid=3208 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f24128b8-1800-0000-82b4-4d2e8a0c0000 pid=3210 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a3fe75b5-1800-0000-82b4-4d2e880c0000 pid=3208->guuid=f24128b8-1800-0000-82b4-4d2e8a0c0000 pid=3210 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1754190 Sample: armv7l.elf Startdate: 11/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 30 92.113.21.114, 4040 UKRTELNETUA Ukraine 2->30 32 185.125.190.26, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->32 34 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected Mirai 2->40 9 armv7l.elf 2->9         started        11 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-print-notifications 2->11         started        13 systemd journalctl 2->13         started        15 114 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 process5 17 armv7l.elf 9->17         started        process6 19 armv7l.elf 17->19         started        file7 26 /var/main, ELF 19->26 dropped 28 /etc/init.d/xs.main, POSIX 19->28 dropped 42 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 19->42 44 Drops files in suspicious directories 19->44 46 Sample deletes itself 19->46 23 armv7l.elf 19->23         started        signatures8 process9 signatures10 48 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 23->48
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai
Threat name:
Linux.Exploit.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-11 00:33:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Deletes itself
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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: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 a01279b2289ba748fc152ad6878a05bc421b98ffd52cc0690d136f98c818ea56

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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