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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a52a29d561e7908217b81cfaccd243090c580c635bce5d6f3e61535146cbbd39
SHA3-384 hash: e1f576904ebac050b1e79311a65dd96f06d7b1000516df3f6acb0f41630cd3e84e379e99fef57b6749e32e461c86cafb
SHA1 hash: 5bd40e16ba2e10e50a478d379800df5171cf139e
MD5 hash: ef7c3acb98fbc0dcc2fb31cdae13ab84
humanhash: uniform-butter-nineteen-glucose
File name:i486
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:110'944 bytes
First seen:2025-08-05 18:17:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:dwSgvmMI5n5eIxB/PL0qrKnK/Jy5BaVcRJSoLhdx3yUu3145gPwjDQK6mr:dTxMI55eI/PZKKxy5BaYLhCiEhKL
TLSH T14FB35B46FB83E1F0D95606F0101FB7798A35EE324024DE59EBE4BDB2AD62701A51B72C
telfhash t1b041e8b51ab60dd8a7d08501e24e1731ed5dfa3f281036e64b73a6243376f82927bc39
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
30
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
70
Number of processes launched:
5
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
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1750758 Sample: i486.elf Startdate: 05/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 34 92.113.21.114, 45478, 5050 UKRTELNETUA Ukraine 2->34 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 9 i486.elf 2->9         started        11 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-print-notifications 2->11         started        13 systemd journalctl 2->13         started        15 57 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 process5 17 i486.elf 9->17         started        19 gsd-print-notifications 11->19         started        process6 21 i486.elf 17->21         started        25 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 19->25         started        file7 30 /var/main, ELF 21->30 dropped 32 /etc/init.d/xs.main, POSIX 21->32 dropped 40 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 21->40 42 Drops files in suspicious directories 21->42 44 Sample deletes itself 21->44 27 i486.elf 21->27         started        signatures8 process9 signatures10 46 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 27->46
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-05 18:17:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery linux persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Deletes itself
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
trojan mirai
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a56423b
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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_Trojan_Mirai_3a56423b
Author:Elastic Security
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 a52a29d561e7908217b81cfaccd243090c580c635bce5d6f3e61535146cbbd39

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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