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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a6cd99999efd842a4e6d53a098b615c8709138a87b9f20b63c704e021f542aeb
SHA3-384 hash: 995de0c7e29bc0ade35f206501ca9d00a6abd6033da6b1f3d35dc3623da32c2352049f18334b6bfcad4b62587c9bfad0
SHA1 hash: cbc1631e08e187135aff9b35e4448fc1c3eed849
MD5 hash: e5b623bad2e23c445d015d18800ce333
humanhash: oranges-cat-alaska-mike
File name:splsh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:91'584 bytes
First seen:2026-01-28 12:07:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Av4mwbS+ES+Il79lDy+agwIKQiKbJRiv/FbupmVPjcCyoCOGX:AvZw+W+Il7ry+5wzNKLoFb7Pjc7BnX
TLSH T171938C11CCB5AEDCF03B2E3150F9C9BA9713A589D81B6CB63D478325001B988F5A6BF4
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 :
96
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b429ad42-1c00-0000-aa96-876a720e0000 pid=3698 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=35042246-1c00-0000-aa96-876a7f0e0000 pid=3711 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b429ad42-1c00-0000-aa96-876a720e0000 pid=3698->guuid=35042246-1c00-0000-aa96-876a7f0e0000 pid=3711 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Drops invisible ELF files
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1858941 Sample: splsh4.elf Startdate: 28/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 159 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->159 14 systemd gdm3 2->14         started        16 splsh4.elf .systemd-networkd 2->16         started        20 systemd gpu-manager 2->20         started        22 30 other processes 2->22 process3 file4 24 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 14->24         started        26 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 14->26         started        37 3 other processes 14->37 145 /dev/shm/.systemd-networkd, Unknown 16->145 dropped 151 Drops invisible ELF files 16->151 153 Sample deletes itself 16->153 28 .systemd-networkd 16->28         started        31 gpu-manager sh 20->31         started        33 gpu-manager sh 20->33         started        39 6 other processes 20->39 155 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 22->155 157 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 22->157 35 accounts-daemon language-validate 22->35         started        41 4 other processes 22->41 signatures5 process6 signatures7 43 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 24->43         started        45 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 26->45         started        165 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 28->165 47 .systemd-networkd 28->47         started        49 .systemd-networkd 28->49         started        51 sh grep 31->51         started        53 sh grep 33->53         started        55 language-validate language-options 35->55         started        57 sh grep 39->57         started        59 5 other processes 39->59 process8 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 .systemd-networkd 47->69         started        71 language-options sh 55->71         started        process10 73 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 61->73         started        76 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 61->76         started        78 Xorg sh 63->78         started        80 Xorg sh 63->80         started        82 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 67->82         started        84 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 67->84         started        86 sh locale 71->86         started        88 sh grep 71->88         started        signatures11 161 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 73->161 163 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 73->163 90 dbus-daemon 73->90         started        92 dbus-daemon 73->92         started        101 9 other processes 73->101 94 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 76->94         started        103 16 other processes 76->103 97 sh xkbcomp 78->97         started        99 sh xkbcomp 80->99         started        105 7 other processes 82->105 107 2 other processes 84->107 process12 signatures13 109 dbus-daemon at-spi-bus-launcher 90->109         started        111 dbus-daemon gjs 92->111         started        167 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 94->167 114 gnome-shell ibus-daemon 94->114         started        122 9 other processes 101->122 116 gsd-print-notifications 103->116         started        124 2 other processes 103->124 118 dbus-daemon false 105->118         started        120 dbus-daemon false 105->120         started        126 5 other processes 105->126 process14 signatures15 128 at-spi-bus-launcher dbus-daemon 109->128         started        169 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 111->169 131 ibus-daemon 114->131         started        133 ibus-daemon ibus-memconf 114->133         started        135 ibus-daemon ibus-engine-simple 114->135         started        137 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 116->137         started        process16 signatures17 147 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 128->147 149 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 128->149 139 dbus-daemon 128->139         started        141 ibus-daemon ibus-x11 131->141         started        process18 process19 143 dbus-daemon at-spi2-registryd 139->143         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-28 12:08:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf a6cd99999efd842a4e6d53a098b615c8709138a87b9f20b63c704e021f542aeb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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