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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a79fac4267a5e1bc4f6e28732412b3a57562581710be5632d2982845ce39e829
SHA3-384 hash: 19027f44dac5401ad344abae2162b97493d83417f6b78121136ed00f93dff20a02a64b97dd2c7f788a293b4d66e8c4ee
SHA1 hash: 4870dd9ef6a167edb3f66a798290f560abeaae0a
MD5 hash: f61896129b2f03b245d4e374e6366750
humanhash: floor-harry-montana-bakerloo
File name:sync.arm5
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:673'320 bytes
First seen:2025-12-01 15:37:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:bGUSOftZcP67kk2U9ATk4vVLcJA7x9G48oki7Z2DXvj/LYAyaegfqZFPhqI3MSQe:bAOFZcP67WkGEycI3M+t
TLSH T118E4384AFC808B61C6D136B6FB5E82E873471779D3EA71059E144B343BDA96A0F3A701
telfhash t120f09e006bc12730ea8959954387ae37c59e22b813457375ab322b1d092bec13525c33
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
30
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
2
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
52 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1823684 Sample: sync.arm5.elf Startdate: 01/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 52 21 nexthosting.eu.org 147.135.120.3, 1222, 60840 OVHFR United States 2->21 23 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->23 25 2 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->27 8 dash rm sync.arm5.elf 2->8         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash cut 2->13         started        15 7 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 29 Sample deletes itself 8->29 17 sync.arm5.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 sync.arm5.elf 17->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-01 14:33:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 38 (31.58%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:malwareelf55503
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 a79fac4267a5e1bc4f6e28732412b3a57562581710be5632d2982845ce39e829

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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