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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a9f42ea4abbfc5054631a4da5a4b23450c962f746969e7f6bf993e4f09afadce
SHA3-384 hash: fc0a4b2aa7e6984a6cacc2cf8c51c5e4546cc0b32e37968a3675ab9a2cd50d1146864e1561657c309e358bc48f85b4e8
SHA1 hash: e955afc9d530035f9ddd1d2973ed56206941ade0
MD5 hash: e93dd3d64a5c8c918c1609167c1b7e43
humanhash: alaska-low-spaghetti-montana
File name:Polar.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:252'037 bytes
First seen:2025-12-04 16:52:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:lDbea5qa4hy2q2a94GmB0kldpM7op+3JrV/G0Nd2eqSmB:lD5qRBq2a6GmB0kbWsc/Dd2h
TLSH T1FD342A46EB808E13C0D627B9F69F42553333D7A4D3E77306A9286BB43B8379A4F62505
telfhash t144412fb29334911a1a61dc18e8eca772482ec7271345ff77de25c88c281944ee539c0f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 e48cc41b095778d8fa995861e016b03e8ed17d94acaee927c7daf67dc68a7c38
File size (compressed) :90'988 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :252'037 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: e48cc41b095778d8fa995861e016b03e8ed17d94acaee927c7daf67dc68a7c38

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
35
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt gcc masquerade mirai obfuscated rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-04T15:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-05T00:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1826523 Sample: Polar.arm7.elf Startdate: 04/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 22 uraniumc2.ddns.net 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 2 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 8 Polar.arm7.elf 2->8         started        10 python3.8 dpkg 2->10         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 process4 process5 12 Polar.arm7.elf 8->12         started        14 Polar.arm7.elf 8->14         started        16 Polar.arm7.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 Polar.arm7.elf 12->18         started        20 Polar.arm7.elf 12->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-04 16:53:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
uraniumc2.ddns.net
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf a9f42ea4abbfc5054631a4da5a4b23450c962f746969e7f6bf993e4f09afadce

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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