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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b52b605b22e497caa6930b9cc46dff2be18eaf63dcf7c2226906dfc5114f2b49
SHA3-384 hash: 62bf19e5ca3dba1380dc0ffb4a490251b79f347390577923b74dc553f403856189b7ac2bc989f7251ccd088db30d39e9
SHA1 hash: e05025adaf8d204a7369b699eafac52205414031
MD5 hash: a3f9ecfddcc355d142f6a7335b853504
humanhash: emma-three-item-floor
File name:putita.arm5
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:124'344 bytes
First seen:2026-08-06 01:28:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 3072:GMS8HWIzZvDVsINudJj+3scYEEU3cRE4fOAvLSKykdGER6U1yGk1lf1Dl:GLMnlUQscYEEU3cRE4GsLLVdGM1l4l95
TLSH T180C329A9F890DE52C6C52676FB5E028C33231778D3DE7105CE109E34F7EB95A0A3A942
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 97a04076d3b1d8845c64d8087f6b879def4560566e2376372d728529dc837cfd
File size (compressed) :55'924 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :124'344 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: 97a04076d3b1d8845c64d8087f6b879def4560566e2376372d728529dc837cfd

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
91
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-05T23:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-07T22:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=58a8aa4b-1a00-0000-b5ed-7f66b30c0000 pid=3251 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b12eed4d-1a00-0000-b5ed-7f66b90c0000 pid=3257 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=58a8aa4b-1a00-0000-b5ed-7f66b30c0000 pid=3251->guuid=b12eed4d-1a00-0000-b5ed-7f66b90c0000 pid=3257 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Modifies the '.bashrc' or '.bash_profile' file typically for persisting actions
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Protects files from modification
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1953043 Sample: putita.arm5.elf Startdate: 06/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 49 64.89.163.215, 33758, 666 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->53 55 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->55 57 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->57 9 putita.arm5.elf 2->9         started        signatures3 process4 file5 41 /usr/lib/kworker-helper, ELF 9->41 dropped 43 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 9->43 dropped 45 /etc/systemd/system/kworker-helper.service, ASCII 9->45 dropped 47 3 other malicious files 9->47 dropped 65 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->65 67 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->67 69 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->69 71 3 other signatures 9->71 13 putita.arm5.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.arm5.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.arm5.elf chattr 9->17         started        20 6 other processes 9->20 signatures6 process7 signatures8 22 sh crontab 13->22         started        26 sh 13->26         started        28 sh crontab 15->28         started        51 Protects files from modification 17->51 30 putita.arm5.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.arm5.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.arm5.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.ZkAyUP, ASCII 22->39 dropped 61 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->61 63 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->63 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 59 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->59
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-06 01:29:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Mirai

elf b52b605b22e497caa6930b9cc46dff2be18eaf63dcf7c2226906dfc5114f2b49

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