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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b8fa7b0537fe23ba9b9bc3daa0d397d09e57bed774cf59f066a9400c2281d81f
SHA3-384 hash: 8bc3b3464caf68e5306afd5f94a61bbed56a5e856c3430304c4cff9b92183aa33a4b8f08c0693240c0e5c1bddfb109e5
SHA1 hash: cd83c745b549d4ce255e0882abf2f301df348b21
MD5 hash: c60e292b9080d9470a7332dd7bd2c330
humanhash: juliet-crazy-potato-uniform
File name:ssh-agent-auth.arm
Download: download sample
File size:37'611 bytes
First seen:2026-02-01 12:16:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:wz5z3wbnnbf/ktyz2xq8utjCIvs8G42iGBRvJxGK5EkEJQs3UozS1:Iwbnbqhxq8u4IvrvjgRvvp5EDJFzS1
TLSH T17FF2F22EBE5A8916EA399D76EA18759767B20F1BD1CCF2A37C28C11462CC41C35F09D3
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
31
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed packed upx
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Elf
First seen:
2026-02-01T08:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-01T08:11:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8f65f666-1700-0000-717b-eda5ba0b0000 pid=3002 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5b3d046a-1700-0000-717b-eda5c00b0000 pid=3008 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8f65f666-1700-0000-717b-eda5ba0b0000 pid=3002->guuid=5b3d046a-1700-0000-717b-eda5c00b0000 pid=3008 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1861202 Sample: ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf Startdate: 01/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 44 Sample is packed with UPX 2->44 9 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 2->9         started        process3 signatures4 46 Sample deletes itself 9->46 12 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 9->12         started        process5 process6 14 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 12->14         started        file7 40 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 14->40 dropped 48 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 14->48 50 Drops files in suspicious directories 14->50 52 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 14->52 18 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf sh 14->18         started        20 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 14->20         started        22 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 14->22         started        24 22 other processes 14->24 signatures8 process9 process10 26 sh cp 18->26         started        28 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 20->28         started        30 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 22->30         started        32 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 24->32         started        34 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 24->34         started        36 ssh-agent-auth.arm.elf 24->36         started        38 19 other processes 24->38
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Svirtu
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-01 12:17:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
9 of 36 (25.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
upx
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

elf b8fa7b0537fe23ba9b9bc3daa0d397d09e57bed774cf59f066a9400c2281d81f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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