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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b9f72dc346f0130789dd6fc9cc4545a9c7379dee66c9a6be2174800b23ac5d05
SHA3-384 hash: 68bc20fbcb4370e2bca538347bfb1e5d240416f394ddaf8d4ca5ca8c994ec28391c4d957e11d847ac925bac49c603d79
SHA1 hash: 87e8f8965dfa949a9ed23d0de6d20f2a4d234889
MD5 hash: 8b4cad2fb20d0cdd274c28a0491f309b
humanhash: alanine-nebraska-don-arkansas
File name:xnxnxnxnxnxnxnxnpowerpcxnxn
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:197'320 bytes
First seen:2025-12-01 10:15:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:Emh0VJhVGtf0gRpFtAsKGQn0ZyA+Py8hF2sQ0buAvLFE+/kwvTGRUam:VhOg0bGQ0kHPfhF2CrMwrXr
TLSH T1BE146A16FB0C0463CA931CF04E3F4BF9A3621A9104F99515650C7F5A2A76D37A28BFE9
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 gafgyt mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 a3d70469231c644296239696d435e1c7621f6062069f57060ace0c08f144d5d9
File size (compressed) :68'180 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :197'320 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: a3d70469231c644296239696d435e1c7621f6062069f57060ace0c08f144d5d9

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Receives data from a server
Locks files
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Deletes a file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Deleting a recently created file
Connection attempt
Kills critical processes
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Deletes system log files
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1823463 Sample: xnxnxnxnxnxnxnxnpowerpcxnxn.elf Startdate: 01/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 59 efjgerws.galaxias.cc 213.209.143.33, 53322, 53332, 53346 RAPIDNET-DEHaunstetterStr19DE Germany 2->59 61 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->61 63 4 other IPs or domains 2->63 65 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->65 8 xnxnxnxnxnxnxnxnpowerpcxnxn.elf 2->8         started        10 systemd gpu-manager 2->10         started        12 systemd gpu-manager 2->12         started        14 102 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 file5 18 xnxnxnxnxnxnxnxnpowerpcxnxn.elf 8->18         started        20 gpu-manager sh 10->20         started        22 gpu-manager sh 10->22         started        24 gpu-manager sh 10->24         started        30 5 other processes 10->30 26 gpu-manager sh 12->26         started        28 gpu-manager sh 12->28         started        32 6 other processes 12->32 55 /var/log/kern.log, ASCII 14->55 dropped 57 /var/log/auth.log, ASCII 14->57 dropped 75 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 14->75 34 81 other processes 14->34 signatures6 process7 process8 36 xnxnxnxnxnxnxnxnpowerpcxnxn.elf 18->36         started        39 sh grep 20->39         started        41 sh grep 22->41         started        43 sh grep 24->43         started        45 sh grep 26->45         started        47 sh grep 28->47         started        49 5 other processes 30->49 51 6 other processes 32->51 53 62 other processes 34->53 signatures9 67 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 36->67 69 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 36->69 71 Manipulation of devices in /dev 36->71 73 Deletes system log files 36->73
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-01 10:16:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
2 of 36 (5.56%)
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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
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 b9f72dc346f0130789dd6fc9cc4545a9c7379dee66c9a6be2174800b23ac5d05

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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