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Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: bc4c8bd4b9412396573d8e01ecd13b3b34275277f865c59ca24025430f3659d4
SHA3-384 hash: 958368b7678beb7c0c007176e23f45c2ba430ca0eb9476f1fd1077b0bd7a890fc4aab9f51efbb6c226457a3ebacfc8b2
SHA1 hash: 5c36e835a6ea1945f6efc14063454abdf009418e
MD5 hash: 29a115da1dac7a48c64023019290c7ad
humanhash: twelve-table-west-december
File name:nshkmpsl
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Signature Mirai
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File size:190'052 bytes
First seen:2025-12-02 17:23:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:Q6zkwdTZHbJqg5YZKSdwxUl5fisQIWtI4wp:Q6zk0TZHVP5uKSuUltUXI4
TLSH T1AD04D71AAF620FBBDCAFDD3702E90B0535CC954722A43B7A3674D528F54A50B49E3C68
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 mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.29524.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.31076.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Siggen.9999-1.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7355719-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-9977145-0
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Gathering data
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/84d9d412-15e2-4cd4-879a-87401fa18cd6
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1824716
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sends malformed DNS queries
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1824716 Sample: nshkmpsl.elf Startdate: 02/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 26 mirai.48101.online. [malformed] 2->26 28 ihatemylife.racist.black. [malformed] 2->28 30 105 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 40 4 other signatures 2->40 9 nshkmpsl.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        signatures3 38 Sends malformed DNS queries 28->38 process4 process5 15 nshkmpsl.elf 9->15         started        18 nshkmpsl.elf 9->18         started        signatures6 42 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 15->42 20 nshkmpsl.elf 15->20         started        22 nshkmpsl.elf 18->22         started        process7 process8 24 nshkmpsl.elf 20->24         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/bc4c8bd4b9412396573d8e01ecd13b3b34275277f865c59ca24025430f3659d4
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/bc4c8bd4b9412396573d8e01ecd13b3b34275277f865c59ca24025430f3659d4/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-02 17:06:44 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=xrgixvfzierzmvz5rya6zuj3hm2coutx7bs4lhfciasugdzwlhka._file
Result
Malware family:
hailbot
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hailbot discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251202-vyvaksxpcp/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Renames itself
Contacts a large (66658) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7355719-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/6eb36737-547f-478e-9145-5d5003ba9023
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf bc4c8bd4b9412396573d8e01ecd13b3b34275277f865c59ca24025430f3659d4

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3723469/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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