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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: bc9cb41358cf6eda501e033691986f10a4893be87dc8e986e09a65dc9fe519b0
SHA3-384 hash: 26c9d6c55d392475c64618ca47a35863e62955dd6b03122dee4545af42f007cc0db722f14a34501895ab45f074051f57
SHA1 hash: 34fb4854cbeaed1ef6eb3a9ee9133c4f2f9e1ea6
MD5 hash: 658973b84d0b6121d81c643c7b60d37e
humanhash: one-august-ceiling-bacon
File name:nz.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:50'648 bytes
First seen:2026-07-31 18:35:43 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-01 17:05:32 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:U4DcSYP5H5G2sNsu3hDufqDuXKfLof/4u+qgw099:UMvyZG2zu3uquEof/4u+qgwo
TLSH T17C330263F5AD2F9CF12FBA750D84A0CEBFB20F415222A24C052D97744E82560B7D58D5
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika unknown
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :50'648 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :134'492 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Unpacked file: 295b0a7545ee484e3c2fe82845a9ccf313ce0e731276e7bd3b86d29fd72a150e

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
96
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Receives data from a server
Sets a written file as executable
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-07-31T14:48:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-01T22:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=04a0a83c-1b00-0000-84dc-2225aa090000 pid=2474 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0813453f-1b00-0000-84dc-2225b3090000 pid=2483 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=04a0a83c-1b00-0000-84dc-2225aa090000 pid=2474->guuid=0813453f-1b00-0000-84dc-2225b3090000 pid=2483 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log files
Drops files in suspicious directories
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1950785 Sample: nz.ppc.elf Startdate: 31/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 31 65.222.202.53, 80 CAPEREGIONALHEALTHSYSTEM-CapeRegionalMedicalCenterIncUS United States 2->31 33 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->33 35 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->35 37 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->37 39 2 other signatures 2->39 10 nz.ppc.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 nz.ppc.elf 10->12         started        process6 14 nz.ppc.elf 12->14         started        file7 29 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 14->29 dropped 45 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 14->45 47 Drops files in suspicious directories 14->47 49 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 14->49 18 nz.ppc.elf 14->18         started        20 nz.ppc.elf sh 14->20         started        signatures8 process9 process10 22 nz.ppc.elf 18->22         started        25 nz.ppc.elf 18->25         started        27 sh cp 20->27         started        signatures11 41 Manipulation of devices in /dev 22->41 43 Deletes system log files 22->43
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-31 18:39:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 38 (55.26%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
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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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf bc9cb41358cf6eda501e033691986f10a4893be87dc8e986e09a65dc9fe519b0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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