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Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: be7874a7f8429cf984c4e2736af676a7cd8114f7df2e7b9754a4061a62b23847
SHA3-384 hash: 94e16099268d6d08fc81cb57f160e055aeb63d2737e81dc5b43db6f65ae7215f8c6db48dede0f0b915ee0359809e0340
SHA1 hash: ca37fa12e333ed5ed3124f81edd5d00b54877406
MD5 hash: 528ef550e2797add4e3ccbdbf1a98070
humanhash: skylark-nineteen-potato-fifteen
File name:putita.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:263'756 bytes
First seen:2026-08-22 15:06:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 6144:zQZoHicZKPrUjlcY0lKmsE3dooeAwGDEn5xSEW4+o:eGic0rnKmsiJkj
TLSH T131449D01FB180A23C1931EB44E7F07A7E369899328F5F11D2A0E7F5647316BA96837D9
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 3e6086ecc5b51610bf3ef3f61e9fb5bc931b7884b048d285198c5615bf706840
File size (compressed) :101'228 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :263'756 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: 3e6086ecc5b51610bf3ef3f61e9fb5bc931b7884b048d285198c5615bf706840

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Changes access rights for a written file
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade mirai
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=dcd2aa25-1900-0000-5ffe-f70f150c0000 pid=3093 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=88b7be29-1900-0000-5ffe-f70f160c0000 pid=3094 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dcd2aa25-1900-0000-5ffe-f70f150c0000 pid=3093->guuid=88b7be29-1900-0000-5ffe-f70f160c0000 pid=3094 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: 1962243 Sample: putita.ppc.elf Startdate: 22/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 49 64.89.163.215, 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.ppc.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.ppc.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.ppc.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.ppc.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.ppc.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.ppc.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.ppc.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.7KnwD5, 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:
2026-08-22 15:07:20 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (SO)
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
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: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
Rule name:woof_mirai_variant
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Detects Woof Mirai variant (ChaCha20 table, HTTP C2 with token/guid, .woof dropper)
Reference:Internal analysis of sample 6ef4ce02

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf be7874a7f8429cf984c4e2736af676a7cd8114f7df2e7b9754a4061a62b23847

(this sample)

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