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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: bf959a6b83db5ba4f2ec694b20ca0bbaa489d4603cf51ebb596203fe4b052b95
SHA3-384 hash: 8a9548ce33ad82b03a8d0ac14b3157b6d072c35cf080dd45c1c36f44e302b639ddf9fa8d7f1c21dea7b67daf511d8388
SHA1 hash: 2d4ba0b76299fdd12a7cbe2c87160ff302df2fab
MD5 hash: 15250849d18e0f7499f0839ac1f4c396
humanhash: london-island-william-early
File name:nvitpj
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:151'390 bytes
First seen:2025-05-17 18:20:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:9xX2fRUdfG1iMkfyoTsU6lRp62ABJbJk6elIapjjW5OyN3L/N45hT3+JTtC1jFMn:9c6elIapjja/O5hTOJTgynamyPQCYeAv
TLSH T1D5E31B05D8505B23CAD36B7BFFAA528E73222B986FC7331255196EB02BC179D2A3D054
telfhash t1e821d45399f986186ff79d249c7c07b115519a227265bf70ef0ec1804d37012b475ddb
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
78
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Gains root access
Removes directories
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Creating a file
Removes directories from a temporary directory
Deletes a file
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc lolbin remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
157
Number of processes launched:
14
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Firewall Changes
Information Gathering
Kernel Modules
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes all firewall rules
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample is potentially a Mirai botnet sample
Tries to stop the "iptables" service
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1692993 Sample: nvitpj.elf Startdate: 17/05/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 68 45.125.33.82, 23966, 54546 ULAN-NETWORK-LIMITEDULanNetworkLimitedHK China 2->68 70 Found malware configuration 2->70 72 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->72 74 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->74 76 4 other signatures 2->76 13 nvitpj.elf 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 process5 15 nvitpj.elf 13->15         started        process6 17 nvitpj.elf 15->17         started        process7 19 nvitpj.elf 17->19         started        process8 21 nvitpj.elf sh 19->21         started        23 nvitpj.elf sh 19->23         started        25 nvitpj.elf sh 19->25         started        27 10 other processes 19->27 process9 29 sh service systemctl 21->29         started        32 sh rm 23->32         started        34 sh iptables 25->34         started        36 sh service systemctl 27->36         started        38 sh rm 27->38         started        40 sh rm 27->40         started        42 7 other processes 27->42 signatures10 78 Tries to stop the "iptables" service 29->78 44 service 29->44         started        46 service basename 29->46         started        48 service basename 29->48         started        50 service systemctl 29->50         started        80 Sample deletes itself 32->80 82 Deletes all firewall rules 34->82 52 service 36->52         started        54 service basename 36->54         started        56 service basename 36->56         started        58 service systemctl 36->58         started        process11 process12 60 service systemctl 44->60         started        62 service sed 44->62         started        64 service systemctl 52->64         started        66 service sed 52->66         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-17 18:20:29 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:gafgyt defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads CPU attributes
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes system logs
Flushes firewall rules
Writes DNS configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
45.125.33.82:23966
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_6a510422
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d2953f92
Author:Elastic Security
Reference:14cc92b99daa0c91aa09d9a7996ee5549a5cacd7be733960b2cf3681a7c2b628
Rule name:Mal_LNX_Gafgyt_Botnet_ELF
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect Gafgyt botnet, and there variants.
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 bf959a6b83db5ba4f2ec694b20ca0bbaa489d4603cf51ebb596203fe4b052b95

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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