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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ca856cd80f9dcbaaddaeba08516b7bef12d3fd27150426be9e0fc677fa68a398
SHA3-384 hash: 5ca1eb199aa45e256474d2bd343bc375b3f0dfecd11774007f666da8fdc9868a10b08fe6b3d8fffa3005604d513f0698
SHA1 hash: 3a11d1bef4d96a8184bb91ae2bdaebfea51da33f
MD5 hash: e9613ec24e39d287d639019511a96817
humanhash: arizona-kansas-montana-michigan
File name:armv7l
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:160'988 bytes
First seen:2026-11-05 05:45:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:AKfq5TniPuVZH8vdMb/hdPDvz/xpeD0zhux6+oXeNjVqqEJBdow7:AKi5TeaH8vdMvPfZp0chuYwNjVVEJBdb
TLSH T1A4F306A2BE82D951C4D428BFEA1F81C8334303ACC7EE7112DD159B35A5DF95A0E3AE45
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
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
0
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=f2ddf986-1800-0000-4249-40dc1d0c0000 pid=3101 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=2763fb89-1800-0000-4249-40dc240c0000 pid=3108 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=f2ddf986-1800-0000-4249-40dc1d0c0000 pid=3101->guuid=2763fb89-1800-0000-4249-40dc240c0000 pid=3108 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 1998750 Sample: armv7l.elf Startdate: 05/11/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 62 211.124.150.155, 23 ZAQJCOMCoLtdJP Japan 2->62 64 148.69.83.207, 23 VODAFONE-PTVodafonePortugalPT Portugal 2->64 66 98 other IPs or domains 2->66 68 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->68 11 armv7l.elf 2->11         started        13 systemd systemd-update 2->13         started        15 systemd systemd-update 2->15         started        17 2 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 process5 19 armv7l.elf 11->19         started        21 systemd-update 13->21         started        23 systemd-update 15->23         started        process6 25 armv7l.elf 19->25         started        29 systemd-update 21->29         started        31 systemd-update 23->31         started        file7 54 /var/spool/cron/root, ASCII 25->54 dropped 56 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root, ASCII 25->56 dropped 58 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-update, ELF 25->58 dropped 60 6 other malicious files 25->60 dropped 70 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 25->70 72 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 25->72 74 Drops files in suspicious directories 25->74 76 2 other signatures 25->76 33 armv7l.elf sh 25->33         started        35 armv7l.elf sh 25->35         started        37 armv7l.elf sh 25->37         started        43 2 other processes 25->43 39 systemd-update 29->39         started        41 systemd-update 31->41         started        signatures8 process9 process10 45 sh update-rc.d 33->45         started        48 sh systemctl 35->48         started        50 sh systemctl 37->50         started        signatures11 78 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 45->78 52 update-rc.d systemctl 45->52         started        process12
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-11-05 05:45:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Contacts a large (402221) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:golang
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_da28eb8b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:LIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_0daebbb8
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (elf, etat binaire)
Rule name:LIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_43efb4f0
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (elf, etat binaire)
Rule name:LIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_7213850f
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (elf, etat binaire)
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf ca856cd80f9dcbaaddaeba08516b7bef12d3fd27150426be9e0fc677fa68a398

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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