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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cabe8af779b093fbb99bc9e07c5fcd2a8453b238a42a23ff8618e9e33e7e030b
SHA3-384 hash: 62942e8dfd9363d2277bcc912269975892b833c0acede4db85287820a47ed310acb2bf205dc7e5f36acbeebf30b44256
SHA1 hash: 4be4cc231794975518f81843eed59fdaf65f1fc9
MD5 hash: 7e3caa46b92e59b8e627e1ce9309b65d
humanhash: oscar-south-avocado-tennis
File name:xova.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:28'776 bytes
First seen:2026-01-11 05:52:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:e/NtpY94h3wrvtnb6X6Atwogdrh+fdAO8l+j4uVcqgw09p:e/N/6g3gN6ZOoglh+fdsl+4u+qgw09p
TLSH T158D2E268F2889ED3CFDFACE10B85D6D023F21E8D33FE84A0D6D6C29255129222D41BD4
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :28'776 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :66'468 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Unpacked file: 698dcc70e226f16530947e626139a4617eec2b4a5301f1877b1247dc2f3e1ae0

Intelligence


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

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Kills critical processes
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai packed upx
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c61ccebe-1900-0000-a4d6-5312d0090000 pid=2512 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=589ad6c1-1900-0000-a4d6-5312d3090000 pid=2515 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=c61ccebe-1900-0000-a4d6-5312d0090000 pid=2512->guuid=589ad6c1-1900-0000-a4d6-5312d3090000 pid=2515 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848262 Sample: xova.ppc.elf Startdate: 11/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 93 84.63.9.102, 23 VODANETInternationalIP-BackboneofVodafoneDE Germany 2->93 95 93.66.141.128, 23 VODAFONE-IT-ASNIT Italy 2->95 97 99 other IPs or domains 2->97 103 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->103 105 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->105 107 Yara detected Mirai 2->107 109 Sample is packed with UPX 2->109 11 systemd gdm3 2->11         started        13 systemd gpu-manager 2->13         started        15 systemd gpu-manager 2->15         started        17 68 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 21 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 11->21         started        32 3 other processes 11->32 23 gpu-manager sh 13->23         started        34 7 other processes 13->34 36 8 other processes 15->36 91 /var/log/wtmp, data 17->91 dropped 99 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 17->99 101 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 17->101 25 xova.ppc.elf 17->25         started        27 xova.ppc.elf 17->27         started        30 accounts-daemon language-validate 17->30         started        38 29 other processes 17->38 signatures6 process7 signatures8 40 gdm-session-worker gdm-wayland-session 21->40         started        42 sh grep 23->42         started        44 xova.ppc.elf 25->44         started        51 2 other processes 25->51 113 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 27->113 47 language-validate language-options 30->47         started        53 7 other processes 34->53 55 8 other processes 36->55 49 language-validate language-options 38->49         started        57 19 other processes 38->57 process9 signatures10 59 gdm-wayland-session dbus-run-session 40->59         started        61 gdm-wayland-session dbus-daemon 40->61         started        115 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 44->115 64 language-options sh 47->64         started        66 language-options sh 49->66         started        68 language-options sh 57->68         started        70 gdm-wayland-session dbus-daemon 57->70         started        process11 signatures12 72 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 59->72         started        117 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 61->117 75 dbus-daemon 61->75         started        77 sh locale 64->77         started        79 sh grep 64->79         started        81 sh locale 66->81         started        83 sh grep 66->83         started        85 sh locale 68->85         started        87 sh grep 68->87         started        process13 signatures14 111 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 72->111 89 dbus-daemon false 75->89         started        process15
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-11 05:45:46 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
linux upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9936831-0
YARA:
n/a
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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf cabe8af779b093fbb99bc9e07c5fcd2a8453b238a42a23ff8618e9e33e7e030b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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