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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cafc4cc063bd3f7176a19281ec1cc7b15fc68cc4dfe480a38e967e2f97f83738
SHA3-384 hash: 06f1d84501faf230a992c565a0fb891dd72bd4be160c92c3ec41c93ef12b900d1a52f52bd75521d60e53b9c96a1c1add
SHA1 hash: a7743c398397b66b9d3f98363c2caf0c029a5e05
MD5 hash: 992076424cc468ec091f7178921052cf
humanhash: colorado-fanta-sixteen-cold
File name:putita.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:90'768 bytes
First seen:2026-08-23 03:25:52 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:XH08ZkHQjsgOj7b3yH3XwPHZKggWpjOlUSFwjk3lnMFH9j7sDWLYSqC7kXoXyoAs:XjZkwjNQi4KPWpWG0qFHF7swnAs
TLSH T1929302FB8557E5F9C33993313E61E1E365068F28A1032BDB00A4DF7E089A9815754EDB
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) :90'768 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :190'592 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: f6763395e424bbb23810b31669636539ab5f102533e2ce843c5470ebbb18b13b

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
57
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a written file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
13
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4510a30f-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f5b0c0000 pid=3163 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file mprotect-exec net write-config write-file guuid=4510a30f-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f5b0c0000 pid=3163->guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=a24d1414-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f690c0000 pid=3177 /usr/bin/dash guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=a24d1414-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f690c0000 pid=3177 execve guuid=8d938a14-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6a0c0000 pid=3178 /usr/bin/dash guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=8d938a14-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6a0c0000 pid=3178 execve guuid=04466115-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6d0c0000 pid=3181 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=04466115-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6d0c0000 pid=3181 execve guuid=25ae6315-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6e0c0000 pid=3182 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=25ae6315-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6e0c0000 pid=3182 execve guuid=43966815-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6f0c0000 pid=3183 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=43966815-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6f0c0000 pid=3183 execve guuid=7ef56b15-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f700c0000 pid=3184 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=7ef56b15-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f700c0000 pid=3184 execve guuid=7e0f7015-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f710c0000 pid=3185 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=7e0f7015-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f710c0000 pid=3185 execve guuid=0acc7215-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f720c0000 pid=3186 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=0acc7215-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f720c0000 pid=3186 execve guuid=7cae7515-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f730c0000 pid=3187 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=87a22712-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=7cae7515-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f730c0000 pid=3187 clone guuid=649eba14-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6b0c0000 pid=3179 /usr/bin/dash guuid=8d938a14-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6a0c0000 pid=3178->guuid=649eba14-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6b0c0000 pid=3179 clone guuid=d736cb14-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6c0c0000 pid=3180 /usr/bin/dash guuid=8d938a14-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6a0c0000 pid=3178->guuid=d736cb14-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f6c0c0000 pid=3180 clone guuid=7cae7515-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f730c0000 pid=3187->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 706d8119-5804-563f-93fb-1ad04086f3d8 64.89.163.215:666 guuid=7cae7515-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f730c0000 pid=3187->706d8119-5804-563f-93fb-1ad04086f3d8 send: 90B guuid=7f5a7516-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f760c0000 pid=3190 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7cae7515-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f730c0000 pid=3187->guuid=7f5a7516-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f760c0000 pid=3190 clone guuid=3a297816-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f770c0000 pid=3191 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7cae7515-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f730c0000 pid=3187->guuid=3a297816-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f770c0000 pid=3191 clone guuid=eaf07a16-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f780c0000 pid=3192 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=7cae7515-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f730c0000 pid=3187->guuid=eaf07a16-1a00-0000-a33f-2a6f780c0000 pid=3192 clone
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
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 is packed with UPX
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: 1962335 Sample: putita.x86_64.elf Startdate: 23/08/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 49 64.89.163.215, 666 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->53 55 Sample is packed with UPX 2->55 9 putita.x86_64.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 63 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->63 65 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->65 67 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->67 69 3 other signatures 9->69 13 putita.x86_64.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.x86_64.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.x86_64.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.x86_64.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.x86_64.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.x86_64.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.aoBZxr, ASCII 22->39 dropped 59 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->59 61 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->61 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 57 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->57
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-08-23 03:26:16 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (SO)
AV detection:
9 of 24 (37.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Mirai

elf cafc4cc063bd3f7176a19281ec1cc7b15fc68cc4dfe480a38e967e2f97f83738

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