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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ce1e916232879f2bafbace2e32d2e1ebefbb993507d3914fb26624848ad1cd6e
SHA3-384 hash: fd083c24616cd3272bd960f253299337b5d7a96daee2a0c9020d1be9be6f95984753edda191e7641be8034dbf27070fc
SHA1 hash: ecaea3fec81b9223bff2df123ef743e9c08e3dbf
MD5 hash: e96c2ef6014bbd7380d3fb4931d16162
humanhash: carpet-carbon-west-mirror
File name:colonna.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:121'900 bytes
First seen:2025-12-10 05:36:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:/8cNV3bnZBsyWwOFYKXsDPc+Ib3wVf0Oq:UcnrsyWZFYKsFQUcOq
TLSH T193C35D9BF800DEBDFC0BD67644670E1AB530A79147831B2663577E63BC361A94823EC6
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-12-10T02:56:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-10T03:23:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
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
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1829997 Sample: colonna.m68k.elf Startdate: 10/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 78 194.69.203.32, 3778, 49892, 49894 NASTECHBG Bulgaria 2->78 80 65.108.223.44, 5020, 52920 ALABANZA-BALTUS United States 2->80 82 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->82 84 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->84 86 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->86 88 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->88 90 5 other signatures 2->90 12 dash rm colonna.m68k.elf 2->12         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        17 dash head 2->17         started        19 13 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 signatures5 108 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 12->108 21 colonna.m68k.elf 12->21         started        25 colonna.m68k.elf 12->25         started        27 colonna.m68k.elf 12->27         started        process6 file7 70 /etc/profile.d/.kworker.sh, ASCII 21->70 dropped 72 /etc/init.d/.kworker, POSIX 21->72 dropped 94 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 21->94 96 Drops files in suspicious directories 21->96 29 colonna.m68k.elf sh 21->29         started        31 colonna.m68k.elf sh 21->31         started        33 colonna.m68k.elf sh 21->33         started        35 3 other processes 21->35 signatures8 process9 process10 37 sh crontab 29->37         started        41 sh 29->41         started        43 sh cp 31->43         started        45 sh update-rc.d 33->45         started        47 sh systemctl 35->47         started        49 sh systemctl 35->49         started        file11 74 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.38mpcH, ASCII 37->74 dropped 98 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 37->98 100 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 37->100 51 sh crontab 41->51         started        54 sh grep 41->54         started        76 /usr/bin/.kworker, ELF 43->76 dropped 102 Drops invisible ELF files 43->102 104 Drops files in suspicious directories 43->104 106 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 45->106 56 update-rc.d systemctl 45->56         started        58 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 47->58         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 92 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 51->92 60 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 58->60         started        62 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 58->62         started        64 systemd-sysv-install getopt 58->64         started        process15 process16 66 update-rc.d systemctl 60->66         started        68 update-rc.d systemctl 62->68         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-10 05:37:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:colonna linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981989-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
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 ce1e916232879f2bafbace2e32d2e1ebefbb993507d3914fb26624848ad1cd6e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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