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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ce23554b74c4a3d8bc8afa44f09ae2cc9ab6dff876b90ca77d0e9edd5d33e80e
SHA3-384 hash: fbb0d0731a68c12834c3c8e394b6fc4cf3619bbcea8e7ad5655d1ab4dc954bafcc81594ef7f0146b5ee5fee5e7b376fb
SHA1 hash: d9e309880793534aff39492ceb5d72756a52a440
MD5 hash: 8dd5d17ebb34d59d4aa02227f9afd0bb
humanhash: east-social-kansas-red
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:196'112 bytes
First seen:2025-08-03 14:05:40 UTC
Last seen:2025-08-09 00:36:29 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:AKFsCfbfetvIz2RRjFpv8QcC5/JvVIiZphZm:AKFsCf7lzajF6QF/xVIi7hZ
TLSH T16014C50AAF510EFBDCAFDD3706E90B0235CCA45722A83B763674D524F54A54B4AE3C68
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 gafgyt mirai
File size (compressed) :61'960 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :196'112 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Packed file: e12ca4c361bbad4176abbd3e2fbcff94af72dd50f796051b577d2ca050311d4a

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
40
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Locks files
Sets a written file as executable
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
lolbin obfuscated remote
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
2
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=1f5e9d03-5f00-0000-aea5-83c2da030000 pid=986 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1570ef05-5f00-0000-aea5-83c2db030000 pid=987 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1f5e9d03-5f00-0000-aea5-83c2da030000 pid=986->guuid=1570ef05-5f00-0000-aea5-83c2db030000 pid=987 execve guuid=27e4b006-5f00-0000-aea5-83c2dd030000 pid=989 /usr/bin/dash guuid=1570ef05-5f00-0000-aea5-83c2db030000 pid=987->guuid=27e4b006-5f00-0000-aea5-83c2dd030000 pid=989 clone
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1749396 Sample: mipsel.elf Startdate: 03/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 35 185.208.159.135, 54492, 63641 SIMPLECARRER2IT Switzerland 2->35 37 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->37 39 2 other IPs or domains 2->39 49 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->49 51 Yara detected Mirai 2->51 10 mipsel.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 53 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 10->53 55 Drops files in suspicious directories 10->55 57 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 10->57 13 mipsel.elf 10->13         started        15 mipsel.elf sh 10->15         started        process6 process7 17 mipsel.elf 13->17         started        21 sh cp 15->21         started        file8 31 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 17->31 dropped 41 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 17->41 43 Drops files in suspicious directories 17->43 45 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 17->45 23 mipsel.elf sh 17->23         started        25 mipsel.elf 17->25         started        47 Drops invisible ELF files 21->47 signatures9 process10 process11 27 sh cp 23->27         started        file12 33 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 27->33 dropped 59 Drops invisible ELF files 27->59 61 Drops files in suspicious directories 27->61 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-03 14:06:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Malware Family:
n/a
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:testlumma
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 ce23554b74c4a3d8bc8afa44f09ae2cc9ab6dff876b90ca77d0e9edd5d33e80e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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