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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d5e51657f2eeca861c3a3858f336b43934a593bd8fa5fee583a0bbaa2bf4a681
SHA3-384 hash: 55c225dd5d3b52ae6fb80a41aa6bf78846047411bc5c975541e3220088476691e626725fe502d7ef8d745089a0ce8a4c
SHA1 hash: 573ed63d6d7c4ca0be7d1591cdae2b945361287f
MD5 hash: 121892082ab783bb2266d2013aaf18b4
humanhash: carolina-autumn-missouri-skylark
File name:Demon.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:31'656 bytes
First seen:2025-08-21 17:45:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:QGtTM0fbsJgBieUSgvRQACzpDzc/i+tsxlqy775pgx09c:RG0fbsCBavqHzZW9+lqw5icc
TLSH T1A0E2D0EB266BEF7CD8317638515D2940D9E3A9622707332F144B987DE8A7E052E207A1
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) :31'656 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :76'416 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: c0c9dc9bcd7de6beeb39bd71301e0b43ef74f40e04294759c403bbdced2110b9

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
36
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed threat upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2025-08-21T15:36:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-08-21T15:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ea134448-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a010e0000 pid=3585 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ca761e4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a080e0000 pid=3592 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=ea134448-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a010e0000 pid=3585->guuid=ca761e4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a080e0000 pid=3592 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=ca761e4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a080e0000 pid=3592->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=06a1804a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a0a0e0000 pid=3594 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=ca761e4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a080e0000 pid=3592->guuid=06a1804a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a0a0e0000 pid=3594 clone guuid=5e89874a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a0b0e0000 pid=3595 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=ca761e4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a080e0000 pid=3592->guuid=5e89874a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a0b0e0000 pid=3595 clone guuid=a5748b4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a0c0e0000 pid=3596 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=ca761e4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a080e0000 pid=3592->guuid=a5748b4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a0c0e0000 pid=3596 clone guuid=a5748b4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a0c0e0000 pid=3596->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con f21b33e1-7af9-5a42-b576-be103ffc15d0 89.187.28.175:3778 guuid=a5748b4a-1c00-0000-fed4-d41a0c0e0000 pid=3596->f21b33e1-7af9-5a42-b576-be103ffc15d0 send: 5B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1762307 Sample: Demon.x86_64.elf Startdate: 21/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->24 26 89.187.28.175, 34282, 3778 UA-WICOMWiMAXUkraineAutonomousSystemUA Ukraine 2->26 28 4 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->32 34 Yara detected Mirai 2->34 36 Sample is packed with UPX 2->36 7 Demon.x86_64.elf 2->7         started        9 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->9         started        11 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->11         started        13 17 other processes 2->13 signatures3 process4 process5 15 Demon.x86_64.elf 7->15         started        18 Demon.x86_64.elf 7->18         started        20 Demon.x86_64.elf 7->20         started        22 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 9->22         started        signatures6 38 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 15->38
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-21 17:50:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf d5e51657f2eeca861c3a3858f336b43934a593bd8fa5fee583a0bbaa2bf4a681

(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_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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