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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d8a9128e1a6e59d452aa3db1d07318b4d9b34d06aea33eb794445ad3f54edc49
SHA3-384 hash: 4988ac835e50cd3b1d653a422a1de4269affd991f30e6e930fc68207454dc595fdb1a3c3d8e47da8a84a0825519f84f8
SHA1 hash: de2851b6e4d7d07b590846e356500a77ffdceb9b
MD5 hash: ed707cb36701695c659b89a2567ae791
humanhash: berlin-lithium-orange-lemon
File name:nova.arm6
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:94'032 bytes
First seen:2025-12-18 13:41:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:O/nVFLNlGgEzHXgisYxYl+lReyjUWNBYtidnjaSq6L3jMliRzw6DEu7ay5RYnl6x:W0gO3gLYxA+e7CldnjaShzw6DEumyPQC
TLSH T178931B56B9918E12C5C221BAFE6E418D33136BBCD3EE7212CD246F5037874AB0E77616
telfhash t19b119e5795e418dc76e0430d5066553fcab530fc26a52424eb6e3f5f1b2b9d27430876
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
46
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Kills critical processes
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt gcc masquerade mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2025-12-18T10:53:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-12-19T00:42:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ba HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ew HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.es HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.a
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3dbf4a27-1700-0000-0be6-82b5cc0d0000 pid=3532 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8ce42729-1700-0000-0be6-82b5d40d0000 pid=3540 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3dbf4a27-1700-0000-0be6-82b5cc0d0000 pid=3532->guuid=8ce42729-1700-0000-0be6-82b5d40d0000 pid=3540 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Okiru
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1835681 Sample: nova.arm6.elf Startdate: 18/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 55 50.54.207.34, 23 ZIPLY-FIBER-LEGACY-ASNUS United States 2->55 57 109.47.84.183, 23 VODANETInternationalIP-BackboneofVodafoneDE Germany 2->57 59 99 other IPs or domains 2->59 61 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->61 63 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->63 65 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->65 67 Yara detected Okiru 2->67 8 nova.arm6.elf 2->8         started        10 systemd gpu-manager 2->10         started        12 systemd gpu-manager 2->12         started        14 48 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 signatures5 17 nova.arm6.elf 8->17         started        19 nova.arm6.elf 8->19         started        22 nova.arm6.elf 8->22         started        32 5 other processes 10->32 24 gpu-manager sh 12->24         started        26 gpu-manager sh 12->26         started        28 gpu-manager sh 12->28         started        30 gpu-manager sh 12->30         started        77 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 14->77 34 11 other processes 14->34 process6 signatures7 36 nova.arm6.elf 17->36         started        49 4 other processes 17->49 69 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 19->69 71 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 19->71 39 sh grep 24->39         started        41 sh grep 26->41         started        43 sh grep 28->43         started        45 sh grep 30->45         started        47 sh grep 32->47         started        51 4 other processes 32->51 53 4 other processes 34->53 process8 signatures9 73 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 36->73 75 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 36->75
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-18 13:42:06 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:sora defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (70565) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135868-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0bce98a2
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 d8a9128e1a6e59d452aa3db1d07318b4d9b34d06aea33eb794445ad3f54edc49

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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