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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e08b66a97248aa0c14e5c9acf013ae26bda5ea3f4b7e978db11694530251a92a
SHA3-384 hash: c80675b989326ec00b5f50d3ddaeb2d9bc4fd51b83dcb4c9eaad41a2f1847bf556f0871cb4abfe64bd96ecf48a4dcbcd
SHA1 hash: d56a69a897fbea259acb8d509a2ccdd02fcc632b
MD5 hash: 55fc9a5cc9bd78dc11c55aacfa6b8abc
humanhash: east-zulu-twelve-pizza
File name:putita.arm
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:56'948 bytes
First seen:2026-08-18 03:05:32 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-19 05:52:07 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:Z4khR7VBg00sNvr3JmrzyHMmBFlkqlJKM63fn:ZR7VBis1iG7dk2J18f
TLSH T1F043F19BE452E578ECB12CFBD17E67809EA96C78E34736236364E16479C0CCE2170E52
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) :56'948 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :124'368 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 2632841725d379368ec3f168448519812e2ef8b573e9ced05d51d15787bb0e55

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
73
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:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
4
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1008031e-2200-0000-ced0-a70dbb090000 pid=2491 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e0197320-2200-0000-ced0-a70dc2090000 pid=2498 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1008031e-2200-0000-ced0-a70dbb090000 pid=2491->guuid=e0197320-2200-0000-ced0-a70dc2090000 pid=2498 execve
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: 1959413 Sample: putita.arm.elf Startdate: 18/08/2026 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.arm.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.arm.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.arm.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.arm.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.arm.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.arm.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.arm.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.4m64ZI, 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:
2026-08-18 03:07:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution 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
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Mirai

elf e08b66a97248aa0c14e5c9acf013ae26bda5ea3f4b7e978db11694530251a92a

(this sample)

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