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Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e145a889a8cb2ba5545a53dfa44feda9e46be0af7e2402424981cc50b77bcd64
SHA3-384 hash: 48a5171d8743a26191dd5b5d34fe3b95f91bdce8ae13928458b9383db77bef4c905a28d0a63ef6f28362cdcc2ddf42bf
SHA1 hash: a19df1863ddb717e60e9234a726663de58589c9b
MD5 hash: ff7ec1e723c7e0416e447ad0dd5d12e0
humanhash: item-crazy-ten-delaware
File name:bot.armv5l
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:88'012 bytes
First seen:2026-05-13 13:24:36 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-13 22:12:25 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:QE0jrNjnzz4oaUQ9LCoScCOM+CTohudBQWwatU/m7:Q9ntgoaVCo5C1YWFtUO7
TLSH T1C5831952FE81CC52C5E824BEF91F42DC3343076CC7EE76029E11AB256ADF5994E3AA11
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
0
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-13T12:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-15T08:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cc38e4a9-1900-0000-8865-47da860b0000 pid=2950 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7d3d38ac-1900-0000-8865-47da8b0b0000 pid=2955 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cc38e4a9-1900-0000-8865-47da860b0000 pid=2950->guuid=7d3d38ac-1900-0000-8865-47da8b0b0000 pid=2955 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Detected Mirai
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1912866 Sample: bot.armv5l.elf Startdate: 13/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 96 faggotcnc.duckdns.org 2->96 98 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->98 100 4 other IPs or domains 2->100 102 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->102 104 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->104 106 Detected Mirai 2->106 108 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->108 13 bot.armv5l.elf 2->13         started        15 systemd sh 2->15         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        19 8 other processes 2->19 signatures3 110 Uses dynamic DNS services 96->110 process4 process5 21 bot.armv5l.elf 13->21         started        23 bot.armv5l.elf 13->23         started        25 sh 15->25         started        process6 27 bot.armv5l.elf 21->27         started        file7 92 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 27->92 dropped 94 /etc/init.d/system048, POSIX 27->94 dropped 120 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 27->120 122 Drops files in suspicious directories 27->122 124 Sample deletes itself 27->124 126 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 27->126 31 bot.armv5l.elf sh 27->31         started        33 bot.armv5l.elf sh 27->33         started        35 bot.armv5l.elf sh 27->35         started        37 5 other processes 27->37 signatures8 process9 process10 39 sh crontab 31->39         started        43 sh 31->43         started        45 sh crontab 33->45         started        47 sh 33->47         started        49 sh update-rc.d 35->49         started        51 sh systemctl 37->51         started        53 sh system048 37->53         started        55 sh systemctl 37->55         started        57 sh systemctl 37->57         started        file11 88 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.XHHeoh, ASCII 39->88 dropped 112 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 39->112 114 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 39->114 59 sh crontab 43->59         started        62 sh grep 43->62         started        90 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.eSZJzJ, ASCII 45->90 dropped 64 sh crontab 47->64         started        66 sh grep 47->66         started        116 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 49->116 68 update-rc.d systemctl 49->68         started        70 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 51->70         started        72 system048 53->72         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 118 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 59->118 74 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->74         started        76 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->76         started        78 systemd-sysv-install getopt 70->78         started        80 system048 curl 72->80         started        process15 process16 82 update-rc.d systemctl 74->82         started        84 update-rc.d systemctl 76->84         started        86 system048 wget 80->86         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-13 13:25:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
antivm credential_access discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Checks CPU configuration
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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 e145a889a8cb2ba5545a53dfa44feda9e46be0af7e2402424981cc50b77bcd64

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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