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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e59efa6143cc3bf5fd502f8deb296d1602511632d9bc876b23f0ff2f9e97b693
SHA3-384 hash: c4c63bb9992d2ca056de4a735e207725362372a0bd063118aad5e4816aca7a94ecdcab2e3eed9b699c6956fb9111295d
SHA1 hash: c1fbbe602acdb6d75820ae69fd4535d4acecbd72
MD5 hash: 3a4cb2b0f6d01795f25583391afd379f
humanhash: october-queen-zebra-dakota
File name:x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:2'421'848 bytes
First seen:2025-07-11 11:19:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 49152:WDieMdRZOdVtsky81uMjR6b1WIU6i6jTkDShpgjpWkjoj:MiddR+/yjMgbL+6EnpW3
TLSH T152B56B87A8D580FDC49EC13497AB51326F75F49C4230BB9B6390EB723A26E606F1D784
telfhash t1aa12de740ef634b166e7d615f313f1b9aa3204b162fe39b55612ac85dfc4e804cab827
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 :
1
# of downloads :
16
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand lolbin obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
80
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ae555235-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a51090000 pid=2385 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=eae7fc37-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a57090000 pid=2391 /tmp/sample.bin write-config guuid=ae555235-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a51090000 pid=2385->guuid=eae7fc37-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a57090000 pid=2391 execve guuid=6ed46a38-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a59090000 pid=2393 /usr/bin/dash guuid=eae7fc37-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a57090000 pid=2391->guuid=6ed46a38-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a59090000 pid=2393 execve guuid=192d2842-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a62090000 pid=2402 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=eae7fc37-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a57090000 pid=2391->guuid=192d2842-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a62090000 pid=2402 clone guuid=66c3d538-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a5b090000 pid=2395 /usr/bin/cp guuid=6ed46a38-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a59090000 pid=2393->guuid=66c3d538-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a5b090000 pid=2395 execve guuid=1a773142-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a63090000 pid=2403 /tmp/sample.bin write-config zombie guuid=192d2842-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a62090000 pid=2402->guuid=1a773142-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a63090000 pid=2403 clone guuid=d4229842-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a65090000 pid=2405 /usr/bin/dash guuid=1a773142-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a63090000 pid=2403->guuid=d4229842-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a65090000 pid=2405 execve guuid=f485df43-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6c090000 pid=2412 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=1a773142-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a63090000 pid=2403->guuid=f485df43-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6c090000 pid=2412 clone guuid=41c0d742-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a67090000 pid=2407 /usr/bin/cp guuid=d4229842-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a65090000 pid=2405->guuid=41c0d742-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a67090000 pid=2407 execve d597c4fe-3b44-597e-bbfe-36a210094f56 87.121.84.210:63644 guuid=f485df43-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6c090000 pid=2412->d597c4fe-3b44-597e-bbfe-36a210094f56 con guuid=2e5fe743-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6d090000 pid=2413 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=f485df43-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6c090000 pid=2412->guuid=2e5fe743-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6d090000 pid=2413 clone guuid=692ef043-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6e090000 pid=2414 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2e5fe743-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6d090000 pid=2413->guuid=692ef043-1b00-0000-cb29-9c2a6e090000 pid=2414 clone
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
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: 1733752 Sample: x86_64.elf Startdate: 11/07/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 51 87.121.84.210, 34920, 63644 SKATTV-ASBG Bulgaria 2->51 53 Found malware configuration 2->53 55 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->55 57 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->57 59 2 other signatures 2->59 11 x86_64.elf 2->11         started        14 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-print-notifications 2->14         started        16 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->16         started        18 4 other processes 2->18 signatures3 process4 signatures5 65 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 11->65 67 Drops files in suspicious directories 11->67 69 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 11->69 20 x86_64.elf 11->20         started        22 x86_64.elf sh 11->22         started        24 gsd-print-notifications 14->24         started        process6 process7 26 x86_64.elf 20->26         started        30 sh cp 22->30         started        32 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 24->32         started        file8 49 /etc/init.d/sysd, POSIX 26->49 dropped 71 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 26->71 73 Drops files in suspicious directories 26->73 75 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 26->75 34 x86_64.elf sh 26->34         started        36 x86_64.elf 26->36         started        77 Drops invisible ELF files 30->77 signatures9 process10 process11 38 sh cp 34->38         started        42 x86_64.elf 36->42         started        file12 47 /usr/bin/.sh, ELF 38->47 dropped 61 Drops invisible ELF files 38->61 63 Drops files in suspicious directories 38->63 44 x86_64.elf 42->44         started        signatures13 process14 signatures15 79 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 44->79
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-11 11:19:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery linux persistence
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Write file to user bin folder
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7540662-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:testlumma
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:upxHook
Author:@r3dbU7z
Description:Detect artifacts from 'upxHook' - modification of UPX packer
Reference:https://bazaar.abuse.ch/sample/6352be8aa5d8063673aa428c3807228c40505004320232a23d99ebd9ef48478a/
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf e59efa6143cc3bf5fd502f8deb296d1602511632d9bc876b23f0ff2f9e97b693

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh

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