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Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: e98d99a94c45ce0c68fb7ac890b7e16d2ebefa87aeb5e45a82024c33e40b90ae
SHA3-384 hash: 83dd0de28b9e3f83d750b01957b11cd24f8df8d4b472102cc1efa6dacf95d547be2cc7bbf9f389411b140f38a4f17c4e
SHA1 hash: d20290b7ba2a9badb3c9abd2ff07e9e3ba8503e3
MD5 hash: e9ec794678a05064d3a1aa54ac87a312
humanhash: november-mike-fix-cup
File name:ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm
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Signature Mirai
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File size:64'104 bytes
First seen:2026-01-08 21:07:04 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:tvtLqp6og8KAUTrwW98GA5M7NUTdVmbMqrzVUM:tk6orVZGP7kqrN
TLSH T169530234828EA84CC125E9F89B3B40190AAB8B7CD079F5389D53479D666A94608FD39F
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) :64'104 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :175'712 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: f8d24e67516850da71b446bcc90496a65e78fd81ab5b9d63f53706673eac7d85

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/6aa2d79a-b330-4736-8498-8420e49d0350/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-18.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69601ca830368802bb7c75d4/reports/95172a67-25c8-424c-b7ee-1535dd37b38c/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-08T19:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-10T12:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/e98d99a94c45ce0c68fb7ac890b7e16d2ebefa87aeb5e45a82024c33e40b90ae/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/f71d74cd-769d-404e-8813-feb9d490566c
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=deb7e9a1-1700-0000-1eba-dd0a81040000 pid=1153 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=848f5ea4-1700-0000-1eba-dd0a86040000 pid=1158 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=deb7e9a1-1700-0000-1eba-dd0a81040000 pid=1153->guuid=848f5ea4-1700-0000-1eba-dd0a86040000 pid=1158 execve
Malware family:
Mirai
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/b7cd66ea-c338-44b0-9138-9fafe25aab0c
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1846920
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
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
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1846920 Sample: ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf Startdate: 08/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 116 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->116 118 daisy.ubuntu.com 162.213.35.25, 443, 60636 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->118 120 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->120 122 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->122 124 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->124 126 2 other signatures 2->126 11 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf 2->11         started        14 systemd ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf 2->14         started        17 systemd ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf 2->17         started        19 22 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 file5 134 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 11->134 136 Drops files in suspicious directories 11->136 21 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf sh 11->21         started        23 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf sh 11->23         started        25 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf sh 11->25         started        31 4 other processes 11->31 114 /etc/init.d/chaotic, POSIX 14->114 dropped 33 6 other processes 14->33 27 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf sh 17->27         started        35 5 other processes 17->35 29 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.arm.elf sh 19->29         started        37 5 other processes 19->37 signatures6 process7 process8 48 2 other processes 21->48 39 sh update-rc.d 23->39         started        42 sh crontab 25->42         started        44 sh crontab 27->44         started        46 sh crontab 29->46         started        51 3 other processes 31->51 53 5 other processes 33->53 55 4 other processes 35->55 57 4 other processes 37->57 file9 128 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 39->128 59 update-rc.d systemctl 39->59         started        130 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 42->130 112 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.rM932S, ASCII 48->112 dropped 132 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 48->132 61 sh crontab 48->61         started        64 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 51->64         started        66 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 53->66         started        68 update-rc.d systemctl 53->68         started        70 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 55->70         started        72 update-rc.d systemctl 55->72         started        74 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 57->74         started        76 update-rc.d systemctl 57->76         started        signatures10 process11 signatures12 138 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 61->138 78 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 64->78         started        80 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 64->80         started        82 systemd-sysv-install getopt 64->82         started        92 3 other processes 66->92 84 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->84         started        86 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->86         started        88 systemd-sysv-install getopt 70->88         started        90 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 74->90         started        94 2 other processes 74->94 process13 process14 96 update-rc.d systemctl 78->96         started        98 update-rc.d systemctl 80->98         started        100 update-rc.d systemctl 84->100         started        102 update-rc.d systemctl 86->102         started        104 update-rc.d systemctl 90->104         started        106 update-rc.d systemctl 92->106         started        108 update-rc.d systemctl 92->108         started        110 update-rc.d systemctl 94->110         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/e98d99a94c45ce0c68fb7ac890b7e16d2ebefa87aeb5e45a82024c33e40b90ae
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/e98d99a94c45ce0c68fb7ac890b7e16d2ebefa87aeb5e45a82024c33e40b90ae/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-08 21:07:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=5ggztkkmixhay2h3plejbn7bnuxl56uhv226iwucajgdhzalscxa._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260108-zyjajaat6e/
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/0a0e52f4-1d8d-4a0d-96cf-a0d6b470250b
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/e98d99a94c45ce0c68fb7ac890b7e16d2ebefa87aeb5e45a82024c33e40b90ae

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
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Author:RandomMalware

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf e98d99a94c45ce0c68fb7ac890b7e16d2ebefa87aeb5e45a82024c33e40b90ae

(this sample)

Mirai

elf f8d24e67516850da71b446bcc90496a65e78fd81ab5b9d63f53706673eac7d85

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3753582/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
Dropping
SHA256 f8d24e67516850da71b446bcc90496a65e78fd81ab5b9d63f53706673eac7d85
  
Dropping
MD5 0049cc8caf900e06b27cd37141c48139

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