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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ec24e53b8bfddfd038c33e689b9ee31e5cfb68d57e31fd4946bad04946e35d01
SHA3-384 hash: 5b9d5e56173994287f7070d3a7c17a82c9ccc2bca18b0d16047ea9d38a1b68b8a14ec3461902d56aa2890fe90a28671d
SHA1 hash: d67b1fcf254e7cd510bb6c32d23bd14ea22adbb5
MD5 hash: f38700450e1516091aff5d3ac8907fa6
humanhash: kansas-golf-triple-nineteen
File name:powerpc.kok
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Signature Mirai
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File size:99'636 bytes
First seen:2026-01-09 19:11:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:hnrVWCd6x+4hs9Iaq0kR0QSXwqj4fARuKydCRg3y+9ZDx6:hI64Nt0QNURpyj3nx6
TLSH T163A36C02B70C0A43E1736DB47F3F27D1D3DAAAD122F4A648251ABB49D0B2A325546FDD
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
100
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.30455.LC.BadVar.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10001386-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10010127-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10017351-0
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Deleting a recently created file
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Attempts to kill processes by name
Sets a written file as executable
Opens a port
Deletes a file
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Kills processes
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
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
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/696152ed30368802bb7e576c/reports/96c0d16d-a720-473a-8c89-70b9807b01c7/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-09T17:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-10T00:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/ec24e53b8bfddfd038c33e689b9ee31e5cfb68d57e31fd4946bad04946e35d01/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/0d01b0b8-c35f-4cec-830c-2bd41a8487f2
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=a36d2852-1900-0000-ff78-9154a90a0000 pid=2729 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=541a8654-1900-0000-ff78-9154b00a0000 pid=2736 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a36d2852-1900-0000-ff78-9154a90a0000 pid=2729->guuid=541a8654-1900-0000-ff78-9154b00a0000 pid=2736 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/9a23aa0d-4bba-48c4-9362-aeeb5de87015
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1847586
Signature
Drops files in suspicious directories
Drops invisible ELF files
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
Sample deletes itself
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
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
Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall'
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1847586 Sample: powerpc.kok.elf Startdate: 09/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 90 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->90 10 powerpc.kok.elf 2->10         started        process3 signatures4 92 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 10->92 94 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 10->94 13 powerpc.kok.elf 10->13         started        process5 file6 82 /var/spool/cron/root, ASCII 13->82 dropped 84 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/root, ASCII 13->84 dropped 86 /root/.bashrc, ASCII 13->86 dropped 88 11 other files (10 malicious) 13->88 dropped 114 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 13->114 116 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 13->116 118 Drops files in suspicious directories 13->118 120 4 other signatures 13->120 17 powerpc.kok.elf sh 13->17         started        19 powerpc.kok.elf sh 13->19         started        21 powerpc.kok.elf sh 13->21         started        23 103 other processes 13->23 signatures7 process8 process9 25 sh cp 17->25         started        29 sh crontab 19->29         started        31 sh 19->31         started        33 sh cp 21->33         started        35 sh cp 23->35         started        37 sh cp 23->37         started        39 sh rm 23->39         started        41 101 other processes 23->41 file10 72 /usr/bin/.update, ELF 25->72 dropped 96 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 25->96 98 Drops invisible ELF files 25->98 100 Drops files in suspicious directories 25->100 74 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.sz9oR0, ASCII 29->74 dropped 102 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 29->102 104 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 29->104 43 sh crontab 31->43         started        76 /boot/.update, ELF 33->76 dropped 78 /var/jbx/shared/.update, ELF 35->78 dropped 80 /var/log/.update, ELF 37->80 dropped 106 Sample deletes itself 39->106 108 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 41->108 110 Terminates several processes with shell command 'killall' 41->110 46 S99backup0 41->46         started        48 S99backup1 41->48         started        50 S99backup2 41->50         started        52 5 other processes 41->52 signatures11 process12 signatures13 112 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 43->112 54 S99backup0 .update 46->54         started        64 5 other processes 46->64 56 S99backup1 .update 48->56         started        66 5 other processes 48->66 58 S99backup2 .update 50->58         started        68 5 other processes 50->68 60 S99network .update 52->60         started        62 .monitor .update 52->62         started        70 10 other processes 52->70 process14
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ec24e53b8bfddfd038c33e689b9ee31e5cfb68d57e31fd4946bad04946e35d01
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ec24e53b8bfddfd038c33e689b9ee31e5cfb68d57e31fd4946bad04946e35d01/
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-09 19:12:44 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=5qsoko4l7xp5aogdhzujxhxddzopw2gvpyy72skgxliesrxdluaq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260109-xwsp3sfw3d/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10001386-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/64eec4dc-3fb8-49cb-bb2c-3ac4635be000
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/ec24e53b8bfddfd038c33e689b9ee31e5cfb68d57e31fd4946bad04946e35d01

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
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Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
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Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:unixredflags3
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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 ec24e53b8bfddfd038c33e689b9ee31e5cfb68d57e31fd4946bad04946e35d01

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3749713/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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