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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f8956e30821ef8a73215795e607abbe14b6d3efa17f9ba47fcdafc44b1f20e91
SHA3-384 hash: 853d12c42108ffc1e2e80ac2ac5a58258d042162df7efeabf1c8a6bb3f3c34f951012a83d95dcf6cea5f65f9b26763ce
SHA1 hash: d825e5512e4e60df767abb7ec848a9691f19fb2c
MD5 hash: da92e64fcd280f8c65a38ab9e611db29
humanhash: virginia-equal-washington-fanta
File name:putita.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:59'676 bytes
First seen:2026-07-17 01:07:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:hc0/7x0Cn9SsMwkDeQaWVcsnMywKu+oavnkzvgZUd/v:xtZnsUkeq+l4vnkE6
TLSH T1444301FEA9ABD1B8DA1388F6958022C1BE341C0B77787967145843DE4DF7DA12B20F21
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :59'676 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :128'888 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: a12922f8f8906ee5ebc6f0612236307e24a2a53a5f26f34b23e2ddab998fc304

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
73
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
16
Number of processes launched:
14
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-07-16T21:19:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-18T19:10:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=628e4037-1b00-0000-8516-49bd930b0000 pid=2963 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file mprotect-exec net write-config write-file guuid=628e4037-1b00-0000-8516-49bd930b0000 pid=2963->guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=84d6573b-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9e0b0000 pid=2974 /usr/bin/dash guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=84d6573b-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9e0b0000 pid=2974 execve guuid=15b4b23b-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9f0b0000 pid=2975 /usr/bin/dash guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=15b4b23b-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9f0b0000 pid=2975 execve guuid=127d2841-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb20b0000 pid=2994 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=127d2841-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb20b0000 pid=2994 execve guuid=af452c41-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb30b0000 pid=2995 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=af452c41-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb30b0000 pid=2995 execve guuid=dd0d3041-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb40b0000 pid=2996 /usr/bin/chattr zombie guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=dd0d3041-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb40b0000 pid=2996 execve guuid=22b73541-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb50b0000 pid=2997 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=22b73541-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb50b0000 pid=2997 execve guuid=2fa83a41-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb60b0000 pid=2998 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=2fa83a41-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb60b0000 pid=2998 execve guuid=1b3e3e41-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb70b0000 pid=2999 /usr/bin/busybox zombie guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=1b3e3e41-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb70b0000 pid=2999 execve guuid=3cce4441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb80b0000 pid=3000 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=75d33b3a-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9b0b0000 pid=2971->guuid=3cce4441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb80b0000 pid=3000 clone guuid=8d18f03b-1b00-0000-8516-49bda10b0000 pid=2977 /usr/bin/dash guuid=15b4b23b-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9f0b0000 pid=2975->guuid=8d18f03b-1b00-0000-8516-49bda10b0000 pid=2977 clone guuid=3ed6033c-1b00-0000-8516-49bda20b0000 pid=2978 /usr/bin/dash guuid=15b4b23b-1b00-0000-8516-49bd9f0b0000 pid=2975->guuid=3ed6033c-1b00-0000-8516-49bda20b0000 pid=2978 clone guuid=3cce4441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb80b0000 pid=3000->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 706d8119-5804-563f-93fb-1ad04086f3d8 64.89.163.215:666 guuid=3cce4441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb80b0000 pid=3000->706d8119-5804-563f-93fb-1ad04086f3d8 send: 902B guuid=72776241-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb90b0000 pid=3001 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3cce4441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb80b0000 pid=3000->guuid=72776241-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb90b0000 pid=3001 clone guuid=19237441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdba0b0000 pid=3002 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3cce4441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb80b0000 pid=3000->guuid=19237441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdba0b0000 pid=3002 clone guuid=9d5f7e41-1b00-0000-8516-49bdbb0b0000 pid=3003 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3cce4441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb80b0000 pid=3000->guuid=9d5f7e41-1b00-0000-8516-49bdbb0b0000 pid=3003 clone guuid=d207192e-2700-0000-8516-49bd6f140000 pid=5231 /tmp/sample.bin send-data guuid=3cce4441-1b00-0000-8516-49bdb80b0000 pid=3000->guuid=d207192e-2700-0000-8516-49bd6f140000 pid=5231 clone e225b176-2e5d-51a1-a58e-551d56a15c5e 79.110.236.176:53 guuid=d207192e-2700-0000-8516-49bd6f140000 pid=5231->e225b176-2e5d-51a1-a58e-551d56a15c5e send: 6088142B guuid=5d542d2e-2700-0000-8516-49bd70140000 pid=5232 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d207192e-2700-0000-8516-49bd6f140000 pid=5231->guuid=5d542d2e-2700-0000-8516-49bd70140000 pid=5232 clone
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 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
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: 1943946 Sample: putita.x86_64.elf Startdate: 17/07/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 80 49 64.89.163.215, 59902, 59904, 59906 NETIFACE-TORONTO-NetifaceAmericaIncUS Germany 2->49 53 Sample is packed with UPX 2->53 9 putita.x86_64.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 61 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 9->61 63 Sample tries to persist itself using /etc/profile 9->63 65 Drops files in suspicious directories 9->65 67 3 other signatures 9->67 13 putita.x86_64.elf sh 9->13         started        15 putita.x86_64.elf sh 9->15         started        17 putita.x86_64.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.x86_64.elf 20->30         started        32 putita.x86_64.elf 20->32         started        34 putita.x86_64.elf 20->34         started        process9 file10 39 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.RvdDZY, ASCII 22->39 dropped 57 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 22->57 59 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 22->59 36 sh crontab 26->36         started        signatures11 process12 signatures13 55 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 36->55
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Multiverze
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-17 01:08:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (SO)
AV detection:
11 of 24 (45.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution linux 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
Creates a large amount of network flows
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YARA Signatures


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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf f8956e30821ef8a73215795e607abbe14b6d3efa17f9ba47fcdafc44b1f20e91

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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