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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fe012c259d40016b54d9a7d92bcda23e5acb44cf57a352bca946d8c3d9177da7
SHA3-384 hash: ca557bb7a4d2b513eae111991eeb14a4a1ce932ef04eee7238cb6109552fb31366033cb5ef074257cf4b82ce14891302
SHA1 hash: e00ddb82cafc610cd535f3f2aa26e7ee28d219a9
MD5 hash: d9b27a13765ab3fd56cea802ecd453a8
humanhash: failed-michigan-ack-timing
File name:mirai.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:67'704 bytes
First seen:2025-11-25 10:35:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:+L/lgp6OLgsfbXXzRR09AB5qVCmkLXzHFm6sLBfQiw+1ZNMHMzBcrOplBDtewIJA:Vp6+XXtikAkTAfvZHBwwIi8GmXw7
TLSH T1C9635C427B694A47E5531EB5293F27D193AFED9020F0F688694FDA0B8075E37204AEDC
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 e3f8f22da645cedd2d7b3635636286d421f8fb1e20c392ce1c10e33771c33228
File size (compressed) :28'128 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :67'704 bytes
Format:linux/ppc32
Packed file: e3f8f22da645cedd2d7b3635636286d421f8fb1e20c392ce1c10e33771c33228

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
168
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-11-25T08:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-25T11:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=388860ce-1900-0000-c8df-8ab84c0d0000 pid=3404 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=787823d0-1900-0000-c8df-8ab8520d0000 pid=3410 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=388860ce-1900-0000-c8df-8ab84c0d0000 pid=3404->guuid=787823d0-1900-0000-c8df-8ab8520d0000 pid=3410 execve
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1820449 Sample: mirai.ppc.elf Startdate: 25/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 31 156.158.51.131 airtel-tz-asTZ Tanzania United Republic of 2->31 33 98.137.87.97 YAHOO-NE1US United States 2->33 35 99 other IPs or domains 2->35 37 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->37 39 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->39 41 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->41 43 5 other signatures 2->43 8 mirai.ppc.elf 2->8         started        10 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-print-notifications 2->10         started        12 xfce4-session rm 2->12         started        14 3 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 process5 16 mirai.ppc.elf 8->16         started        18 gsd-print-notifications 10->18         started        process6 20 mirai.ppc.elf 16->20         started        23 mirai.ppc.elf 16->23         started        25 mirai.ppc.elf 16->25         started        29 5 other processes 16->29 27 gsd-print-notifications gsd-printer 18->27         started        signatures7 45 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 20->45
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-25 10:36:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 37 (70.27%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135957-0
YARA:
MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1 MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_1ac392ca
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_2_RID2F3A
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF malware Mirai related
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf fe012c259d40016b54d9a7d92bcda23e5acb44cf57a352bca946d8c3d9177da7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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