Malware

About “ELF:Mirai-SX [Trj]” infection

Malware Removal

The ELF:Mirai-SX [Trj] is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What ELF:Mirai-SX [Trj] virus can do?

  • Injection (inter-process)
  • Injection with CreateRemoteThread in a remote process
  • Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
  • Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
  • Harvests information related to installed mail clients

How to determine ELF:Mirai-SX [Trj]?


File Info:

crc32: C01897DF
md5: 0b1fcfad1be114d5b83e24138afbf7a8
name: upload_file
sha1: c5876755b5be58e24da69321666721971bd38d2f
sha256: 609df175b770ef52786f22f3f2dce551a73043d92dd2d890dd454032cad2537d
sha512: 83572e640aca332eaa5aa0e7edd3182c860b4c111506f33f1fdd0414b7428e31997850d50edba7a7e1a76586bda62adeb647e4648f5eb57005b96d41ff3133a5
ssdeep: 3072:2glZ3FtCKXhkmHtZ9TEKzjfj/WMngyIfsJ0F7xPto:2IIKXhZtL7jOTyIG87X
type: ELF 32-bit MSB executable, MIPS, MIPS-I version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

ELF:Mirai-SX [Trj] also known as:

MicroWorld-eScanTrojan.GenericKD.34578402
FireEyeTrojan.GenericKD.34578402
McAfeeGenericRXMC-KW!0B1FCFAD1BE1
ClamAVUnix.Dropper.Mirai-7358821-0
KasperskyHEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
BitDefenderTrojan.GenericKD.34578402
Ad-AwareTrojan.GenericKD.34578402
EmsisoftTrojan.GenericKD.34578402 (B)
DrWebLinux.Mirai.4898
ZillyaBackdoor.Mirai.Linux.92696
McAfee-GW-EditionGenericRXMC-KW!0B1FCFAD1BE1
IkarusTrojan.Linux.Mirai
GDataTrojan.GenericKD.34578402
JiangminBackdoor.Linux.flmc
Antiy-AVLTrojan[Backdoor]/Linux.Mirai.b
MicrosoftTrojan:Script/Wacatac.B!ml
ArcabitTrojan.Generic.D20F9FE2
ZoneAlarmHEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
AhnLab-V3Trojan/Linux.Mirai.135472
ALYacTrojan.GenericKD.34578402
ESET-NOD32a variant of Linux/Mirai.A
MAXmalware (ai score=84)
FortinetELF/Mirai.B!tr
AVGELF:Mirai-SX [Trj]

How to remove ELF:Mirai-SX [Trj]?

ELF:Mirai-SX [Trj] removal tool
  • Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
  • Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
  • Move to quarantine” all items.
  • Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
  • Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
  • Restart your computer.

About the author

Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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