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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 003a39abe9c9e7f73c5e7e9229b470c9bf678c2303f0c550742296741ee51bc7
SHA3-384 hash: ec3f867cf51b867f410648005a02291bde9186404caa78d7f8552c8bdc807d9ea01ff387e02b3600ef6b8682738dee57
SHA1 hash: 79c9c7b67a43efc1e86aaf8d941002745bc0bec8
MD5 hash: 8ee4a021aa728b9ce9ccd56dc73a70de
humanhash: neptune-oxygen-bakerloo-moon
File name:powerpc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:79'276 bytes
First seen:2026-01-21 08:10:28 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-22 01:35:43 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:I+5IgpIRW9sfeXSH3bthyfXWBIZQG1oy7+5NY3c0/wbZnIx:I+CesrDBI51cMlwbZnIx
TLSH T1EA733C02771C0E43C1A65AB4263F27E0B3EEE9D021F4FA88651EAB46C575E335186FD9
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
87
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-21T05:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-21T08:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=47da6d5a-1900-0000-297c-2b9a700b0000 pid=2928 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=7075115c-1900-0000-297c-2b9a740b0000 pid=2932 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=47da6d5a-1900-0000-297c-2b9a700b0000 pid=2928->guuid=7075115c-1900-0000-297c-2b9a740b0000 pid=2932 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1854642 Sample: powerpc.elf Startdate: 21/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 26 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->26 28 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->28 30 3 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 2 other signatures 2->38 8 powerpc.elf 2->8         started        11 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->11         started        13 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-media-keys 2->13         started        15 8 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 signatures5 42 Sample deletes itself 8->42 17 powerpc.elf 8->17         started        19 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 11->19         started        process6 process7 21 powerpc.elf 17->21         started        24 powerpc.elf 17->24         started        signatures8 40 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 21->40
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-21 08:11:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
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:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
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 003a39abe9c9e7f73c5e7e9229b470c9bf678c2303f0c550742296741ee51bc7

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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