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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 00420c2af80efff60cc8a36ab399a5370d2e48ebc0cdee02703d5d02038c5d7a
SHA3-384 hash: 9a2764c984786f32210283bfc0510470d6eda8203df21c64901a19d59f8a27edd959f74c093e2ae879958c03299ec01a
SHA1 hash: aea850890c79fbb33d98eb8ff266fd874f3f8242
MD5 hash: 70c718a46f56511ff7405f8cf4264ef1
humanhash: nine-quebec-idaho-robert
File name:Space.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:70'740 bytes
First seen:2026-02-27 20:25:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:TtWvgqAcQQsTb6vF7lOvZOWsIyq3XkZSQL:TtDqAasn6NJOvwfIyq8L
TLSH T10C634BCAF983D5B6F8970930107AEF639DB3D6BE21A8DA43C3A455369D12502F412E6C
telfhash t121214cf75e1e48e8f3c4a840c35eaa55192ad677086136e445b2ccd036e7dc194bdc39
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 mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 cec5f8634be78a5ffb625c7ebf9b7692740b4391f5ad3aaf93a784daff522edf
File size (compressed) :34'896 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :70'740 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: cec5f8634be78a5ffb625c7ebf9b7692740b4391f5ad3aaf93a784daff522edf

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
45
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
45
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-27 20:26:46 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 23 (82.61%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
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 00420c2af80efff60cc8a36ab399a5370d2e48ebc0cdee02703d5d02038c5d7a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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