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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 03a1fc9b3cdd97b957dfb39a70b044f64b330c05df59b75f5c16d96eae053216
SHA3-384 hash: c07396636a7be41fb3a94f56949f020557b470be504d835e0b4dd4a465ca880b45e85b3e3cedb1e589d1897eb4f03971
SHA1 hash: cf947a5d9992600754e90effa44fbf4564b0d7f8
MD5 hash: 51e07a1dea39b599af64e875aca48745
humanhash: artist-stairway-carbon-king
File name:lkxstress.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:89'200 bytes
First seen:2026-08-03 17:47:42 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-04 08:17:02 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:qnPjFljLKNGA17rMy5cpUu7ysE9/Xv+iWpnvPww14+3Ipe1peR:SPjrLKNGYMyStg/Gi8v54+3I8He
TLSH T162933A03B59090FCC4C6C1344B7FA636EA72F1ED1279B65A37E0EF222D5AE211E2D950
telfhash t142216b316da91890a1f3e337b307f1d5a9221e1025f235e4dd77acd6cfa67864c72052
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
5
# of downloads :
80
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
dropper mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a3dbca2a-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c40a0000 pid=2756 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=af76682d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c90a0000 pid=2761 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=a3dbca2a-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c40a0000 pid=2756->guuid=af76682d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c90a0000 pid=2761 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=af76682d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c90a0000 pid=2761->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=2e539d2d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46cb0a0000 pid=2763 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=af76682d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c90a0000 pid=2761->guuid=2e539d2d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46cb0a0000 pid=2763 clone guuid=bc7c4a69-1c00-0000-9073-9d46fc0a0000 pid=2812 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=af76682d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c90a0000 pid=2761->guuid=bc7c4a69-1c00-0000-9073-9d46fc0a0000 pid=2812 clone guuid=3c53eda4-1c00-0000-9073-9d464d0b0000 pid=2893 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=af76682d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c90a0000 pid=2761->guuid=3c53eda4-1c00-0000-9073-9d464d0b0000 pid=2893 clone guuid=7456f1a4-1c00-0000-9073-9d464e0b0000 pid=2894 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=af76682d-1c00-0000-9073-9d46c90a0000 pid=2761->guuid=7456f1a4-1c00-0000-9073-9d464e0b0000 pid=2894 clone guuid=7456f1a4-1c00-0000-9073-9d464e0b0000 pid=2894->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 23d57b37-acae-5862-b723-d6fec48c921d 204.10.194.60:1999 guuid=7456f1a4-1c00-0000-9073-9d464e0b0000 pid=2894->23d57b37-acae-5862-b723-d6fec48c921d send: 7B
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-03 17:48:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:owari botnet defense_evasion linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 03a1fc9b3cdd97b957dfb39a70b044f64b330c05df59b75f5c16d96eae053216

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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