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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 041afc79b725ec4e3bd74a687eb96ff65487255a9556cc6b5973cc4f676524c8
SHA3-384 hash: e2489c8860c3116a79cc3d02c7799ac51b0f3cfa7f6f16a5220e91afc74d669b70d92a79f98b9b7d34817dbee03f92e8
SHA1 hash: 2a721bf2d0bd879ecbdbe014bb95a38a6dad859e
MD5 hash: aeffcf4b3357639108b29ac294cd0e1a
humanhash: papa-mockingbird-six-five
File name:x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:293'880 bytes
First seen:2026-10-07 19:08:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:ahg92WI7OdvkajqcNpxdUSqTnPvaBCjXq6SgiGVdFQvQbDP8OA0dMU:TIRhjXrhtb78idM
TLSH T136548D07E58250FDD0DAC075879FE237BA32B89552247E5F22D46E757E32FA02319B82
telfhash t1e381cc301da635213297c501b30391be6e3218b582ed76f56f579ce8eddabc14da3836
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 gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
90
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Creates directories
Sends data to a server
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Changes access rights for a written file
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Mounts file systems
Manages services
Creating a file
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand golang lolbin
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
64
Number of processes launched:
14
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-10-07T17:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-09T10:34:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=bcf7d194-1800-0000-1083-f5bf330b0000 pid=2867 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=79d04e99-1800-0000-1083-f5bf400b0000 pid=2880 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=bcf7d194-1800-0000-1083-f5bf330b0000 pid=2867->guuid=79d04e99-1800-0000-1083-f5bf400b0000 pid=2880 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=79d04e99-1800-0000-1083-f5bf400b0000 pid=2880->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 504b77a7-fc96-5635-bdb1-3e086b52caf9 127.0.0.1:8345 guuid=79d04e99-1800-0000-1083-f5bf400b0000 pid=2880->504b77a7-fc96-5635-bdb1-3e086b52caf9 con guuid=8b9313d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfba0b0000 pid=3002 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=79d04e99-1800-0000-1083-f5bf400b0000 pid=2880->guuid=8b9313d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfba0b0000 pid=3002 clone guuid=708126d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbb0b0000 pid=3003 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8b9313d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfba0b0000 pid=3002->guuid=708126d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbb0b0000 pid=3003 clone guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net send-data write-config write-file guuid=708126d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbb0b0000 pid=3003->guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004 clone c89879ea-e323-5ddf-aafa-e03018d8dc55 217.60.103.135:35342 guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->c89879ea-e323-5ddf-aafa-e03018d8dc55 send: 49B guuid=ad964ad5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbd0b0000 pid=3005 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=ad964ad5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbd0b0000 pid=3005 clone guuid=9a5050d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbe0b0000 pid=3006 /tmp/sample.bin write-config write-file guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=9a5050d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbe0b0000 pid=3006 clone guuid=f0fb55d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbf0b0000 pid=3007 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=f0fb55d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbf0b0000 pid=3007 clone guuid=5ddaa6d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfc10b0000 pid=3009 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=5ddaa6d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfc10b0000 pid=3009 execve guuid=0a718c16-1900-0000-1083-f5bf320c0000 pid=3122 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=0a718c16-1900-0000-1083-f5bf320c0000 pid=3122 execve guuid=71a82a55-1900-0000-1083-f5bf9b0c0000 pid=3227 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=71a82a55-1900-0000-1083-f5bf9b0c0000 pid=3227 execve guuid=e798de8e-1900-0000-1083-f5bf370d0000 pid=3383 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=e798de8e-1900-0000-1083-f5bf370d0000 pid=3383 execve guuid=0cc2148f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf380d0000 pid=3384 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=0cc2148f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf380d0000 pid=3384 execve guuid=af0e868f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf3b0d0000 pid=3387 /usr/bin/dash guuid=4f0a3dd5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbc0b0000 pid=3004->guuid=af0e868f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf3b0d0000 pid=3387 execve guuid=73f33d77-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfb20f0000 pid=4018 /usr/bin/chattr guuid=9a5050d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbe0b0000 pid=3006->guuid=73f33d77-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfb20f0000 pid=4018 execve guuid=a3cdd277-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfb60f0000 pid=4022 /usr/bin/busybox guuid=9a5050d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbe0b0000 pid=3006->guuid=a3cdd277-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfb60f0000 pid=4022 execve guuid=15b92978-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfb80f0000 pid=4024 /usr/bin/chattr guuid=9a5050d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbe0b0000 pid=3006->guuid=15b92978-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfb80f0000 pid=4024 execve guuid=8fa0cb78-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfb90f0000 pid=4025 /usr/bin/busybox guuid=9a5050d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbe0b0000 pid=3006->guuid=8fa0cb78-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfb90f0000 pid=4025 execve guuid=a0171d79-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfbb0f0000 pid=4027 /usr/bin/chattr guuid=9a5050d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbe0b0000 pid=3006->guuid=a0171d79-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfbb0f0000 pid=4027 execve guuid=53c9d279-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfbe0f0000 pid=4030 /usr/bin/busybox guuid=9a5050d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfbe0b0000 pid=3006->guuid=53c9d279-1a00-0000-1083-f5bfbe0f0000 pid=4030 execve guuid=3fd4e2d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfc20b0000 pid=3010 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=5ddaa6d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfc10b0000 pid=3009->guuid=3fd4e2d5-1800-0000-1083-f5bfc20b0000 pid=3010 execve guuid=c4bef016-1900-0000-1083-f5bf330c0000 pid=3123 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=0a718c16-1900-0000-1083-f5bf320c0000 pid=3122->guuid=c4bef016-1900-0000-1083-f5bf330c0000 pid=3123 execve guuid=2ef69855-1900-0000-1083-f5bf9d0c0000 pid=3229 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=71a82a55-1900-0000-1083-f5bf9b0c0000 pid=3227->guuid=2ef69855-1900-0000-1083-f5bf9d0c0000 pid=3229 execve guuid=2ca92058-1900-0000-1083-f5bfa40c0000 pid=3236 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=2ef69855-1900-0000-1083-f5bf9d0c0000 pid=3229->guuid=2ca92058-1900-0000-1083-f5bfa40c0000 pid=3236 execve guuid=88f0b28f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf3c0d0000 pid=3388 /usr/bin/dash guuid=af0e868f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf3b0d0000 pid=3387->guuid=88f0b28f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf3c0d0000 pid=3388 clone guuid=281cb88f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf3d0d0000 pid=3389 /usr/bin/dash guuid=af0e868f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf3b0d0000 pid=3387->guuid=281cb88f-1900-0000-1083-f5bf3d0d0000 pid=3389 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.MiraiDdos
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-07 19:09:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 22 (54.55%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:dependsonpythonailib
Author:Tim Brown
Description:Hunts for dependencies on Python AI libraries
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Packer_Dropper_Fileless_Armhf
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects obfuscated Linux ELF packers/droppers featuring ChaCha20/RC4 decryption, memfd_create/execveat fileless execution capabilities, and unique binary artifacts.
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:test_rule_vldslv
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
Rule name:virustotal
Author:Tracel

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 041afc79b725ec4e3bd74a687eb96ff65487255a9556cc6b5973cc4f676524c8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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