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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 044053802790b8ce445fdd1abcac272b05147fbe3ee8ed88e0999f5a19776737
SHA3-384 hash: 7c038500d91d3a41db4270222f221c79ea2692f68cea4931c53db85eac604353c581fb69463f3d5985237b2e99f61837
SHA1 hash: 286bcf8b55f2203c81dbff28c55df7a25821995b
MD5 hash: 984ef0b7e41140230f670a5054afd59f
humanhash: green-saturn-india-mango
File name:Aqua.sh4
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Signature Mirai
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File size:67'072 bytes
First seen:2026-01-20 16:19:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Sa+wt919FyvsRx0XsoGYgKBJss74K+0Cn8eeWr0SiJ:SZc9ovs32TGcBl4K+0ZvIi
TLSH T1D163AEB3C9396E98D1A491B0B5348EB85F23A10482971FFF1E59C2B99043EACF6453F4
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 :
1
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.30423.LX.BOT.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136288-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9970440-0
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Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/696fab1d5db9ae47708a7022/reports/43cdd9d8-f09f-45fd-ba41-bace89b17724/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-20T13:27:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-21T12:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.hc
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/044053802790b8ce445fdd1abcac272b05147fbe3ee8ed88e0999f5a19776737/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/f8f40c76-6127-4e8e-a4fe-099993c5ce79
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=b97e8c8d-1a00-0000-dd6c-b4ce320b0000 pid=2866 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a7310890-1a00-0000-dd6c-b4ce3a0b0000 pid=2874 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b97e8c8d-1a00-0000-dd6c-b4ce320b0000 pid=2866->guuid=a7310890-1a00-0000-dd6c-b4ce3a0b0000 pid=2874 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/5e27c278-1914-4d22-bdc3-55a02d8ee259
Result
Threat name:
Aquabot
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
72 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1854142
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sends malformed DNS queries
Yara detected Aquabot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1854142 Sample: Aqua.sh4.elf Startdate: 20/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 19 wsefghuiwehf.gxg.xxx. [malformed] 2->19 21 wsefghuiwehf.gxg.xxx 91.92.242.83, 33966, 59196 THEZONEBG Bulgaria 2->21 23 2 other IPs or domains 2->23 25 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->25 27 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->27 29 Yara detected Aquabot 2->29 8 Aqua.sh4.elf 2->8         started        10 gnome-session-binary sh gsd-rfkill 2->10         started        12 systemd systemd-hostnamed 2->12         started        signatures3 31 Sends malformed DNS queries 19->31 process4 process5 14 Aqua.sh4.elf 8->14         started        signatures6 33 Sample deletes itself 14->33 17 Aqua.sh4.elf 14->17         started        process7
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/044053802790b8ce445fdd1abcac272b05147fbe3ee8ed88e0999f5a19776737
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/044053802790b8ce445fdd1abcac272b05147fbe3ee8ed88e0999f5a19776737/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/044053802790b8ce445fdd1abcac272b05147fbe3ee8ed88e0999f5a19776737
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-20 16:20:44 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 37 (54.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=arafhabhsc4m4rc73unlzlbhfmcri756h3uo3chatgpvuglxm43q._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260120-tta6gab16h/
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136288-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/6cdd68a0-d203-4471-ad39-3344bf913bae
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/044053802790b8ce445fdd1abcac272b05147fbe3ee8ed88e0999f5a19776737

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 044053802790b8ce445fdd1abcac272b05147fbe3ee8ed88e0999f5a19776737

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3760767/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3760796/

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