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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 04bc9113a42702de4a33e54f7bd359337e408e5f7ac597a288cc790941d01dc4
SHA3-384 hash: fece48a58b58643e4b39fb43752974e53c47d9ad5e925dc5d81d481dc2d2eb4ffb118af3fbcbb2551d65ef877ab33164
SHA1 hash: 7adfcfb7eb953c469e56c6069e0bc95779485c1e
MD5 hash: 3416f46465ca361b69cb7c16c1c1abb5
humanhash: ink-bakerloo-ink-london
File name:ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:149'700 bytes
First seen:2026-01-09 13:57:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:dUO1F5RwtDLdJ4jJkukArj/DJLpoM0ZY:Jz5RgDLdvKxyMMY
TLSH T126E35B85F983C5F2C8474930609AB73FAB31EC654032E76ADF945F36CA679029317B98
telfhash t1436149baaa771ee85bc09803d38e5731fc4da77b251021e605f30db4326694251bbc38
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


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 19a9afd1a5ac3a490acb79143998c247c02a3072c67ebaf643f089eb198d91d6
File size (compressed) :58'104 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :149'700 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 19a9afd1a5ac3a490acb79143998c247c02a3072c67ebaf643f089eb198d91d6

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
49
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Manages services
Creating a file
Locks files
Launching a process
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-09T12:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-09T23:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=c9d4fb75-1500-0000-a1bb-58d35f0d0000 pid=3423 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431 /tmp/sample.bin net write-config guuid=c9d4fb75-1500-0000-a1bb-58d35f0d0000 pid=3423->guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=3a505978-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3680d0000 pid=3432 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431->guuid=3a505978-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3680d0000 pid=3432 execve guuid=e8979978-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36a0d0000 pid=3434 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431->guuid=e8979978-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36a0d0000 pid=3434 execve guuid=4f970179-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36e0d0000 pid=3438 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431->guuid=4f970179-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36e0d0000 pid=3438 execve guuid=fcbc36b1-1500-0000-a1bb-58d30f0e0000 pid=3599 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431->guuid=fcbc36b1-1500-0000-a1bb-58d30f0e0000 pid=3599 execve guuid=f4aedeb1-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3120e0000 pid=3602 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431->guuid=f4aedeb1-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3120e0000 pid=3602 execve guuid=3b4b62d7-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3930e0000 pid=3731 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431->guuid=3b4b62d7-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3930e0000 pid=3731 execve guuid=8150fe4c-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3a5100000 pid=4261 /usr/bin/dash guuid=6c571378-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3670d0000 pid=3431->guuid=8150fe4c-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3a5100000 pid=4261 execve guuid=5057ca78-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36b0d0000 pid=3435 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e8979978-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36a0d0000 pid=3434->guuid=5057ca78-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36b0d0000 pid=3435 clone guuid=e198d778-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36c0d0000 pid=3436 /usr/bin/dash guuid=e8979978-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36a0d0000 pid=3434->guuid=e198d778-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36c0d0000 pid=3436 clone guuid=41232e79-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3700d0000 pid=3440 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=4f970179-1500-0000-a1bb-58d36e0d0000 pid=3438->guuid=41232e79-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3700d0000 pid=3440 execve guuid=478ab37d-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3800d0000 pid=3456 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=41232e79-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3700d0000 pid=3440->guuid=478ab37d-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3800d0000 pid=3456 execve guuid=b40e1bb2-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3130e0000 pid=3603 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=f4aedeb1-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3120e0000 pid=3602->guuid=b40e1bb2-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3130e0000 pid=3603 execve guuid=3ee88dd7-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3940e0000 pid=3732 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=3b4b62d7-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3930e0000 pid=3731->guuid=3ee88dd7-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3940e0000 pid=3732 execve guuid=03e26bd8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3980e0000 pid=3736 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install guuid=3ee88dd7-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3940e0000 pid=3732->guuid=03e26bd8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3980e0000 pid=3736 execve guuid=8174b3d8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d39c0e0000 pid=3740 /usr/bin/getopt guuid=03e26bd8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3980e0000 pid=3736->guuid=8174b3d8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d39c0e0000 pid=3740 execve guuid=fd64ead8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d39d0e0000 pid=3741 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=03e26bd8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3980e0000 pid=3736->guuid=fd64ead8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d39d0e0000 pid=3741 execve guuid=501ecdfd-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3280f0000 pid=3880 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=03e26bd8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3980e0000 pid=3736->guuid=501ecdfd-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3280f0000 pid=3880 execve guuid=395509da-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3a10e0000 pid=3745 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=fd64ead8-1500-0000-a1bb-58d39d0e0000 pid=3741->guuid=395509da-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3a10e0000 pid=3745 execve guuid=40d4bcff-1500-0000-a1bb-58d32e0f0000 pid=3886 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=501ecdfd-1500-0000-a1bb-58d3280f0000 pid=3880->guuid=40d4bcff-1500-0000-a1bb-58d32e0f0000 pid=3886 execve guuid=09042a4d-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3a6100000 pid=4262 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=8150fe4c-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3a5100000 pid=4261->guuid=09042a4d-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3a6100000 pid=4262 execve guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-a1bb-58d301000000 pid=1 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net write-config guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-a1bb-58d301000000 pid=1->guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272 execve guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=9284d04f-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b6100000 pid=4278 /usr/bin/dash guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272->guuid=9284d04f-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b6100000 pid=4278 execve guuid=25b70250-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b8100000 pid=4280 /usr/bin/dash guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272->guuid=25b70250-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b8100000 pid=4280 execve guuid=9f9d6850-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3bc100000 pid=4284 /usr/bin/dash guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272->guuid=9f9d6850-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3bc100000 pid=4284 execve guuid=aa897477-1600-0000-a1bb-58d36d110000 pid=4461 /usr/bin/dash guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272->guuid=aa897477-1600-0000-a1bb-58d36d110000 pid=4461 execve guuid=635ec277-1600-0000-a1bb-58d371110000 pid=4465 /usr/bin/dash guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272->guuid=635ec277-1600-0000-a1bb-58d371110000 pid=4465 execve guuid=372e5198-1600-0000-a1bb-58d312120000 pid=4626 /usr/bin/dash guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272->guuid=372e5198-1600-0000-a1bb-58d312120000 pid=4626 execve guuid=ea270306-1700-0000-a1bb-58d3f7130000 pid=5111 /usr/bin/dash guuid=27b56b4e-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b0100000 pid=4272->guuid=ea270306-1700-0000-a1bb-58d3f7130000 pid=5111 execve guuid=f5363a50-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3ba100000 pid=4282 /usr/bin/dash guuid=25b70250-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b8100000 pid=4280->guuid=f5363a50-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3ba100000 pid=4282 clone guuid=869c3f50-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3bb100000 pid=4283 /usr/bin/dash guuid=25b70250-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3b8100000 pid=4280->guuid=869c3f50-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3bb100000 pid=4283 clone guuid=c2ef9450-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3be100000 pid=4286 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=9f9d6850-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3bc100000 pid=4284->guuid=c2ef9450-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3be100000 pid=4286 execve guuid=950e0b53-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3c8100000 pid=4296 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=c2ef9450-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3be100000 pid=4286->guuid=950e0b53-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3c8100000 pid=4296 execve guuid=7f02fc77-1600-0000-a1bb-58d372110000 pid=4466 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=635ec277-1600-0000-a1bb-58d371110000 pid=4465->guuid=7f02fc77-1600-0000-a1bb-58d372110000 pid=4466 execve guuid=45409e98-1600-0000-a1bb-58d314120000 pid=4628 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=372e5198-1600-0000-a1bb-58d312120000 pid=4626->guuid=45409e98-1600-0000-a1bb-58d314120000 pid=4628 execve guuid=15849999-1600-0000-a1bb-58d319120000 pid=4633 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install guuid=45409e98-1600-0000-a1bb-58d314120000 pid=4628->guuid=15849999-1600-0000-a1bb-58d319120000 pid=4633 execve guuid=6538d399-1600-0000-a1bb-58d31b120000 pid=4635 /usr/bin/getopt guuid=15849999-1600-0000-a1bb-58d319120000 pid=4633->guuid=6538d399-1600-0000-a1bb-58d31b120000 pid=4635 execve guuid=d47c0f9a-1600-0000-a1bb-58d320120000 pid=4640 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=15849999-1600-0000-a1bb-58d319120000 pid=4633->guuid=d47c0f9a-1600-0000-a1bb-58d320120000 pid=4640 execve guuid=9682b6c3-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3c6120000 pid=4806 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=15849999-1600-0000-a1bb-58d319120000 pid=4633->guuid=9682b6c3-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3c6120000 pid=4806 execve guuid=c991949b-1600-0000-a1bb-58d327120000 pid=4647 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=d47c0f9a-1600-0000-a1bb-58d320120000 pid=4640->guuid=c991949b-1600-0000-a1bb-58d327120000 pid=4647 execve guuid=e64cecc4-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3cd120000 pid=4813 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=9682b6c3-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3c6120000 pid=4806->guuid=e64cecc4-1600-0000-a1bb-58d3cd120000 pid=4813 execve guuid=12c93506-1700-0000-a1bb-58d3f9130000 pid=5113 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=ea270306-1700-0000-a1bb-58d3f7130000 pid=5111->guuid=12c93506-1700-0000-a1bb-58d3f9130000 pid=5113 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1847307 Sample: ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf Startdate: 09/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 116 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->116 118 162.213.35.25, 443, 56104 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->118 120 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->120 122 Found malware configuration 2->122 124 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->124 126 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->126 128 3 other signatures 2->128 11 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf 2->11         started        14 systemd ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf 2->14         started        17 systemd ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf 2->17         started        19 22 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 file5 136 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 11->136 138 Drops files in suspicious directories 11->138 21 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 11->21         started        23 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 11->23         started        25 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 11->25         started        31 4 other processes 11->31 114 /etc/init.d/chaotic, POSIX 14->114 dropped 33 6 other processes 14->33 27 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 17->27         started        35 5 other processes 17->35 29 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 19->29         started        37 5 other processes 19->37 signatures6 process7 process8 48 2 other processes 21->48 39 sh update-rc.d 23->39         started        42 sh crontab 25->42         started        44 sh crontab 27->44         started        46 sh crontab 29->46         started        51 3 other processes 31->51 53 5 other processes 33->53 55 4 other processes 35->55 57 4 other processes 37->57 file9 130 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 39->130 59 update-rc.d systemctl 39->59         started        132 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 42->132 112 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.NmGkAF, ASCII 48->112 dropped 134 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 48->134 61 sh crontab 48->61         started        64 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 51->64         started        66 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 53->66         started        68 update-rc.d systemctl 53->68         started        70 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 55->70         started        72 update-rc.d systemctl 55->72         started        74 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 57->74         started        76 update-rc.d systemctl 57->76         started        signatures10 process11 signatures12 140 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 61->140 78 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 64->78         started        80 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 64->80         started        82 systemd-sysv-install getopt 64->82         started        92 3 other processes 66->92 84 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->84         started        86 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->86         started        88 systemd-sysv-install getopt 70->88         started        90 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 74->90         started        94 2 other processes 74->94 process13 process14 96 update-rc.d systemctl 78->96         started        98 update-rc.d systemctl 80->98         started        100 update-rc.d systemctl 84->100         started        102 update-rc.d systemctl 86->102         started        104 update-rc.d systemctl 90->104         started        106 update-rc.d systemctl 92->106         started        108 update-rc.d systemctl 92->108         started        110 update-rc.d systemctl 94->110         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-09 13:58:36 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


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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_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_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 04bc9113a42702de4a33e54f7bd359337e408e5f7ac597a288cc790941d01dc4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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