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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 051a17b7019d9d9c0c8a236959d92aa83608d2e7e294c7211d9a4c09cb455a2d
SHA3-384 hash: d5789f3ea0fb99975ba298afd456abe76c2f0074db4ba2476a2a42086bca1bf711ddd9691c6a6ebb28ff2f34cdc2c620
SHA1 hash: 5b713e6ee30fbeee98999640d2f6a552a315a854
MD5 hash: e3258b62b28a2b081b409cb26ccd97be
humanhash: carpet-solar-nine-eight
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:395'584 bytes
First seen:2026-09-26 15:52:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 12288:EWUhd2+2Y4BR1sWFUUY3t5L3tXBrTPDWODx8CN:Qb7h8E
TLSH T1DB844A4B77108FA8F3A4C63007F38B977AB9159617D29495E27DD9117EA030C282FFA8
telfhash t10de0c7286434137482c5dc6d45ccef59e5f1a4eba9271c27c940c959c736a475d01c5c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
85
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sets a written file as executable
Manages services
Creates directories
Kills processes
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Mounts file systems
Opens a port
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
59
Number of processes launched:
46
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-09-26T14:02:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-27T18:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e7346d87-1c00-0000-b79e-e1b555080000 pid=2133 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=df2d488a-1c00-0000-b79e-e1b55b080000 pid=2139 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e7346d87-1c00-0000-b79e-e1b555080000 pid=2133->guuid=df2d488a-1c00-0000-b79e-e1b55b080000 pid=2139 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-26 15:53:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 23 (52.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
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
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_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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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 051a17b7019d9d9c0c8a236959d92aa83608d2e7e294c7211d9a4c09cb455a2d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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