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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 05218d322488764735cbb04aaec8c294a1731354074032096501822bb930a901
SHA3-384 hash: 808b3e9c1c6b290a8a0c8b24102aad2214fae596011f011e411a9fce021e5d5e2cf80d189b34c80959383137a235e804
SHA1 hash: b31b50b0dd6edf0389e0d782b64f351e8e3d3dad
MD5 hash: 97c53860ce4fd9c52a0bc19db9b651a7
humanhash: apart-don-utah-vermont
File name:byte.ppc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:84'340 bytes
First seen:2026-01-18 18:53:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:o9rp1SusF6H/P+NyNrfQN39+1GOJF5j2Q0A8l61d6e9:YsF9Nyee1pJa7439
TLSH T1BD83180273180F47D15329F02E7B1BE097AEFD6218F5B684A52ABEC54231EF22546F99
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
62
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-18T15:57:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-19T12:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ba HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.es
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=42e96974-1900-0000-0c9f-1863c2090000 pid=2498 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5c945776-1900-0000-0c9f-1863c7090000 pid=2503 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=42e96974-1900-0000-0c9f-1863c2090000 pid=2498->guuid=5c945776-1900-0000-0c9f-1863c7090000 pid=2503 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Okiru
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Okiru
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852919 Sample: byte.ppc.elf Startdate: 18/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 55 170.6.164.154, 23 XUS United States 2->55 57 209.92.151.124, 23 WINDSTREAMUS United States 2->57 59 99 other IPs or domains 2->59 61 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->61 63 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->63 65 Yara detected Okiru 2->65 67 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->67 8 byte.ppc.elf 2->8         started        10 systemd gpu-manager 2->10         started        12 systemd gpu-manager 2->12         started        14 83 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 signatures5 17 byte.ppc.elf 8->17         started        19 byte.ppc.elf 8->19         started        22 byte.ppc.elf 8->22         started        30 7 other processes 10->30 24 gpu-manager sh 12->24         started        26 gpu-manager sh 12->26         started        32 4 other processes 12->32 77 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 14->77 28 gpu-manager sh 14->28         started        34 30 other processes 14->34 process6 signatures7 36 byte.ppc.elf 17->36         started        47 4 other processes 17->47 69 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 19->69 71 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 19->71 39 sh grep 24->39         started        41 sh grep 26->41         started        43 sh grep 28->43         started        49 6 other processes 30->49 45 sh grep 32->45         started        51 3 other processes 32->51 53 22 other processes 34->53 process8 signatures9 73 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 36->73 75 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 36->75
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-18 18:30:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:sora linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135890-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

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_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
Author:Elastic Security
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 05218d322488764735cbb04aaec8c294a1731354074032096501822bb930a901

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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