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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 079dc979877b459a9bf711923a665b772b3a04abecef66b8eabdd2baadc99bce
SHA3-384 hash: 873b76747df5e6fcc9748d2009d72db830f81591ec4f994065276eccb120131db6c9adbdf48b590f3090e10140e1bbf2
SHA1 hash: 1547119314d3ed9b11c64bab2a86861db03df69c
MD5 hash: c342adef9695ec299a65dea20511569c
humanhash: arkansas-november-india-autumn
File name:bot.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:1'060'748 bytes
First seen:2026-09-20 04:52:48 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-20 14:52:26 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 24576:FUpTCOUi4TCWyKRX1JSsicR7gSqtUxuHnYDD:FUkS4TCWyKTPRUSyUxuHm
TLSH T114356C633731CF69E355D27005F3CB51AA9520A31AE24096B36CC3287E61A6E3D5FEE4
telfhash t109a0222328c0c20c032bcf288cc8020220830c33fc2c3c220f0cce828020000020ccab
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
67
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Collects information on the CPU
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm bash evasive gcc javac lolbin masquerade
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3d705dda-1800-0000-0662-2335160c0000 pid=3094 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ccba96de-1800-0000-0662-2335170c0000 pid=3095 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3d705dda-1800-0000-0662-2335160c0000 pid=3094->guuid=ccba96de-1800-0000-0662-2335170c0000 pid=3095 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-20 04:21:26 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
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 CPU attributes
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Sudo and Sudo Caching
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Schedules an At job
Uses Polkit to run commands
OS Credential Dumping
Traces itself
Contacts a large (717) amount of remote hosts
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:F01_s1ckrule
Author:s1ckb017
Rule name:Hunt_DVR_Exploit_CommandInjection
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects common shell command injection signatures and payloads associated with DVR/NVR exploitation
Rule name:iot_req_metachar
Rule name:ldpreload
Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:malwareelf55503
Rule name:MIRAI_OHSHIT_payload
Author:AfterPacket
Description:MIRAI_OHSHIT ELF payload -- compiled-in C2 set, all architectures
Reference:https://github.com/Afterpacket/drosera-threat-intel
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 079dc979877b459a9bf711923a665b772b3a04abecef66b8eabdd2baadc99bce

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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