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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 120cbcbddd0d947bd20dcd126af9fc1bf29eced860602a690d4749c3668afa1c
SHA3-384 hash: 72764123bf9896a27467917df6955a360c010646097fe7bb22dcf3d499ba4e774e97cfae24adce1d82f764990abeb930
SHA1 hash: a22567749ed3412d47a09978150a3522f3312bdd
MD5 hash: 9da3cdeec54e4a50b1a106c775b1af8c
humanhash: cardinal-lactose-echo-skylark
File name:kvariant.spc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:94'820 bytes
First seen:2026-01-18 17:57:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:NZulRHa+W6xpuvn+LDzXdtqkT54T7zazthfvtbX87a:P6xYvEX+kNszaPH5s+
TLSH T187933B366AB8292BC4CC957F21F74721F2B2574A24B8C61A3DB20D8EBF6462035177F5
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
65
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=1744b948-1900-0000-31a3-3f8f1b080000 pid=2075 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a2f5db4a-1900-0000-31a3-3f8f22080000 pid=2082 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1744b948-1900-0000-31a3-3f8f1b080000 pid=2075->guuid=a2f5db4a-1900-0000-31a3-3f8f22080000 pid=2082 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many IPs within the same subnet mask (likely port scanning)
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852864 Sample: kvariant.spc.elf Startdate: 18/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 25 197.191.86.182 zain-asGH Ghana 2->25 27 41.70.121.219 globe-asMW Malawi 2->27 29 99 other IPs or domains 2->29 31 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->31 33 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->33 35 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->35 37 4 other signatures 2->37 9 kvariant.spc.elf 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 dash grep 2->13         started        15 2 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 process5 17 kvariant.spc.elf 9->17         started        process6 19 kvariant.spc.elf 17->19         started        process7 21 kvariant.spc.elf 19->21         started        23 kvariant.spc.elf 19->23         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-18 17:50:02 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
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: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 120cbcbddd0d947bd20dcd126af9fc1bf29eced860602a690d4749c3668afa1c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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