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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 12a3bf5f757df2beb313cc10dca6dde6f2d8bee6f78ac7fed1ae42288e478455
SHA3-384 hash: f05a3ddc3a2c4cbf5a0387b09c9363d5031b578c2a685f9a092068c1299cc60a5b5bf9119234f341f64fef993b9e6528
SHA1 hash: cb2c309c991a000c534ad458e3d7340d9eeedbb8
MD5 hash: d3d00750327c99a9ad392c89bca8ff34
humanhash: beryllium-eleven-early-august
File name:5c043447f64e66a8d14b14a21dd535463c4fa33880e977ee0b164b0739d2cb3f.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:190'092 bytes
First seen:2026-08-19 18:51:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 3072:DkRjw81A8qP/GTtSk2IhHV3B/g/KMTsF30becYEEU1+srR9dbNhbJrI14J+aUuyD:DaxXDhHVRomFkScYEEU1+srRHbn1I1Iu
TLSH T121043A95F890DE56C6D0267AFA7D518C331317B8C3DAB106CE109E35B7EB81A0E3E946
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 5c043447f64e66a8d14b14a21dd535463c4fa33880e977ee0b164b0739d2cb3f
File size (compressed) :83'848 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :190'092 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: 5c043447f64e66a8d14b14a21dd535463c4fa33880e977ee0b164b0739d2cb3f

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
73
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a written file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
52
Number of processes launched:
16
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e1ee5841-1700-0000-3d01-bbc3c80c0000 pid=3272 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d17ce942-1700-0000-3d01-bbc3cc0c0000 pid=3276 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e1ee5841-1700-0000-3d01-bbc3c80c0000 pid=3272->guuid=d17ce942-1700-0000-3d01-bbc3cc0c0000 pid=3276 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-19 18:52:33 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
11 of 23 (47.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:woof_mirai_variant
Author:Nokia Deepfield ERT
Description:Detects Woof Mirai variant (ChaCha20 table, HTTP C2 with token/guid, .woof dropper)
Reference:Internal analysis of sample 6ef4ce02

File information


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Mirai

elf 12a3bf5f757df2beb313cc10dca6dde6f2d8bee6f78ac7fed1ae42288e478455

(this sample)

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