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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 148ab876a1369b50822d60d9d6f8dc25f43a1052f570118c7deab86f5edccf73
SHA3-384 hash: ce5a10da5d8da210e255e73552f786e5ef60e6536026a586b0cd8ffe3f8c76fa762eb82110d6f7920510b5788ae56e5d
SHA1 hash: 3a9eeb6a2f462b8297e14ff0517eed243b5989d1
MD5 hash: d7433f796d5c20f4e3fb0f495b9538df
humanhash: aspen-september-mountain-low
File name:johen.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:39'676 bytes
First seen:2026-01-12 11:51:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:FAW+GkX7xgBSxKLgTcSw7S6YPDCxu4C7Se8xKPgnml9ND5j0/VjZytB32uNmXnbC:F9sGBSxKcTc3e6YPDCuS7sgn+9tyjGm0
TLSH T18503F156696ECD0CDE26757E01FFB14F4580AB3F0645CAA682C016BF9DA923124392EF
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai UPX
File size (compressed) :39'676 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :79'444 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Unpacked file: 4d0f0490630f325f50724873b1f4aabfa13b60f7703e63f66e3bae77d5611046

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
46
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-11T05:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-13T23:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4e9510ca-1b00-0000-a493-ca7aae0b0000 pid=2990 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5edf23cd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab50b0000 pid=2997 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=4e9510ca-1b00-0000-a493-ca7aae0b0000 pid=2990->guuid=5edf23cd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab50b0000 pid=2997 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=5edf23cd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab50b0000 pid=2997->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=fa3cfacd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab70b0000 pid=2999 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5edf23cd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab50b0000 pid=2997->guuid=fa3cfacd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab70b0000 pid=2999 clone guuid=150b3afc-1c00-0000-a493-ca7ae90d0000 pid=3561 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5edf23cd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab50b0000 pid=2997->guuid=150b3afc-1c00-0000-a493-ca7ae90d0000 pid=3561 clone guuid=c98a47fc-1c00-0000-a493-ca7aea0d0000 pid=3562 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=5edf23cd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab50b0000 pid=2997->guuid=c98a47fc-1c00-0000-a493-ca7aea0d0000 pid=3562 clone guuid=ef4155ce-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab90b0000 pid=3001 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=fa3cfacd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab70b0000 pid=2999->guuid=ef4155ce-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab90b0000 pid=3001 clone guuid=681f59ce-1b00-0000-a493-ca7aba0b0000 pid=3002 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=fa3cfacd-1b00-0000-a493-ca7ab70b0000 pid=2999->guuid=681f59ce-1b00-0000-a493-ca7aba0b0000 pid=3002 clone guuid=681f59ce-1b00-0000-a493-ca7aba0b0000 pid=3002->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 80B 73140e95-4076-59b4-a56d-726394bb043d botnet.rehannnap.my.id:69 guuid=681f59ce-1b00-0000-a493-ca7aba0b0000 pid=3002->73140e95-4076-59b4-a56d-726394bb043d send: 14B guuid=c98a47fc-1c00-0000-a493-ca7aea0d0000 pid=3562->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1200B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=c98a47fc-1c00-0000-a493-ca7aea0d0000 pid=3562->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1849059 Sample: johen.x86.elf Startdate: 12/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 26 botnet.rehannnap.my.id 202.1.31.174, 35290, 69 WA-GOVERNMENT-AS-APWAGovernmentprojectAU unknown 2->26 28 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->28 30 4 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 Yara detected Mirai 2->36 38 Sample is packed with UPX 2->38 8 johen.x86.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 process5 16 johen.x86.elf 8->16         started        18 johen.x86.elf 8->18         started        20 johen.x86.elf 8->20         started        process6 22 johen.x86.elf 16->22         started        24 johen.x86.elf 16->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-11 08:27:09 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Mirai

elf 148ab876a1369b50822d60d9d6f8dc25f43a1052f570118c7deab86f5edccf73

(this sample)

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