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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 159aaa8e104f42d0445c9d184bbd2f946c4518515d4ee4ef3fc90a9a7c023f20
SHA3-384 hash: 7962b7cbe0b1233ce65a504a30175f02495d5269f8a2d37cef9a336097a0ec81289823088a611a05c8e08234149723d3
SHA1 hash: 46bbdf43bd0128275914c3a8a3ad0bbb5a32d62c
MD5 hash: f5fa13344151747e70f4b7a6dc20141f
humanhash: iowa-spaghetti-leopard-april
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:176'604 bytes
First seen:2026-11-14 10:55:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:9he17C57xXyKISlCSliWl/wFLPUznlr7KQ0RV3JQnaGAC+uZ0b2tY2RR+EO4LKqR:aA5MKoFIzn8J0Nk2x+EO4Nny6mmh+Ve
TLSH T10A04E94EBE529F6DF22887304BB78B35A79923D223F18585E6ACD6001D5034E587FFA4
telfhash t15921bc0c497813e097720c995adeff76e19130df16262e378f00ecaeaa6dd825e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai torii

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
62
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
121
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
80,8080
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cd021821-1800-0000-1f44-af12470b0000 pid=2887 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=aa7a0023-1800-0000-1f44-af124a0b0000 pid=2890 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cd021821-1800-0000-1f44-af12470b0000 pid=2887->guuid=aa7a0023-1800-0000-1f44-af124a0b0000 pid=2890 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
76 / 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
Sample scans a subnet
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 2005963 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 14/11/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 18 177.10.187.234, 80 NewTekSdeRLdeCVHN Honduras 2->18 20 177.10.187.240, 80 NewTekSdeRLdeCVHN Honduras 2->20 22 100 other IPs or domains 2->22 24 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->24 26 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->26 28 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->28 30 3 other signatures 2->30 8 mips.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 mips.elf 8->10         started        process6 12 mips.elf 10->12         started        14 mips.elf 10->14         started        16 mips.elf 10->16         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-11-14 10:55:25 UTC
AV detection:
7 of 36 (19.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Renames itself
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:exploit_any_poppopret
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
Rule name:Malware_Ethereum_RPC_Infra_Providers
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects binaries, scripts, or configuration files containing common public Ethereum mainnet RPC endpoints often utilized in Web3 drainers and cryptocurrency-stealing malware campaigns.
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

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 159aaa8e104f42d0445c9d184bbd2f946c4518515d4ee4ef3fc90a9a7c023f20

(this sample)

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