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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 161e63250cbf3d362bebfa3976e3b2acb55933770b2751520175e59c69fb31b2
SHA3-384 hash: 86f7295f09bbdfb42a3414576d47fba51bf5920345316bf2704290a76e6d30401fd9d51d3fc75317bd153600b64643ed
SHA1 hash: cd0b0f33ae4cdfa37979715885d63a5195263cbc
MD5 hash: ba37c4e9a09aee1c82a7f4d69fea458b
humanhash: winner-mexico-may-burger
File name:mips
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Signature Mirai
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File size:84'780 bytes
First seen:2026-01-22 21:02:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:mty6IP7s/kq0INRhES+d2EI9cdzda24TgH6RHEYc4UH6TDPyNioL/wK2nhSXrvyw:hakdX2EIuavFZJDPNoLr2QbeonMWtia
TLSH T1F383A41E7E228FADF76D823147B74E25A79833C627E1D645E16CD6002E6034E641FFA8
telfhash t19311f718893853f497b21d9e6becfb76e45171db4a265e338d40e96e9b2dd029d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
98
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/632b7104-0145-4f78-a163-f14d26064f0f/
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.28880.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.29325.LC.Pl.UNOFFICIAL
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SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Mirai-81.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.28886.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.28878.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.28879.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.28877.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9441505-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-9977145-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10011027-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10011918-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6972906ac67009fca91cf7f7/reports/0a081085-912d-4131-a128-34d41e68164e/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
45
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/161e63250cbf3d362bebfa3976e3b2acb55933770b2751520175e59c69fb31b2
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-22T19:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-23T02:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/161e63250cbf3d362bebfa3976e3b2acb55933770b2751520175e59c69fb31b2/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/47808be7-1771-42d5-a6be-36b366882224
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=2cf84cc1-1800-0000-b02e-1437ae0a0000 pid=2734 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d5a461c3-1800-0000-b02e-1437b40a0000 pid=2740 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2cf84cc1-1800-0000-b02e-1437ae0a0000 pid=2734->guuid=d5a461c3-1800-0000-b02e-1437b40a0000 pid=2740 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/be07180c-5dc2-40fe-80bc-9a883c5dc5cc
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1856067
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1856067 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 22/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 26 41.60.49.42 ZOL-ASGB Mauritius 2->26 28 197.212.157.38, 37215 ZAIN-ZAMBIAZM Zambia 2->28 30 99 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 5 other signatures 2->38 8 mips.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 process5 10 mips.elf sh 8->10         started        12 mips.elf 8->12         started        process6 14 sh rm 10->14         started        16 sh mkdir 10->16         started        18 sh mv 10->18         started        20 sh chmod 10->20         started        22 mips.elf 12->22         started        24 mips.elf 12->24         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/161e63250cbf3d362bebfa3976e3b2acb55933770b2751520175e59c69fb31b2
Detection:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/161e63250cbf3d362bebfa3976e3b2acb55933770b2751520175e59c69fb31b2/
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-22 21:03:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=cypggjimx46tmk7l7i4xny5svs2vsm3xbmtvcuqboxszy2p3ggza._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260122-zvr39sfv3e/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Contacts a large (27874) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/161e63250cbf3d362bebfa3976e3b2acb55933770b2751520175e59c69fb31b2

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Create hunting rule
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 161e63250cbf3d362bebfa3976e3b2acb55933770b2751520175e59c69fb31b2

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3760864/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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