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MalwareBazaar Database

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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 16ec20524b6f67ea90246f475c150a6093c3d36c85eebfcf4adb87ebf8c79ae0
SHA3-384 hash: b1623871fb5112b888995aaa806b82cadd680b214c9a575563e1df49452876401ffa29bd2734a2c9acddcbefeb048179
SHA1 hash: d346aa646e1602c9a65f44750b3a336bbdc76cbb
MD5 hash: 2af74047137faab4a7b0c07b8706bf3d
humanhash: carolina-salami-white-red
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:253'740 bytes
First seen:2026-10-07 18:28:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:vIJe6m9OtjCeQxn7N7HVlUYRfHMjlzh0bhUNZy+peN/zntHY:vIJ4OdYxn5PUnSGNlpedlY
TLSH T1AB44B60E6E228F7DF269CB7447F74D359B9823D726E1D681D1ACC6101E6028E641FBAC
telfhash t128418f18097c13b4a6656c5d089dff67d6b330eb7e166c238a11e86eeb69f835d10c0d
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-10-07T16:39:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-07T17:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=ff3ebcf9-1600-0000-46aa-728b3d0f0000 pid=3901 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1fb603fd-1600-0000-46aa-728b490f0000 pid=3913 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ff3ebcf9-1600-0000-46aa-728b3d0f0000 pid=3901->guuid=1fb603fd-1600-0000-46aa-728b490f0000 pid=3913 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-07 18:29:43 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 23 (65.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
System Network Configuration Discovery
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:NSVPS_Hydra_SSH_Bruteforce
Author:sanad (NSVPS-SOC)
Description:Hydra SSH brute-force campaign credentials pattern from NSVPS honeypot
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
Rule name:without_attachments
Author:Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:Rule to detect the no presence of any attachment
Reference:http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/
Rule name:with_urls
Author:Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:Rule to detect the presence of an or several urls
Reference:http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 16ec20524b6f67ea90246f475c150a6093c3d36c85eebfcf4adb87ebf8c79ae0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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