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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 179c981f19c19c2a0d1cad2ca7e8e26893a0e68e0d50f422e4246173e8f3b7a2
SHA3-384 hash: af88f7d7e4f066e8691f2e6dffdba3fdc17b36498a10fbcaaa52b54ded87759b8c4ebfa86994aeb10c7e389f5f261b9f
SHA1 hash: b8c8db394854273908788b47ed88499186f058c1
MD5 hash: cc891173d246730107fe24534697661d
humanhash: illinois-golf-spaghetti-tennis
File name:iran.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:156'680 bytes
First seen:2026-04-06 08:20:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:p+FTcKot8sp2MKypYz8ZOfGQ+v3eB/hub8mXRCTUGk4onuftL4Vx4dbK:pmlybKpzEOfGQ+vEubTt4ouftL40dO
TLSH T1F8E3885A6E228FAEF67C873147F74A20976D23D623E1D684D2ACC1141F6038E545FBAC
telfhash t1a74160184e7813f463385c4d169def36e6a330da7e265d338e11e86ba77d9824e10d1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
35
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
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:
2026-04-03T23:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-04T20:05:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a1d5321d-1700-0000-f286-afb29d0d0000 pid=3485 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8c7ddf1e-1700-0000-f286-afb2a40d0000 pid=3492 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a1d5321d-1700-0000-f286-afb29d0d0000 pid=3485->guuid=8c7ddf1e-1700-0000-f286-afb2a40d0000 pid=3492 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-05 03:18:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 36 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 179c981f19c19c2a0d1cad2ca7e8e26893a0e68e0d50f422e4246173e8f3b7a2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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