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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1c5aee683fc4001dffc177597d4fc6e78f600431fac1ab46a85cdaa32ea1f342
SHA3-384 hash: 00323940977e9192ae58c13d2f55f5c974786c99e2a743c15cd92aafb64447aa7bcdcb01c181eff72e554aa48929a926
SHA1 hash: 6f3cccae2f498ccdeae0e61c19de9e051c8cee5d
MD5 hash: ae543766ad7c10961ff19987abb4e4e3
humanhash: chicken-alaska-aspen-princess
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:77'028 bytes
First seen:2026-02-09 01:07:58 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-09 09:01:56 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:/UYMezQo1V2eRCHlUtlViebsyWD3J9BRRvDWX0WGRbWbEdq+ktHQWF0Royo+leBB:RQeCHlveDQM07ibI4BQm+evvfWMkM
TLSH T1C173951D7E218FADF76D823147B74E25A69833C627E1D685E1ACD6002E6034E641FFE8
telfhash t11711392c483863f097b25c9e6becfb76e45171ea4a225e338d00ed6e9a2d9429d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
91
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Creates directories
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
CVE-2017-17215 gafgyt mirai
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Detected Mirai
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
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1865814 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 09/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 30 197.190.12.10, 37215 zain-asGH Ghana 2->30 32 41.202.150.1, 37215 ZIPNETGH unknown 2->32 34 99 other IPs or domains 2->34 36 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->36 38 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->38 40 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->40 42 5 other signatures 2->42 8 mips.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 mips.elf sh 8->14         started        16 mips.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 sh rm 14->18         started        20 sh mkdir 14->20         started        22 sh mv 14->22         started        24 sh chmod 14->24         started        26 mips.elf 16->26         started        28 mips.elf 16->28         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-09 01:08:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Creates a large amount of network flows
Enumerates running processes
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Contacts a large (10753) amount of remote hosts
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
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 1c5aee683fc4001dffc177597d4fc6e78f600431fac1ab46a85cdaa32ea1f342

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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