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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1c72cb6c8c31e9c467706a0190f99717c165a8935b3a163778f172c2f6db6a99
SHA3-384 hash: 4f74a2b49904ba652f440cd7d44e35ba06f808be86071b0c669b783d132ab87770a67f0bace0052921b5c871cc8c0f4a
SHA1 hash: 34be8715bd5aece81ae0f7990eeab05b8177a7b6
MD5 hash: 83acf1f5b827e56cadbb8de8c42276c8
humanhash: happy-muppet-three-uniform
File name:Polar.sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:157'508 bytes
First seen:2026-01-17 20:16:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:7GoFFUnee0PIM33yJckNI+Ata6IC7NjfW+i/UVHFC:7GKrr3oNI+ABB1O+xVHFC
TLSH T1D3F38D62D8A4AF9CC2658570F021EE3C5B53DBA645831FBA19A7CB754043DCCFA067B8
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
a c2 socket address and a scan socket address
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-17T17:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-19T00:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=614ba3ec-1a00-0000-ecf1-5ee64d0c0000 pid=3149 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f308e2ef-1a00-0000-ecf1-5ee6540c0000 pid=3156 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=614ba3ec-1a00-0000-ecf1-5ee64d0c0000 pid=3149->guuid=f308e2ef-1a00-0000-ecf1-5ee6540c0000 pid=3156 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852604 Sample: Polar.sh4.elf Startdate: 17/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 28 ilovenetssomuch.ddns.net 2->28 30 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->30 32 2 other IPs or domains 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 42 2 other signatures 2->42 8 Polar.sh4.elf 2->8         started        10 systemd snap-failure 2->10         started        12 python3.8 dpkg 2->12         started        signatures3 40 Uses dynamic DNS services 28->40 process4 process5 14 Polar.sh4.elf 8->14         started        16 Polar.sh4.elf 8->16         started        18 Polar.sh4.elf 8->18         started        20 snap-failure systemctl 10->20         started        22 snap-failure 10->22         started        process6 24 Polar.sh4.elf 14->24         started        26 Polar.sh4.elf 14->26         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-17 20:17:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 1c72cb6c8c31e9c467706a0190f99717c165a8935b3a163778f172c2f6db6a99

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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