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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2096870fda7cc390edada7b1593f91bc38e648d42e1f85d2b0eb36a68f3e567b
SHA3-384 hash: 62098af2ac0be00505d95d3ab226eb2a4eef17af5842068cf5a122d4723d85e29cbc635eb5843af62e6e8f3d9d19eb8e
SHA1 hash: 845eef5603bbb066c453a139b8ba623e5a04c069
MD5 hash: 7ea8a18edd9f5e77aa21210d22b82289
humanhash: snake-butter-ceiling-grey
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:109'972 bytes
First seen:2026-02-20 07:30:20 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-20 08:25:18 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:HN1qVEsTffu+0LJ15i4mTxK2xKEAKbHsh0YCdryHoqqnCeL0syEWjQkWC:t1oPfZ0Lgvch0YCdryTqnisyE+VWC
TLSH T141B3D81E6E219F6DF369C27587FB8A31975833C626E0C685D27CE6011F6034E241FBA9
telfhash t157216058897422f057724c8a2b9eefb7e5a130df0b366d378e11b9ad69add425d00c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
83
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Kills processes
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 bash lolbin mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
67
Number of processes launched:
5
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.gh HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.ge HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.dt HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cs
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5708a8f2-1700-0000-ad2d-f4c6640c0000 pid=3172 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=b624a5f4-1700-0000-ad2d-f4c6660c0000 pid=3174 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5708a8f2-1700-0000-ad2d-f4c6640c0000 pid=3172->guuid=b624a5f4-1700-0000-ad2d-f4c6660c0000 pid=3174 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1872332 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 20/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 23 oceanic-node.su 2->23 25 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->25 27 3 other IPs or domains 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 33 Yara detected Mirai 2->33 7 mips.elf 2->7         started        9 dash rm 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 35 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 23->35 process4 process5 15 mips.elf 7->15         started        17 mips.elf 7->17         started        19 mips.elf 7->19         started        21 mips.elf 7->21         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-20 08:11:22 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
hailbot
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:hailbot discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 2096870fda7cc390edada7b1593f91bc38e648d42e1f85d2b0eb36a68f3e567b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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