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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 21b28b4847b2ee1944d445dffc6edd7ab9792cd90bda06edcf9e440a548c5881
SHA3-384 hash: 8480a83edddc068c722a12211bbe4312c338bb7abbf0290b530ad8112b8caa4bdcc53af494fb68ac61cca042c10f4b98
SHA1 hash: dbc98c2539335b182f3397391ab927b0e187639b
MD5 hash: 0f2355eaa76a09ba44aac2f12c1cf88b
humanhash: gee-enemy-avocado-california
File name:21b28b4847b2ee1944d445dffc6edd7ab9792cd90bda06edcf9e440a548c5881.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:83'880 bytes
First seen:2026-08-18 21:10:36 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-18 22:36:21 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 1536:+IZ24V89NUa68fCCYx1+W+yM3z9sqn/yd+Y1y2GkRGUNCXkWYb5xaw4fr0Hls:+IJS3xNLW1+W+yCz9Xy+Y1hHk0rdxawk
TLSH T14E8312EBD18541C6F23A8EF15B6B8980260991163BBCCB2655FDD17B3A09C3E482CBD5
Magika elf
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:elf exe mirai UPX whack.sh
File size (compressed) :83'880 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :181'216 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 2e0e801d485bd31bdd3c96dc946c171fc5254263c45b436663bfb1a2539c3001

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
142
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Sets a written file as executable
Runs as daemon
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Changes access rights for a written file
Writes files to system directory
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e41ce4b4-1b00-0000-2b3d-53f0e5080000 pid=2277 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a7f123b9-1b00-0000-2b3d-53f0e7080000 pid=2279 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e41ce4b4-1b00-0000-2b3d-53f0e5080000 pid=2277->guuid=a7f123b9-1b00-0000-2b3d-53f0e7080000 pid=2279 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-18 21:11:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (SO)
AV detection:
12 of 38 (31.58%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
command_and_control defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
UPX packed file
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Outbound SSH connection to public host
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 21b28b4847b2ee1944d445dffc6edd7ab9792cd90bda06edcf9e440a548c5881

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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