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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 21c87ada1f008a5aac7afb4016d1e605e14b14fa95aade71ea6e30ff1589fdf9
SHA3-384 hash: 1db6d98da4d5542ff911cbde7e18bd6ee46f445caba34417c81c48e44a166016ad6141574e3a2bc5593b8631b7b46cd0
SHA1 hash: 9b488c8878caa12b890927b2c7b128a6ee6d4776
MD5 hash: 9f1641093f13fa842f0e0f7e8a9c547b
humanhash: massachusetts-floor-steak-stairway
File name:main_x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:96'648 bytes
First seen:2025-08-15 06:56:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:/8vzxhBM/MSJsFdWZcToVWwZj6Tj2oWyk2USdaiC:/8vjB23JETT+jWTjPW+BRC
TLSH T1B5936CC4E783C0F5ED5705B2913BE33A5332E43A501AEB46E369ED32DC51950EA2A76C
telfhash t13251d9bb1e7a08ecb7d09401c71e6ba2255ee77b156036b645739c6423fadc240fac39
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 mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
32
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Locks files
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Traces processes
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin obfuscated remote
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1757663 Sample: main_x86.elf Startdate: 15/08/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 14 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->14 16 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->16 18 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->18 7 main_x86.elf 2->7         started        process3 signatures4 20 Sample deletes itself 7->20 10 main_x86.elf 7->10         started        process5 process6 12 main_x86.elf 10->12         started       
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-15 06:56:00 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 23 (69.57%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
linux rootkit
Behaviour
Loads a kernel module
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-10028515-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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 21c87ada1f008a5aac7afb4016d1e605e14b14fa95aade71ea6e30ff1589fdf9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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