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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 226a84e242a9f2ca2ad9a92576448ec87564da0c61e223e8b8681360b1e4099b
SHA3-384 hash: 87634944ee9554bb035284d28edc1ab101ea14dc1662ed8e885c431c61981c897b7ee894d323d626f98163ec6c18efb5
SHA1 hash: 2f207be37ee203ae76bd734745d40e813e59597d
MD5 hash: 791c2e2c3e5ef21ca3c0cfc5a34f91bb
humanhash: yellow-asparagus-mobile-indigo
File name:Space.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:101'188 bytes
First seen:2026-02-27 20:26:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:WpaZOuT/Q30SQXa1r3J62yqPy/RWLW0edmpwje2NY0:lZzTJa1rZ62yqPy/ULWzje2NP
TLSH T11AA3B44D7E318FBEFBEC823447B39A12A65927D533E1C585D2ADD2011E7024E681FBA4
telfhash t11a117c18893812f097751c9d6bedff76e6a130cf4a265e378d00f85eaa2dd425e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 a65a5c3f10bef050b6b77ba34256aff7b1fbb4dd424d633ef2809e453a42c660
File size (compressed) :38'124 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :101'188 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: a65a5c3f10bef050b6b77ba34256aff7b1fbb4dd424d633ef2809e453a42c660

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
36
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-27 20:27:29 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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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:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 226a84e242a9f2ca2ad9a92576448ec87564da0c61e223e8b8681360b1e4099b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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