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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 232faafe013b8a3895383311e3668777bff983272d144a63843b4cffa261c911
SHA3-384 hash: 88ec201597a2881c173350d1322743014eeb411106bbbefa1330f79021aac1123050d03f1e0e12f195ff36bbf53fda29
SHA1 hash: 42eb4677eb517f56385fad253f337a4b7537cc5c
MD5 hash: 3e927b5018efd058ba48785deaa80ef8
humanhash: spaghetti-wyoming-west-blossom
File name:m9x7k2v8b3.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:196'213 bytes
First seen:2026-02-16 13:12:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:YawiTwsqCaSSi51KtL3KaR8D4fG7DZ5W8KKCuyhv8KV4L5vuM/9/9Gq:YahwrCMiC7KaR8D4fGHZwcCzh0KV4L5f
TLSH T1FD146C86EA418A13C4D21779BAAF514933339774D3DB73068928AFB43B877DE0E63605
telfhash t1b5311c32573552196ab1c954dcec97b2652a87131748ee33cf36c8dc282a09ee93ec0f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
39
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
64
Number of processes launched:
5
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=80e5deca-1600-0000-d1a9-144580100000 pid=4224 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d82aa6cc-1600-0000-d1a9-144589100000 pid=4233 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=80e5deca-1600-0000-d1a9-144580100000 pid=4224->guuid=d82aa6cc-1600-0000-d1a9-144589100000 pid=4233 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1869921 Sample: m9x7k2v8b3.arm7.elf Startdate: 16/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 26 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->26 28 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->28 30 5 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->32 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 Yara detected Mirai 2->36 8 m9x7k2v8b3.arm7.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 process5 16 m9x7k2v8b3.arm7.elf 8->16         started        18 m9x7k2v8b3.arm7.elf 8->18         started        20 m9x7k2v8b3.arm7.elf 8->20         started        process6 22 m9x7k2v8b3.arm7.elf 16->22         started        24 m9x7k2v8b3.arm7.elf 16->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-16 14:11:30 UTC
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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_Generic_Threat_8299c877
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 232faafe013b8a3895383311e3668777bff983272d144a63843b4cffa261c911

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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