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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 252ec5a1878aaabda427115aaa41284d6965ef054d3c25c7fc5f95cbab70a1ae
SHA3-384 hash: 73d272c3c3c12948e80f997d16121cae82caa335f2a9a59ad90d0e5e8976e689ca553fecf4e6461495a1a570a8982a26
SHA1 hash: 5eb7bc5829d3b1938b7a97487714f47a506021e3
MD5 hash: 2e2b7e8c9a999f27c98a454694984e2a
humanhash: lake-fish-lake-cold
File name:spc
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:118'901 bytes
First seen:2026-10-26 19:56:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:BZe4MxyiXFCoRpKBx3eOQue84ltnYyXRDt0MnttI22kOo+okR36Mn/Ohb:Te9bX7p6/zP4l6yh+MnE22lo+FgM8b
TLSH T11EC35B22363A0B27C0E6A83540F79737B3F65BC92A64920B7A615EDC7F166E035437B4
telfhash t1f431ec755b22a5166961ed64ddfe8bb1951a83121784ff33df2688cc290a04ee72fc0f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai torii

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
93
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-10-26T13:14:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-27T19:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=778626b7-1500-0000-706f-be1d3b0d0000 pid=3387 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d8f556ba-1500-0000-706f-be1d3c0d0000 pid=3388 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=778626b7-1500-0000-706f-be1d3b0d0000 pid=3387->guuid=d8f556ba-1500-0000-706f-be1d3c0d0000 pid=3388 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-26 19:57:18 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet linux
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
kittycattos.dyn
catsarecool.gopher
ihateyou.indy
ilikecats.parody
catsliketo.pirate
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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_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
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:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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 252ec5a1878aaabda427115aaa41284d6965ef054d3c25c7fc5f95cbab70a1ae

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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