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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 258747c0667ce53a6a08ad851f033d2ebb9676c409e54599d00bf0ac59b373d4
SHA3-384 hash: dc9a46057e45cf16e685abb91bf3828be1541e73fa08f88590cdebcb09981a66eb36c73b4ac8e8e9daa17a002ae211ef
SHA1 hash: c0da877bde8059063685f27870857f664e82afbf
MD5 hash: f8184341d6c697eb826de69571e3a268
humanhash: timing-finch-pip-skylark
File name:boatnet.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'984 bytes
First seen:2026-01-18 19:11:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:kimsbi8CmuPhRkMYjpWgx8YqtM7KXyiYclXGj+Gc1c41uNHCr:gsuBmyh+MgpW/Ei7lW/41uxCr
TLSH T12F832A9AF800DD7DF80BD6BB0457490AB93163D106830F36676BB9A7BD721E84922EC5
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
78
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
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-18T16:19:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-18T16:59:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=cf149bec-1900-0000-8b53-5488300a0000 pid=2608 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9e4a0fef-1900-0000-8b53-5488370a0000 pid=2615 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=cf149bec-1900-0000-8b53-5488300a0000 pid=2608->guuid=9e4a0fef-1900-0000-8b53-5488370a0000 pid=2615 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Detected Mirai
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected ShellDownloader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852963 Sample: boatnet.m68k.elf Startdate: 18/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 93 64.89.163.39, 3778, 39446, 39450 DIXIE-NETUS United States 2->93 95 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->95 99 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->99 101 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->101 103 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->103 105 5 other signatures 2->105 15 boatnet.m68k.elf 2->15         started        17 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->17         started        19 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->19         started        21 7 other processes 2->21 signatures3 process4 process5 23 boatnet.m68k.elf 15->23         started        26 boatnet.m68k.elf 15->26         started        28 boatnet.m68k.elf 15->28         started        30 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 17->30         started        signatures6 113 Sample deletes itself 23->113 115 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 23->115 32 boatnet.m68k.elf sh 23->32         started        117 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 26->117 process7 process8 34 sh 32->34         started        process9 36 sh sh 34->36         started        38 sh sleep 34->38         started        40 sh wget 34->40         started        42 2 other processes 34->42 process10 44 sh WTF 36->44         started        46 sh WTF 36->46         started        48 sh curl 36->48         started        52 51 other processes 36->52 file11 54 WTF 44->54         started        57 WTF 44->57         started        59 WTF 44->59         started        61 WTF 46->61         started        63 WTF 46->63         started        65 WTF 46->65         started        83 /tmp/boatnet.arm, ELF 48->83 dropped 97 Writes identical ELF files to multiple locations 48->97 85 /tmp/boatnet.mpsl, ELF 52->85 dropped 87 /tmp/boatnet.arm7, ELF 52->87 dropped 89 /tmp/boatnet.arm6, ELF 52->89 dropped 91 3 other malicious files 52->91 dropped 67 WTF 52->67         started        69 WTF 52->69         started        71 WTF 52->71         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 107 Sample deletes itself 54->107 109 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 54->109 73 WTF sh 54->73         started        111 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 57->111 75 WTF sh 61->75         started        process15 process16 77 sh 73->77         started        79 sh 75->79         started        process17 81 sh sleep 77->81         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-18 19:12:45 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd linux
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-6981989-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
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 258747c0667ce53a6a08ad851f033d2ebb9676c409e54599d00bf0ac59b373d4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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