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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 278bd6ea4a998a126fc59102a339d2f2ad879de6c99addcc532465a11cce67bf
SHA3-384 hash: 0256b7295ab51492f0d47cb37e9739dcbb42a2684df5603a497a1fc6c21e817abc107a460ce0e7de4713faf19180728d
SHA1 hash: a48af5f385a227e9d20555ab9b8b090c267673ed
MD5 hash: fef926869ea5db058d75e20d0804cc27
humanhash: tennessee-march-beer-river
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:92'232 bytes
First seen:2026-10-30 02:52:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:3qCwbzGALrPbObSdbkSv0di3XvCkFGcqv9Q1kJ7rCO8TIGrqbEQ254hi:6CwbzGEPbt5yWvkvv91oRpuq4hi
TLSH T15E93024FEB9EF594C1986EF0F4F70230D645B24CE59BA2C413958462E98F74B5A0C3E9
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :92'232 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :292'452 bytes
Format:linux/mipsel
Unpacked file: 50467b69921dd34c67ddcbbdb529f81159844c6e80effe4b4ccb06725b14f26e

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
95
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite exploit mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-30T00:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-31T22:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4b64513f-1800-0000-09cd-633a58090000 pid=2392 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d2792342-1800-0000-09cd-633a5e090000 pid=2398 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4b64513f-1800-0000-09cd-633a58090000 pid=2392->guuid=d2792342-1800-0000-09cd-633a5e090000 pid=2398 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-30 02:53:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
9 of 23 (39.13%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
antivm bootkit credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
UPX packed file
Checks mountinfo of local process
Creates/modifies Cron job
Deletes log files
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Reads list of loaded kernel modules
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes journal logs
Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file
Modifies initial root filesystem image
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_IoT_DVR_Botnet_Hama_UPX
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects packed and unpacked ELF IoT/DVR botnet variants targeting UPX compression structures and uncompressed code
Rule name:exploit_any_poppopret
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 278bd6ea4a998a126fc59102a339d2f2ad879de6c99addcc532465a11cce67bf

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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