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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 278e6f9e228efaf85e992443bcc57e9de2a455237769c40fabd0f0112f0ef930
SHA3-384 hash: 508805b50401eb124f0841dacfa03dc31436bc1215046ad3d9e7c0d7e49a1b1a5c7204d1f194d8b9e519f0398880e774
SHA1 hash: 615075919e592a4b225163576975993f600204ae
MD5 hash: 382b366841a610072c2b513bd0133292
humanhash: winner-edward-uncle-king
File name:adb.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:199'292 bytes
First seen:2026-10-17 06:02:08 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-17 09:55:47 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:g97Ltjvxcj8RYY6cnb0qZSFnGav9dCAZcZZP6jxM4SJ7t8ElDle0V:gNpzx8gYY6cnZknGav97ZcZZCtMFJ7tl
TLSH T1DF141946F9419F11D5D235FAFAAE415933136BB8D3FA3102DE205F6023CA99B0F7A612
telfhash t1afc02b11461481f023b98463c0cf974e9360e3ab0354704ac30cfe36caf30e58121c03
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
96
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Launching a process
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Collects information on the network activity
Manages services
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file
Changes access rights for a written file
Locks files
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand gcc lolbin masquerade rust
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
170
Number of processes launched:
115
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-10-17T03:34:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-18T17:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d118da00-1700-0000-6f72-d1b1040f0000 pid=3844 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=28e68503-1700-0000-6f72-d1b10c0f0000 pid=3852 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d118da00-1700-0000-6f72-d1b1040f0000 pid=3844->guuid=28e68503-1700-0000-6f72-d1b10c0f0000 pid=3852 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-17 06:02:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Creates/modifies Cron job
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
Executes dropped EXE
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Packer_Dropper_Fileless_Armhf
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects obfuscated Linux ELF packers/droppers featuring ChaCha20/RC4 decryption, memfd_create/execveat fileless execution capabilities, and unique binary artifacts.
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_irc_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:Find new ELF IRC samples
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 278e6f9e228efaf85e992443bcc57e9de2a455237769c40fabd0f0112f0ef930

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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