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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2a978fd9de4b54537a90307ecdce570efc3a3dce816baa4ff7a2bbc81d7d8370
SHA3-384 hash: 9138832a87b1b263b35ea9d169f8da2f52bfed647b886e1575cdd74e4ee2d32885500ed650a98921bf86d7864e3fe3ca
SHA1 hash: 78a5cb098b37a083abcf5284f70c073d25763ec1
MD5 hash: 440cce95dc3cbef547a904d315d60e0b
humanhash: lima-zebra-edward-quebec
File name:armv7l
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:63'180 bytes
First seen:2026-06-27 09:10:47 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-27 17:33:33 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:Oed6YgNLQ7W3SfQQk4Rea9PhyrFRbQXlMobpy4r8:18YgiHflp95/M8s4w
TLSH T1215302457698FD84B2A3F4787EA96C14F193ACB4D1C1F4ABB055ECC89EC254398FA4C2
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) :63'180 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :178'216 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 079db473d8b8243c2fa15521f690f9a2b2ecba762631498c6a73153eecdd7f08

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
70
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
14
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
type: 154.222.22.249:80
type: 154.12.32.133:80
type: 103.27.76.32:80
type: 154.12.32.215:80
type: 154.12.32.142:80
type: 154.12.32.179:80
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-26T17:53:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-27T12:58:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d6006efe-1e00-0000-0375-122e36140000 pid=5174 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=24e59200-1f00-0000-0375-122e37140000 pid=5175 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d6006efe-1e00-0000-0375-122e36140000 pid=5174->guuid=24e59200-1f00-0000-0375-122e37140000 pid=5175 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-26 22:50:06 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Family: Mirai
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 2a978fd9de4b54537a90307ecdce570efc3a3dce816baa4ff7a2bbc81d7d8370

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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