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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2be492bfee9ab774a06c31e614ea4864d0fac0777b32eff42c2d172258be3fbc
SHA3-384 hash: 459a9cdf0c5e92a41fbcaaa8367000917e269dbbaf9cdc469200d53cdefee7a79636d80a479b82575de95b3a6fb631cc
SHA1 hash: a9425c5487f21b7e33573c2eddc7207443e7b7b0
MD5 hash: f827e683a9ef03bae0c10de4e7ef2427
humanhash: golf-sixteen-south-fruit
File name:Hilix.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:82'682 bytes
First seen:2026-03-17 21:34:15 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-18 01:53:28 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:tIMhWvMSZHQjDNLbL6A4Tnl/Fjk83m/48kh:t9kebL6nl/h8wd
TLSH T19083851A3E21CFBEF75D863047F78D21968537962AE1C545F15CEE080E6028E785FBA8
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
80
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
9
Number of processes launched:
9
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23,37215,52869
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2014-8361.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ba HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a5df00a8-1600-0000-3446-a02f300c0000 pid=3120 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=426e1eaa-1600-0000-3446-a02f380c0000 pid=3128 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a5df00a8-1600-0000-3446-a02f300c0000 pid=3120->guuid=426e1eaa-1600-0000-3446-a02f380c0000 pid=3128 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1885239 Sample: Hilix.mips.elf Startdate: 17/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 88 30 185.192.81.231 ZOOM-INTERNETGB United Kingdom 2->30 32 91.123.112.4, 52869 ZATTOOZuerichSwitzerlandCH France 2->32 34 98 other IPs or domains 2->34 38 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->38 40 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->42 44 2 other signatures 2->44 8 Hilix.mips.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 Hilix.mips.elf 8->14         started        16 Hilix.mips.elf 8->16         started        19 Hilix.mips.elf 8->19         started        signatures6 21 Hilix.mips.elf 14->21         started        24 Hilix.mips.elf 14->24         started        26 Hilix.mips.elf 14->26         started        28 2 other processes 14->28 36 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 16->36 process7 signatures8 46 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 21->46
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-17 21:35:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (116065) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_1ac392ca
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
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 2be492bfee9ab774a06c31e614ea4864d0fac0777b32eff42c2d172258be3fbc

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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