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Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2cae01a9c5ccb06c91d94ba45a9aaec9f804f60f9bf86cdf97daf5ceacae8f4f
SHA3-384 hash: 0da2d59e02242405128acc1e2d1d4b8647d3180269de147d83cd0edf2372dfb22e8d1b310009565483c124906076ed64
SHA1 hash: f0618c42f31685e20a463af66990b2424336e8ce
MD5 hash: 1dbf66dcf39653ad2ec3d18ade400803
humanhash: zulu-ack-stream-purple
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:184'644 bytes
First seen:2025-11-13 21:53:03 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:GSkRhOzJH7D05Pm+Cs3pETkkxFdQb2uY+NnSz5fbHX1:GfOVH7D05us5ET34pYSY5zHX1
TLSH T1A304A75E6E228F7DF668873147B78E25975823D623E1D684E2ACD1101F2039E641FFAC
telfhash t19241a1180eb817f0a7755c9d09adfb37d6a331db7e162c378e11e85aab69a834d10c0d
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
95
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Mounts file systems
Creating a file
Deletes a file
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
true
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
40
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Anti-VM
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2025-11-13T19:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-14T00:52:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.fj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=d6fb5d17-1900-0000-00bc-777f5d140000 pid=5213 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=76e4af19-1900-0000-00bc-777f5e140000 pid=5214 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=d6fb5d17-1900-0000-00bc-777f5d140000 pid=5213->guuid=76e4af19-1900-0000-00bc-777f5e140000 pid=5214 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1813832 Sample: mips.elf Startdate: 13/11/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 14 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->14 16 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->16 18 3 other IPs or domains 2->18 20 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->20 22 Yara detected Mirai 2->22 6 python3.8 dpkg 2->6         started        8 dash rm 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 mips.elf 2->12         started        signatures3 process4
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-13 22:10:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Reads process memory
Deletes log files
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Deletes system logs
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8041698-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 2cae01a9c5ccb06c91d94ba45a9aaec9f804f60f9bf86cdf97daf5ceacae8f4f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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