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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2e166f9deec8642b670d8c76caca00d7fafee2882fbb2a81ea3fc018ae9af229
SHA3-384 hash: 558f868b25cf2d0a5550c2dd1e8f8becd9d9eae9b5a2db94149ee5f937df39176c7e70fef1743384f3839a822e581467
SHA1 hash: 8b1663d4927838904da77cbe6d363ae284a923ad
MD5 hash: 4dcbb9173f372b6d6eccafc5c3eac34c
humanhash: oklahoma-five-fruit-twelve
File name:arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:69'720 bytes
First seen:2026-01-03 12:38:42 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-04 04:25:17 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:d7+PLWuvo8+ZUTmXywjrJN7O0EalrZbQYcSHEm/GzNkYF57OLF:1nuUK6N7O0EarQLiLyqcqLF
TLSH T1C46302B0D4A9AC728F213A39D91CCE5C5AC78FB894FA58E2BF141DF956CC121736610B
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) :69'720 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :175'156 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Unpacked file: 487582b297127b1cce8109ce8d03927016677a17e7c0b47977da8091538e79c1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
42
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Launching a process
Manages services
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet gafgyt mirai obfuscated packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-03T09:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-03T15:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=252e6f04-1900-0000-889c-f6bc100b0000 pid=2832 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=4bd14e06-1900-0000-889c-f6bc130b0000 pid=2835 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=252e6f04-1900-0000-889c-f6bc100b0000 pid=2832->guuid=4bd14e06-1900-0000-889c-f6bc130b0000 pid=2835 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is packed with UPX
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1844142 Sample: arm7.elf Startdate: 03/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 33 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->33 35 151.242.30.13, 12121, 42442 RASANAIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 2->35 37 2 other IPs or domains 2->37 39 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->39 41 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->41 43 Yara detected Mirai 2->43 45 Sample is packed with UPX 2->45 8 arm7.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        13 python3.8 dpkg 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 file5 31 /usr/local/bin/infinitd, ELF 8->31 dropped 15 arm7.elf sh 8->15         started        17 arm7.elf sh 8->17         started        19 arm7.elf 8->19         started        21 2 other processes 8->21 process6 process7 23 sh systemctl 15->23         started        25 sh systemctl 17->25         started        27 arm7.elf 19->27         started        29 arm7.elf 19->29         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-03 12:39:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation upx
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
UPX packed file
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Modifies systemd
Write file to user bin folder
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
teamc2.duckdns.org
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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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 2e166f9deec8642b670d8c76caca00d7fafee2882fbb2a81ea3fc018ae9af229

(this sample)

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