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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 6


Intelligence 6 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 304e7db1072c78f322297554b1c8b7c8f40b017cebf2d5f009e04674e633d92a
SHA3-384 hash: 55b4899c3ed8630e9e72f53ee1eac9418a9e0b297d7699a9391b170c7df507008ddac53291f4515cf47760bdffe6f8d1
SHA1 hash: 1ca2f6cbab1a5b0fba5578b549787190e91f7afa
MD5 hash: d22b33bc23a7c97a5945ce718e416f46
humanhash: batman-connecticut-sad-yellow
File name:kworkerd-crypto
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:241'888 bytes
First seen:2026-06-27 17:28:45 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-28 11:08:22 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:Q/EDFp853nMt7u9BNypDIbMaZMrwSPz3E:Q/4Fp853nMxNpDIbvMlg
TLSH T10C347D63D936AF96C022A8F4B1F2DF780F12BD6789071E99D576EAB08093DC9B501374
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
5
# of downloads :
89
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 dropper expand gcc lolbin mirai
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-27T14:52:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-29T00:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5d140e58-2300-0000-ced8-50e77c0d0000 pid=3452 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=59011c5a-2300-0000-ced8-50e77d0d0000 pid=3453 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5d140e58-2300-0000-ced8-50e77c0d0000 pid=3452->guuid=59011c5a-2300-0000-ced8-50e77d0d0000 pid=3453 execve
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Executes itself again with its parent PID as an argument (indicative of hampering debugging)
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information
Performs DNS TXT record lookups
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Yara detected Mirai
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1934486 Sample: kworkerd-crypto.elf Startdate: 27/06/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 51 nzr.narxzz.biz.id 2->51 53 nzr.narxzz.biz.id 103.253.212.175, 42488, 6868 CRI-AS-APCVRumahwebIndonesiaID Indonesia 2->53 55 5 other IPs or domains 2->55 57 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->57 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->59 61 Yara detected Mirai 2->61 63 Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner 2->63 10 kworkerd-crypto.elf 2->10         started        13 systemd sh 2->13         started        15 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->15         started        17 3 other processes 2->17 signatures3 65 Performs DNS TXT record lookups 51->65 process4 signatures5 71 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 10->71 19 kworkerd-crypto.elf 10->19         started        21 sh wget 13->21         started        23 sh sh 13->23         started        25 sh rm 13->25         started        process6 process7 27 kworkerd-crypto.elf 19->27         started        signatures8 73 Opens /sys/class/net/* files useful for querying network interface information 27->73 75 Sample deletes itself 27->75 30 kworkerd-crypto.elf sh 27->30         started        33 kworkerd-crypto.elf sh 27->33         started        35 kworkerd-crypto.elf sh 27->35         started        37 kworkerd-crypto.elf sh 27->37         started        process9 signatures10 77 Executes itself again with its parent PID as an argument (indicative of hampering debugging) 30->77 39 sh crontab 30->39         started        43 sh crontab 33->43         started        45 sh systemctl 35->45         started        47 sh systemctl 37->47         started        process11 file12 49 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.uTzCBZ, ASCII 39->49 dropped 67 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 39->67 69 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 39->69 signatures13
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-27 17:31:04 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 23 (60.87%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
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 304e7db1072c78f322297554b1c8b7c8f40b017cebf2d5f009e04674e633d92a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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