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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 38139402d78e9dcd09f03a7fa8f97b48c446d0910886410b30351694cce2f66c
SHA3-384 hash: 0ae800227cd6215c26ba8982cb21054d34771ac48098ea10b2295ad43e24655563ad692afb10b557ad25f6e3a31fe6c4
SHA1 hash: 527139db4d3ac7f88e23b5d7c718613f71be09b9
MD5 hash: 6b2ea600258a4177df3cc3423e6069ff
humanhash: purple-thirteen-april-diet
File name:sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:71'064 bytes
First seen:2025-12-26 20:44:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:zuLdvs9GY0OKYxsXseICCMli5Xj3iPglHM1:dJKYfeICpE+Yq
TLSH T161638C67CD2A6E08D11596F0B0B19B395B63D62081CB0FB966A6C779D083DCCF605BF8
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 :
1
# of downloads :
41
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
a c2 socket address and a scan socket address
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e8830bda-1b00-0000-a60d-8c7e19090000 pid=2329 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=d003b0dd-1b00-0000-a60d-8c7e22090000 pid=2338 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e8830bda-1b00-0000-a60d-8c7e19090000 pid=2329->guuid=d003b0dd-1b00-0000-a60d-8c7e22090000 pid=2338 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Deletes system log files
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1840057 Sample: sh4.elf Startdate: 26/12/2025 Architecture: LINUX Score: 84 39 91.208.206.49, 37518, 37520, 37522 ALEXHOSTMD unknown 2->39 41 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->41 43 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->43 45 Yara detected Mirai 2->45 47 Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning) 2->47 10 sh4.elf 2->10         started        12 systemd rsyslogd 2->12         started        15 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 2->15         started        17 23 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 19 sh4.elf 10->19         started        37 /var/log/kern.log, ASCII 12->37 dropped process6 signatures7 49 Sample deletes itself 19->49 22 sh4.elf 19->22         started        process8 process9 24 sh4.elf 22->24         started        27 sh4.elf 22->27         started        signatures10 51 Manipulation of devices in /dev 24->51 53 Deletes system log files 24->53 29 sh4.elf 24->29         started        31 sh4.elf 24->31         started        33 sh4.elf 24->33         started        35 80 other processes 24->35 55 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 27->55 process11
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-12-26 20:45:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
8 of 36 (22.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai 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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 38139402d78e9dcd09f03a7fa8f97b48c446d0910886410b30351694cce2f66c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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