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Database Entry
Mirai
Vendor detections: 13
| SHA256 hash: | 38c20c35dbb057ce3b8b0f7d05af60d37176158339ca31caae044e0723ac0fe5 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 9b0e884b74bf69aaafcb0f47f40e92588301843e8a6526d221db15454229e26c0b1b7eb2034933703656041561c02871 |
| SHA1 hash: | 8a038893c4e7829b6aa5fbd2c44e6d83fdc8e5a5 |
| MD5 hash: | 19ca871226c317abe37aefaedabc3979 |
| humanhash: | delaware-tennessee-network-massachusetts |
| File name: | mao.i686 |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Mirai |
| File size: | 73'108 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-04-04 22:08:46 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 1536:asIXb8GZ25qH5iLqNuPam7keEqng9At7Z+lYPSCu687B:a3XwGZCqH5iLqIPfTEqfH+lYqz |
| TLSH | T18E631A89F58B81F5C91B887050E7F33FCB70E56981709A5DEF495F36DA73A02A2122C9 |
| telfhash | t116210bfb1a7d4cece7d06841d22e5f117958933b2960329316636835327fd8600bbd39 |
| 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 :
45
Origin country :
DEVendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Launching a process
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Manages services
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Sets a written file as executable
Opens a port
DNS request
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai obfuscated obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-04-04T19:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-06T05:33:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.es HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Malware family:
Mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-04 22:03:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Creates/modifies Cron job
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
0.84
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt |
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| Author: | 4r4 |
| Description: | Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities |
| Rule name: | Linux_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Generic_Threat_da28eb8b |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1 |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
| 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
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Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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