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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 38f95be16a0f118b6f95d51cecd3197710e7750cdf16d7628bee74a78d81ac55
SHA3-384 hash: c937ecd027baa34dc060b017d6e2d48092a1a9877aae7094c2ac7c717059e507a7c806f1fe4759e1bd2bbd76d8c28062
SHA1 hash: 661d3b9d12f1c66dac8b1f8f17044c3b817b5390
MD5 hash: bcd241712433db99606d1d5f38566378
humanhash: mars-illinois-west-fifteen
File name:Polar.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:144'652 bytes
First seen:2026-01-17 20:33:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:Z3GJjMCwTbPawGB0nRfPfmUIUnBCztxxLEB04lQNRl:Z3qGDawGanRfmUIzk/SRl
TLSH T1C9E3288DFA8BC5F6D80748709026F2FFC732B4294076C35ADF99EF35CA239819616258
telfhash t1d4514afab6b60cec67d08903f74e5b61dd0d6bbb246436ba09f21591367210253a6c3d
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 70a46bf2111e393fda22863bd7449630867cab7023117e0672be2b829f6ff429
File size (compressed) :58'936 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :144'652 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 70a46bf2111e393fda22863bd7449630867cab7023117e0672be2b829f6ff429

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
55
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
ELF 32 LE
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h 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=e81b364a-1700-0000-1930-019cd8050000 pid=1496 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=711e2a4c-1700-0000-1930-019cdf050000 pid=1503 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=e81b364a-1700-0000-1930-019cd8050000 pid=1496->guuid=711e2a4c-1700-0000-1930-019cdf050000 pid=1503 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=711e2a4c-1700-0000-1930-019cdf050000 pid=1503->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=755a564c-1700-0000-1930-019ce1050000 pid=1505 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=711e2a4c-1700-0000-1930-019cdf050000 pid=1503->guuid=755a564c-1700-0000-1930-019ce1050000 pid=1505 clone guuid=1cd26678-1800-0000-1930-019cf2080000 pid=2290 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=711e2a4c-1700-0000-1930-019cdf050000 pid=1503->guuid=1cd26678-1800-0000-1930-019cf2080000 pid=2290 clone guuid=f0496f78-1800-0000-1930-019cf3080000 pid=2291 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=711e2a4c-1700-0000-1930-019cdf050000 pid=1503->guuid=f0496f78-1800-0000-1930-019cf3080000 pid=2291 clone guuid=b57e5f4c-1700-0000-1930-019ce2050000 pid=1506 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=755a564c-1700-0000-1930-019ce1050000 pid=1505->guuid=b57e5f4c-1700-0000-1930-019ce2050000 pid=1506 clone guuid=641e654c-1700-0000-1930-019ce3050000 pid=1507 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=755a564c-1700-0000-1930-019ce1050000 pid=1505->guuid=641e654c-1700-0000-1930-019ce3050000 pid=1507 clone guuid=641e654c-1700-0000-1930-019ce3050000 pid=1507->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 42B f9ed34c3-977d-5a54-b8af-fb4beb1194e4 ilovenetssomuch.ddns.net:69 guuid=641e654c-1700-0000-1930-019ce3050000 pid=1507->f9ed34c3-977d-5a54-b8af-fb4beb1194e4 send: 6B guuid=f0496f78-1800-0000-1930-019cf3080000 pid=2291->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1260B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=f0496f78-1800-0000-1930-019cf3080000 pid=2291->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
76 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852612 Sample: Polar.i686.elf Startdate: 17/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 76 26 ilovenetssomuch.ddns.net 2->26 28 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->28 30 5 other IPs or domains 2->30 32 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->32 34 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 Yara detected Mirai 2->38 8 Polar.i686.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 40 Uses dynamic DNS services 26->40 process4 process5 16 Polar.i686.elf 8->16         started        18 Polar.i686.elf 8->18         started        20 Polar.i686.elf 8->20         started        process6 22 Polar.i686.elf 16->22         started        24 Polar.i686.elf 16->24         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-17 20:35:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 38f95be16a0f118b6f95d51cecd3197710e7750cdf16d7628bee74a78d81ac55

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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