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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3a79f8de2e26382af0127a263f6bb9c242a6c75c598e7e33792d2a96e956bda4
SHA3-384 hash: 7942a4c649b2c97a825bfe6d2dc29dc5de53da4da5f062c4d3f246cb35be86b363b9b8d0eb615fc431572201d6d74397
SHA1 hash: ad7491bb3dea856d5e2e6a5993c0a641c05e1825
MD5 hash: 5374257d10b3f07c1ad046c900e57afe
humanhash: magazine-monkey-uncle-foxtrot
File name:nz.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:156'992 bytes
First seen:2026-07-25 18:17:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:K2JG2CYTcYpA5C7gMtspYX29A8uXENQDw/HKK9t/w+T+7oywvyMiRZtkpUptH/tI:PJG2CYTcYpA5C7gMtspYX29A8uXENQD8
TLSH T1E3E3D61E7E618F3CFBE9823047B79E26975833D636D1D595D1ACE6001E2028E241FFA4
telfhash t1be115b1c497822f09b751c9d6beeff72e59070ef06266d378e40e96daa6d9419e00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 cd8103d0eaab7ebdf0617da38859a0274505986ff9c45583d4e4d95886f8e3d7
File size (compressed) :51'052 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :156'992 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: cd8103d0eaab7ebdf0617da38859a0274505986ff9c45583d4e4d95886f8e3d7

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
100
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet botnet masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
38
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-07-25T16:24:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-26T18:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=34659276-1900-0000-28c2-afcffa0a0000 pid=2810 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=47777a7a-1900-0000-28c2-afcf000b0000 pid=2816 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=34659276-1900-0000-28c2-afcffa0a0000 pid=2810->guuid=47777a7a-1900-0000-28c2-afcf000b0000 pid=2816 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-25 16:31:11 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
jkqhdbbbqwiujkaz.hopto.org
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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_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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 3a79f8de2e26382af0127a263f6bb9c242a6c75c598e7e33792d2a96e956bda4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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