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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3ae5b43af044c95ac0bdfd11fe1dfe5ef37d8d81b83e478995945d49e54ba029
SHA3-384 hash: cde7a6e739084ff8c6bced3473948cee35dd04acc8b4676a9d1e1ebf69e39e04b76675bf01f8e869ce8488e9c817092a
SHA1 hash: a6ffe8d0fa8af95e9fab104bc51c08a841c3a8c7
MD5 hash: 001f8cb4564f1ab59207392fd5608fb9
humanhash: lamp-spring-skylark-delta
File name:mao.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:62'768 bytes
First seen:2026-02-03 12:41:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:/kzOIng2n4sSBCu9WsVXLaZvuwTWFvevtDd3hkVD:8hngA4sMTdtLaVtWp+RR
TLSH T180534BC8E5D3D9F9EC050A302272EF31EA77E13E316CDD9BD3D45A36A992602E54128D
telfhash t1ba1104f766be0cd8a3d58881c25eaf464959d13b2ca137708761d62022bfe9240bec39
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 :
46
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade mirai 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:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.es HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=07d2fed1-1700-0000-1732-26490c0b0000 pid=2828 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=07c697d4-1700-0000-1732-2649120b0000 pid=2834 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=07d2fed1-1700-0000-1732-26490c0b0000 pid=2828->guuid=07c697d4-1700-0000-1732-2649120b0000 pid=2834 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=07c697d4-1700-0000-1732-2649120b0000 pid=2834->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=4cb9c5d4-1700-0000-1732-2649130b0000 pid=2835 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=07c697d4-1700-0000-1732-2649120b0000 pid=2834->guuid=4cb9c5d4-1700-0000-1732-2649130b0000 pid=2835 clone guuid=519ccad4-1700-0000-1732-2649140b0000 pid=2836 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=07c697d4-1700-0000-1732-2649120b0000 pid=2834->guuid=519ccad4-1700-0000-1732-2649140b0000 pid=2836 clone guuid=519ccad4-1700-0000-1732-2649140b0000 pid=2836->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 29B a11803fe-5fd8-544d-b13b-84f58f3c81f8 mn.34509.su:25565 guuid=519ccad4-1700-0000-1732-2649140b0000 pid=2836->a11803fe-5fd8-544d-b13b-84f58f3c81f8 send: 14B guuid=8b41d7d4-1700-0000-1732-2649150b0000 pid=2837 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=519ccad4-1700-0000-1732-2649140b0000 pid=2836->guuid=8b41d7d4-1700-0000-1732-2649150b0000 pid=2837 clone guuid=c08bdcd4-1700-0000-1732-2649160b0000 pid=2838 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data guuid=519ccad4-1700-0000-1732-2649140b0000 pid=2836->guuid=c08bdcd4-1700-0000-1732-2649160b0000 pid=2838 clone guuid=c08bdcd4-1700-0000-1732-2649160b0000 pid=2838->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 29B guuid=c08bdcd4-1700-0000-1732-2649160b0000 pid=2838->a11803fe-5fd8-544d-b13b-84f58f3c81f8 send: 14B
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Okiru
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1862394 Sample: mao.x86.elf Startdate: 03/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 22 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->22 24 91.189.91.42, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United Kingdom 2->24 26 3 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 32 Yara detected Okiru 2->32 8 mao.x86.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 mao.x86.elf 8->14         started        16 mao.x86.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 mao.x86.elf 14->18         started        20 mao.x86.elf 14->20         started       
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-03 12:45:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion linux
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_da28eb8b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 3ae5b43af044c95ac0bdfd11fe1dfe5ef37d8d81b83e478995945d49e54ba029

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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