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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40aa1d681241544693a96457a4b79d4dd2d67916f3500ca23d2e971e11cd47f3
SHA3-384 hash: 0d0497ebc49651c9a1e8c7590d4e27279f4bebf3fa31ff0788c4dd16c05e7d5c89d51c8943cf99be2f7125d87cd3f853
SHA1 hash: f8848000016d528990b9dcae4e8a76a1d485ccf7
MD5 hash: d55762340087dcbe4afa5a948c55ad4e
humanhash: thirteen-skylark-iowa-west
File name:sdfjgnjsdf.i486
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:112'364 bytes
First seen:2026-08-11 14:54:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:9g2LAQXoAJC6C3IxBNZ6KSI/o6YroYDGAlVaY4CUGzGqUb31H4zGC8ngr:eQ4AJC6CyBNZ3SI/oDrFDTHaYs/54X
TLSH T1F2B35B83E707D1F4CA5244B04067F73A9E31EA225235DA5FEB90FEF3A962603941A35C
telfhash t1e231247aaee109ccabd0c816e18e5321dd6df17b391035f91bf5271437b2a40527ac39
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 637f603f6750b1f51d4bed64ab6cb1cc369cdbb0c0caed371f4169d7816ad667
File size (compressed) :51'228 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :112'364 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 637f603f6750b1f51d4bed64ab6cb1cc369cdbb0c0caed371f4169d7816ad667

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Connection attempt
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-11T12:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-11T13:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b5efa558-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3130c0000 pid=3091 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=a133535b-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3140c0000 pid=3092 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data guuid=b5efa558-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3130c0000 pid=3091->guuid=a133535b-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3140c0000 pid=3092 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=a133535b-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3140c0000 pid=3092->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 1a0b3d58-1dbd-5ee5-b0a6-40487a936e4e 176.65.139.244:80 guuid=a133535b-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3140c0000 pid=3092->1a0b3d58-1dbd-5ee5-b0a6-40487a936e4e send: 95B guuid=a2b1815b-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3150c0000 pid=3093 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a133535b-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3140c0000 pid=3092->guuid=a2b1815b-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3150c0000 pid=3093 clone guuid=8ce7295d-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3160c0000 pid=3094 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=a133535b-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3140c0000 pid=3092->guuid=8ce7295d-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3160c0000 pid=3094 clone guuid=8ce7295d-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3160c0000 pid=3094->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 34e7fb44-e009-5945-b14c-16e9aec3c2a8 176.65.139.244:1337 guuid=8ce7295d-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3160c0000 pid=3094->34e7fb44-e009-5945-b14c-16e9aec3c2a8 send: 7B guuid=1ab26b5d-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3170c0000 pid=3095 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=8ce7295d-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3160c0000 pid=3094->guuid=1ab26b5d-2000-0000-3ebf-5ed3170c0000 pid=3095 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-11 14:55:38 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion linux
Behaviour
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_3a56423b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6e8e9257
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

Mirai

elf 40aa1d681241544693a96457a4b79d4dd2d67916f3500ca23d2e971e11cd47f3

(this sample)

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