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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40df91b940eea28d176edccda20a8e2e4e281eb531254486d4c69af08dd29842
SHA3-384 hash: 791b7b0a9922f6ecc194ffe77f664d3824ac4bbc7815ac8697d339a96943a002119a67994c5fa4f3e831b5d277b81f9a
SHA1 hash: c102181fc2f978a2b5a31c0c33c24c2659b743f4
MD5 hash: 5d4b0dba09b8f4ca7f97f559a28f3c56
humanhash: early-hydrogen-bulldog-yellow
File name:morte.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:196'872 bytes
First seen:2026-07-20 20:39:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 6144:bzwCD8W1DCPyalbRblciQsYCKDcerNrye3NwM/9YjGC+:bzwCD8WBCPyalbRblciQD/JByWJ/6je
TLSH T1B6144B46EA418A23C0D7177AB6AF414A3333A7A4D3DB730699286FB43BC675F0E63505
telfhash t1f1312fb1833652186a61cb9c99ecb7b5012cc7031246ff33ef3684ac041944ee53ac0f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 3f509b8445f1b263397f3d531f478aeb9b046e0ab7582549a622e912a7161fda
File size (compressed) :72'544 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :196'872 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: 3f509b8445f1b263397f3d531f478aeb9b046e0ab7582549a622e912a7161fda

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
115
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
DNS request
Opens a port
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet gcc masquerade mirai obfuscated rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-20T17:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-21T10:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5361efd6-1a00-0000-c3e4-4731f7080000 pid=2295 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=ff8f80da-1a00-0000-c3e4-4731fe080000 pid=2302 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5361efd6-1a00-0000-c3e4-4731f7080000 pid=2295->guuid=ff8f80da-1a00-0000-c3e4-4731fe080000 pid=2302 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-20 20:41:00 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
hk3owowwb.zapto.org
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
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_Generic_Threat_8299c877
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_c19ca8e5
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
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 40df91b940eea28d176edccda20a8e2e4e281eb531254486d4c69af08dd29842

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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