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Mirai


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40e6a7b324330f18ba85299bcf5e8af53330b51b8ed912f899793e66f8d4b709
SHA3-384 hash: 7d1ac13eac70e2d872ff55927fc2213b4938d82b8488916ba99a9c683f8745a6e3c594de8eccdd33fb575f6539cef0f1
SHA1 hash: f279ab75321acb709493f23671d41a1b5c602697
MD5 hash: d76b3484f6bd59dc7ba04818b9762fc1
humanhash: potato-india-bacon-colorado
File name:ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:139'736 bytes
First seen:2026-01-19 08:49:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:CuBou1M/qEt/XPgK0xhQJ/AcSli/iUr3oHFWq:ChnyxGdSCH
TLSH T184D32A0B698080FDC8E9C1784BFEB136D932B4AD523CB20B2784BE321A5DE215F7D615
telfhash t1df51b8b43d423a90a1f3fa26b70fd965ecb10e2419e070f5ce7769e1ca627890da5473
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 ca25286842c9e0ff77762aa9a8232a17147215078477fc3ed7588b8c80e88ad6
File size (compressed) :51'340 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :139'736 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: ca25286842c9e0ff77762aa9a8232a17147215078477fc3ed7588b8c80e88ad6

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
56
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 mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-01-19T05:59:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-19T07:37:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=7c8427ce-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5ca080000 pid=2250 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9b3885d0-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cb080000 pid=2251 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=7c8427ce-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5ca080000 pid=2250->guuid=9b3885d0-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cb080000 pid=2251 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=9b3885d0-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cb080000 pid=2251->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=2d2edcd9-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cc080000 pid=2252 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9b3885d0-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cb080000 pid=2251->guuid=2d2edcd9-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cc080000 pid=2252 clone guuid=50bd8415-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc53b090000 pid=2363 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9b3885d0-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cb080000 pid=2251->guuid=50bd8415-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc53b090000 pid=2363 clone guuid=f7752d51-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc59e090000 pid=2462 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file guuid=9b3885d0-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cb080000 pid=2251->guuid=f7752d51-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc59e090000 pid=2462 clone guuid=406a3451-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc59f090000 pid=2463 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=9b3885d0-1900-0000-62d2-4bc5cb080000 pid=2251->guuid=406a3451-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc59f090000 pid=2463 clone guuid=406a3451-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc59f090000 pid=2463->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 10.0.2.3:53 guuid=406a3451-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc59f090000 pid=2463->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 1638B bb4fe9eb-6da4-5bc7-bf8c-de96d6b4783d dongfeng.serveftp.com:3778 guuid=406a3451-1a00-0000-62d2-4bc59f090000 pid=2463->bb4fe9eb-6da4-5bc7-bf8c-de96d6b4783d send: 210B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1853251 Sample: ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf Startdate: 19/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 21 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->21 23 dongfeng.serveftp.com 45.83.207.194, 3778, 52786, 52788 CLOUVIDERClouvider-GlobalASNGB Netherlands 2->23 25 3 other IPs or domains 2->25 27 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 7 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 2->7         started        9 dash rm 2->9         started        11 dash rm 2->11         started        signatures3 process4 process5 13 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 7->13         started        15 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 7->15         started        17 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 7->17         started        19 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86_64.elf 7->19         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-19 08:51:13 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion linux
Behaviour
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan gafgyt mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9 Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_520deeb8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_01e4a728 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_01e4a728
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_520deeb8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_6a77af0f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
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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Mirai

elf 40e6a7b324330f18ba85299bcf5e8af53330b51b8ed912f899793e66f8d4b709

(this sample)

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