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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40feaa57df11f6b0cbebfdce14123fdffe0ca1943a7acd56589d6665d20e8d53
SHA3-384 hash: ecd7b707305e253923924d21bd1274ae3a57fe3785553f94b7ca59f695ccc13f94a2113cc3d35c4557fa5e3911463ff8
SHA1 hash: 4986799fd0330ae1ee4fef16722967913079630e
MD5 hash: 8c72a5551a6b88acdefcd961fbad2d7a
humanhash: snake-william-burger-shade
File name:windy.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:117'968 bytes
First seen:2026-05-18 07:37:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:SEkWiTLiZECcpHOWWJDmmn5Pd1Oe4datc9BWZ6nak7+TeVedVPneQBZN01C6L:gni50poFEa69BWO7+Te0dVPZ01C6L
TLSH T152B3E84E6F318F7DFBA8C23447B39A21975923D227E2C685D19CDA011E7028E645FBB4
telfhash t143118b184a3823e097751d9d6bedffb2e59170db4a255d338c00e9ae9b6dd418d01c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 a9dd40f43bfe6199d3fe6b6c607b1bd50ed811b09918cf00a74bfb9980a46414
File size (compressed) :43'280 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :117'968 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: a9dd40f43bfe6199d3fe6b6c607b1bd50ed811b09918cf00a74bfb9980a46414

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
68
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Opens a port
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
37
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
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=2d727163-1a00-0000-730d-b017720a0000 pid=2674 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=30eb8365-1a00-0000-730d-b017780a0000 pid=2680 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=2d727163-1a00-0000-730d-b017720a0000 pid=2674->guuid=30eb8365-1a00-0000-730d-b017780a0000 pid=2680 execve
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
newenewmew.duckdns.org
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YARA Signatures


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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: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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 40feaa57df11f6b0cbebfdce14123fdffe0ca1943a7acd56589d6665d20e8d53

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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