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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 44ff0ff2e896fcb26f192c3fc2cb3a1d7f528e733d1b44889b80812661487002
SHA3-384 hash: 6be8560b0f23dd5b7cb01ccda2d3186b2497c6a9f87d5f0f58d7baa954f1d1d1e42d6fc56881145b9b2c61f30050c468
SHA1 hash: 12a55efcb7bf3aafa93d12be07eae0d78fff608b
MD5 hash: 22550fb931d5d72dc28418086338956a
humanhash: lamp-football-edward-uniform
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:37'068 bytes
First seen:2026-04-19 05:58:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:9NYKyukZoTMKe5RQEztOzSDNDsEJyQ2fvAhSwU8JTJgGlzDpbuR1J9:3YdWleXvsMsEJyZTwljVJuD
TLSH T1CEF2F1792421C38EE439C1BD4D3583B43E8A0F2A5543CDAFB95868E39D4FA6D3307681
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
File size (compressed) :37'068 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :97'736 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Unpacked file: 1acad9cead7315de7ccdcfbef56d115d15968b7c05702889a71b1ed32e0068d4

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
86
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Kills processes
Sends data to a server
Receives data from a server
Creating a file
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Substitutes an application name
Kills critical processes
Deleting of the original file
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-04-19T02:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-20T12:09:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=0aec50f6-1900-0000-f6d1-1dcea9080000 pid=2217 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=1e74dff7-1900-0000-f6d1-1dceae080000 pid=2222 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0aec50f6-1900-0000-f6d1-1dcea9080000 pid=2217->guuid=1e74dff7-1900-0000-f6d1-1dceae080000 pid=2222 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-19 05:59:53 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Family: Mirai
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Mirai

elf 44ff0ff2e896fcb26f192c3fc2cb3a1d7f528e733d1b44889b80812661487002

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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