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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4866ae07f9441d9b36a72efea521c0d600b3d49f831e8039fb40b8a73c9a7c74
SHA3-384 hash: 1313fc541cc99b7bbc5bdc23f0be983e2b3818993aaf0f7f149212672a5982f06401fb5d9f63e275f1909b3c2759451d
SHA1 hash: 5f4b53c3bc2707f34f1a6ba027048cdbc18d17b3
MD5 hash: aeeba55d6055a4e61cf4816b314ed4aa
humanhash: romeo-stairway-tennis-artist
File name:ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:133'316 bytes
First seen:2026-01-10 14:46:34 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:CWRK5GO9JMEny8qAdpe4Ig3IjftQFfvdlb:BR+G2JMEnyeyg3WVefvdlb
TLSH T164D36DC9E683D1F6E8560471107BEF37DE77E67E2429DA42C3B85A32E811501D90AFAC
telfhash t186515cf85a7a4cec57d09402e24e4b25be4da77b246073f205b35ab5323ee029176c39
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 aea8a74d44caad243e1ddd06bce3508b71110c51f177061e755cf7f362718db4
File size (compressed) :54'700 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :133'316 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: aea8a74d44caad243e1ddd06bce3508b71110c51f177061e755cf7f362718db4

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
57
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
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Receives data from a server
Locks files
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Deleting a recently created file
Connection attempt
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-10T12:57:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-10T16:03:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4568d5bd-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384a6080000 pid=2214 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=4568d5bd-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384a6080000 pid=2214->guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=1eb342c0-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384b0080000 pid=2224 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222->guuid=1eb342c0-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384b0080000 pid=2224 clone guuid=b04161c0-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384b2080000 pid=2226 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222->guuid=b04161c0-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384b2080000 pid=2226 clone guuid=820b17fc-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384df080000 pid=2271 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222->guuid=820b17fc-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384df080000 pid=2271 clone guuid=004b0c2b-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384ef080000 pid=2287 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222->guuid=004b0c2b-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384ef080000 pid=2287 clone guuid=42efba66-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f1080000 pid=2289 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222->guuid=42efba66-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f1080000 pid=2289 clone guuid=11f36aa2-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f2080000 pid=2290 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222->guuid=11f36aa2-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f2080000 pid=2290 clone guuid=897e79a2-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f3080000 pid=2291 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=5123ebbf-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384ae080000 pid=2222->guuid=897e79a2-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f3080000 pid=2291 clone guuid=d4d14fc0-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384b1080000 pid=2225 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=1eb342c0-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384b0080000 pid=2224->guuid=d4d14fc0-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384b1080000 pid=2225 clone guuid=375848fc-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384e0080000 pid=2272 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=820b17fc-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384df080000 pid=2271->guuid=375848fc-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384e0080000 pid=2272 clone guuid=3fd9f437-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384e2080000 pid=2274 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=820b17fc-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384df080000 pid=2271->guuid=3fd9f437-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384e2080000 pid=2274 clone guuid=a5eaa373-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384ec080000 pid=2284 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=820b17fc-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384df080000 pid=2271->guuid=a5eaa373-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384ec080000 pid=2284 clone guuid=9205a973-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384ed080000 pid=2285 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=820b17fc-1a00-0000-b6c3-9384df080000 pid=2271->guuid=9205a973-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384ed080000 pid=2285 clone guuid=9205a973-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384ed080000 pid=2285->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 10.0.2.3:53 guuid=9205a973-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384ed080000 pid=2285->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 1824B 3ec2bfaf-8e71-5eeb-b8ce-6ffe78958b80 weifang.serveftp.com:3778 guuid=9205a973-1b00-0000-b6c3-9384ed080000 pid=2285->3ec2bfaf-8e71-5eeb-b8ce-6ffe78958b80 send: 235B guuid=897e79a2-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f3080000 pid=2291->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=897e79a2-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f3080000 pid=2291->4f6baed0-9587-596c-82b3-fd721afe4cc1 send: 1558B guuid=897e79a2-1c00-0000-b6c3-9384f3080000 pid=2291->3ec2bfaf-8e71-5eeb-b8ce-6ffe78958b80 send: 205B
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Reads system files that contain records of logged in users
Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem)
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1848004 Sample: ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86.elf Startdate: 10/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 133 weifang.serveftp.com 45.83.207.173, 3778, 52482, 52484 CLOUVIDERClouvider-GlobalASNGB Netherlands 2->133 135 Found malware configuration 2->135 137 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->137 139 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->139 141 3 other signatures 2->141 15 systemd gdm3 2->15         started        17 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86.elf 2->17         started        19 systemd gpu-manager 2->19         started        21 25 other processes 2->21 signatures3 process4 signatures5 24 gdm3 gdm-session-worker 15->24         started        26 gdm3 plymouth 15->26         started        28 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86.elf 17->28         started        30 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86.elf 17->30         started        36 5 other processes 17->36 32 gpu-manager sh 19->32         started        38 7 other processes 19->38 143 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 21->143 145 Reads system files that contain records of logged in users 21->145 34 accounts-daemon language-validate 21->34         started        40 2 other processes 21->40 process6 process7 42 gdm-session-worker gdm-x-session 24->42         started        44 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.x86.elf 28->44         started        57 4 other processes 30->57 47 sh grep 32->47         started        49 language-validate language-options 34->49         started        51 sh grep 38->51         started        53 sh grep 38->53         started        55 sh grep 38->55         started        59 4 other processes 38->59 signatures8 61 gdm-x-session dbus-run-session 42->61         started        63 gdm-x-session Xorg Xorg.wrap Xorg 42->63         started        65 gdm-x-session Default 42->65         started        159 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 44->159 161 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 44->161 67 language-options sh 49->67         started        process9 process10 69 dbus-run-session dbus-daemon 61->69         started        72 dbus-run-session gnome-session gnome-session-binary 1 61->72         started        74 Xorg sh 63->74         started        76 Xorg sh 63->76         started        78 sh locale 67->78         started        80 sh grep 67->80         started        signatures11 147 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 69->147 149 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 69->149 82 dbus-daemon 69->82         started        84 dbus-daemon 69->84         started        86 dbus-daemon 69->86         started        99 7 other processes 69->99 88 gnome-session-binary sh gnome-shell 72->88         started        91 gnome-session-binary gnome-session-check-accelerated 72->91         started        93 gnome-session-binary session-migration 72->93         started        95 sh xkbcomp 74->95         started        97 sh xkbcomp 76->97         started        process12 signatures13 101 dbus-daemon at-spi-bus-launcher 82->101         started        103 dbus-daemon gjs 84->103         started        106 dbus-daemon false 86->106         started        153 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 88->153 108 gnome-shell ibus-daemon 88->108         started        110 gnome-session-check-accelerated gnome-session-check-accelerated-gl-helper 91->110         started        112 gnome-session-check-accelerated gnome-session-check-accelerated-gles-helper 91->112         started        114 dbus-daemon false 99->114         started        116 dbus-daemon false 99->116         started        118 5 other processes 99->118 process14 signatures15 120 at-spi-bus-launcher dbus-daemon 101->120         started        151 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 103->151 123 ibus-daemon 108->123         started        125 ibus-daemon ibus-memconf 108->125         started        process16 signatures17 155 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 120->155 157 Sample reads /proc/mounts (often used for finding a writable filesystem) 120->157 127 dbus-daemon 120->127         started        129 ibus-daemon ibus-x11 123->129         started        process18 process19 131 dbus-daemon at-spi2-registryd 127->131         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-10 14:47:22 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:lzrd defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Reads system network configuration
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Unknown
Tags:
trojan gafgyt mirai
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3 Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
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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Web download

Mirai

elf 4866ae07f9441d9b36a72efea521c0d600b3d49f831e8039fb40b8a73c9a7c74

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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