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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4872489c0ef7a010919385d0dc975715e6773c7bf555abae38b3d93c14bb024e
SHA3-384 hash: b4650f83a8fe909dd89383c2059f6a7e3d27d4193ba5f31be69935a28f6b8efa94758d797079fd22d19786ebd1c8d461
SHA1 hash: 2dc1d4f18d6e45fc31097989b7714329b06b357a
MD5 hash: e8e8def14ead394ff6fd873cb7682c31
humanhash: oregon-hot-kitten-mississippi
File name:x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:155'816 bytes
First seen:2026-03-21 20:38:06 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-22 05:29:35 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:NrUlTQIwXHsdz5vThzG+WKXrPFnC8Lzj0+v:WdDwAAIrlv
TLSH T163E33A06B5C0C8FDC899C1744FABE636D971F41D5234B19F27D8AB226E8EE201F5EA10
telfhash t14651ae302c623a5022e3f77aa30be9e5fc321a3615e131e5df67adf6dd527440d52066
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
80
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
1
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=58c5e2a9-1700-0000-a7cb-64f53b0a0000 pid=2619 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=6f896eac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5450a0000 pid=2629 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=58c5e2a9-1700-0000-a7cb-64f53b0a0000 pid=2619->guuid=6f896eac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5450a0000 pid=2629 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=6f896eac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5450a0000 pid=2629->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=ec838dac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5460a0000 pid=2630 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=6f896eac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5450a0000 pid=2629->guuid=ec838dac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5460a0000 pid=2630 clone 57c30137-1d4b-557c-bde7-39f1413b619b 185.196.41.201:35342 guuid=ec838dac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5460a0000 pid=2630->57c30137-1d4b-557c-bde7-39f1413b619b con c3d58d5e-1f04-5910-85c1-2a9460cd4839 134.195.4.2:53 guuid=ec838dac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5460a0000 pid=2630->c3d58d5e-1f04-5910-85c1-2a9460cd4839 send: 37B 75a7ed0d-f397-5d16-b991-8d7d1603e233 xanax.enzostress.st:35342 guuid=ec838dac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5460a0000 pid=2630->75a7ed0d-f397-5d16-b991-8d7d1603e233 send: 40B guuid=78189dac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5480a0000 pid=2632 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ec838dac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5460a0000 pid=2630->guuid=78189dac-1700-0000-a7cb-64f5480a0000 pid=2632 clone
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Gafgyt
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1887241 Sample: x86_64.elf Startdate: 21/03/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 21 185.196.41.201, 39752, 39754, 39758 SOLTIAES Spain 2->21 23 xanax.enzostress.st 176.65.139.74, 35342, 56742 PALTEL-ASPALTELAutonomousSystemPS Germany 2->23 27 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->27 29 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->29 31 Yara detected Gafgyt 2->31 8 x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 systemd upowerd 2->10         started        12 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->12         started        14 6 other processes 2->14 signatures3 process4 process5 16 x86_64.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 x86_64.elf 16->18         started        signatures7 25 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 18->25
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-21 20:38:25 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 38 (47.37%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MatchByteSequence
Author:Generated by ChatGPT
Description:Rule to match specific byte sequence: 89 C8 C1 E8 08 31 D1 31 C8
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 4872489c0ef7a010919385d0dc975715e6773c7bf555abae38b3d93c14bb024e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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