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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4944fcda73f45ac864fd36849c3be9cb3318fd650d378568e8b86faf3b56f4ac
SHA3-384 hash: daf4e0ce04c02c7d4aa33c5c7d8c7562a164373e19f34b9df53d8538fd5dc06a18c4379267af051b151dbebbd1d63759
SHA1 hash: 61dea3d4f35b2d191e290a87c379a7f9f7160aef
MD5 hash: b3f8032fc5ad49ae9bfcfebeecf44bc7
humanhash: emma-pennsylvania-indigo-orange
File name:rebirth.mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:121'052 bytes
First seen:2026-03-31 04:02:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:lxW8D+q7jLEIvVNfdoMyKXfpF3alFvHFJaHFEXl+zp/ryx6KophnQthe9XKKS:fW8D+qLE+TBF359yx6KovwoXBS
TLSH T137C3C60E2E629F7DF369833547B78B3193A927D223E0D646E2ACD1141E6034D645FFA8
telfhash t1ff21955c4a7022f0b7315d9d2aadffb7e6a130df17226d374e01a96ea76d9825e10c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
55
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
DNS request
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Creating a file
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
28
Number of processes launched:
5
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
37215
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Elf
First seen:
2026-03-31T01:08:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-31T04:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Exploit.Linux.CVE-2017-17215.a
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-31 04:03:24 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 23 (69.57%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Renames itself
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
Contacts a large (46275) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ach_202503_elf_Mirai
Author:abuse.ch
Description:Detects Mirai 'TSource' ELF files
Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
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:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 4944fcda73f45ac864fd36849c3be9cb3318fd650d378568e8b86faf3b56f4ac

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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