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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 496bdacfe03fe80821f2c9fc293ca59173a38c8f361cd6ed4df3bc136816cf19
SHA3-384 hash: a461844cf66bd486aa1498122f7866f08debff5bd1600096664384f897ac741b0dba6fa7bd245eda4967cb1aa89e7bba
SHA1 hash: 6502881e48145913259b118646761e191f7937c4
MD5 hash: e93d824f098f8cab4ecdaa060833e41f
humanhash: arizona-sink-seven-river
File name:kt6
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:90'608 bytes
First seen:2026-01-20 12:12:49 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:wFnbjXkLiBlN/h/gXuOnpKijD2bIPebYymxvatTqIiigLT1FMJUH:42ulN/h/4dAijGIe0tLT1FMWH
TLSH T17893A64DE964972CC7E273FFF66912CE323A0B9CB7EA71219E314B523BC5B916424121
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
52
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet gafgyt gcc mirai obfuscated rust
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=3fa12f87-1600-0000-fc57-fe1f950c0000 pid=3221 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9066b789-1600-0000-fc57-fe1f9c0c0000 pid=3228 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3fa12f87-1600-0000-fc57-fe1f950c0000 pid=3221->guuid=9066b789-1600-0000-fc57-fe1f9c0c0000 pid=3228 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
72 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1853895 Sample: kt6.elf Startdate: 20/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 72 24 j48asd.dns.army 217.60.38.140, 47614, 47620, 47628 RASANAIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 2->24 26 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->26 28 5 other IPs or domains 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->32 34 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->34 36 Yara detected Mirai 2->36 8 kt6.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 kt6.elf 8->14         started        process6 16 kt6.elf 14->16         started        18 kt6.elf 14->18         started        20 kt6.elf 14->20         started        22 11 other processes 14->22
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-20 12:13:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  4/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
botnet mirai Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_d2dca9e7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Mirai_Generic
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Generic Approach to Mirai/Gafgyt samples
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: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 496bdacfe03fe80821f2c9fc293ca59173a38c8f361cd6ed4df3bc136816cf19

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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