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Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 499f966552bd3953c2dbef72eea0978975a596630c7c800727caaab3cc159c52
SHA3-384 hash: 640e9a4e0158c44c60ea45041e738a85ec67e8feb164b3f69b1068759ce0ed7b54e200faf1924116fc7080bed5e0867a
SHA1 hash: c49b78813b7c7810c5b944618d2eaae423734cb3
MD5 hash: d4a15f2a7bd8161412e1f6669e5f6e31
humanhash: nuts-steak-spring-twenty
File name:mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
Create hunting rule
File size:101'964 bytes
First seen:2026-02-11 00:22:57 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-11 09:11:07 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:4JBVm21KYklsBd2MFBOQgcpi7dxJRR/FQCBFzWOxZLMm1eIWCgn2ID:4JBVm21KYpd2MFBCnB9Vx1pI
TLSH T1D9A3C609AF511FF7E86FDC3B4AE9170525CC651B22A83B797934D828F24B24B19E3874
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 :
97
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
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/95e0036c-c345-4b5d-8b13-ffd6b0d22734/
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.30435.LC.UNOFFICIAL
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136013-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136057-0
Create hunting rule

Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7540663-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8025795-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin mirai obfuscated
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/698bcbf7c9bfb60ece1dfafc/reports/57eaf9e4-5d18-4774-859d-bda2fbaf2333/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/499f966552bd3953c2dbef72eea0978975a596630c7c800727caaab3cc159c52
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-02-10T21:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-11T02:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ez HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/499f966552bd3953c2dbef72eea0978975a596630c7c800727caaab3cc159c52/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/05efa486-606d-425c-8be5-3df42ec31186
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=95d0297c-1900-0000-8ec3-1501500c0000 pid=3152 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0804027f-1900-0000-8ec3-1501520c0000 pid=3154 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=95d0297c-1900-0000-8ec3-1501500c0000 pid=3152->guuid=0804027f-1900-0000-8ec3-1501520c0000 pid=3154 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/5f81104f-20c3-422a-b666-2a0b733387e9
Result
Threat name:
Mirai, Moobot
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1867091
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Detected Mirai
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Yara detected Moobot
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1867091 Sample: mipsel.elf Startdate: 11/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 40 js.zianxn.qzz.io 103.43.8.15, 52624, 55650 HKNEWCLOUD-AS-APHKNEWCLOUDTECHNOLOGYLIMITEDHK Hong Kong 2->40 42 daisy.ubuntu.com 2->42 44 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->44 46 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->46 48 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->48 50 3 other signatures 2->50 8 mipsel.elf wwwwwwwwwwww 2->8         started        12 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->12         started        14 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->14         started        16 python3.8 dpkg 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 file5 36 /tmp/wwwwwwwwwwww, ELF 8->36 dropped 38 /etc/rc.local, POSIX 8->38 dropped 54 Sample deletes itself 8->54 56 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 8->56 18 wwwwwwwwwwww sh 8->18         started        20 mipsel.elf 8->20         started        23 wwwwwwwwwwww sh 8->23         started        25 5 other processes 8->25 signatures6 process7 signatures8 27 sh chmod 18->27         started        52 Sample deletes itself 20->52 30 sh systemctl 23->30         started        32 sh systemctl 25->32         started        34 sh systemctl 25->34         started        process9 signatures10 58 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 27->58
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/499f966552bd3953c2dbef72eea0978975a596630c7c800727caaab3cc159c52
Detection:
mirai
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/499f966552bd3953c2dbef72eea0978975a596630c7c800727caaab3cc159c52/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/499f966552bd3953c2dbef72eea0978975a596630c7c800727caaab3cc159c52
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-11 00:23:27 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 24 (70.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jgpzmzksxu4vhqw355zo5iexrf22lftdbr6iabzhzkvlhtavtrja._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260211-aplxmads5c/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Mirai
Mirai family
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/499f966552bd3953c2dbef72eea0978975a596630c7c800727caaab3cc159c52

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Create hunting rule
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Create hunting rule
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
Create hunting rule
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:unixredflags3
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Mirai

elf 499f966552bd3953c2dbef72eea0978975a596630c7c800727caaab3cc159c52

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3760108/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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