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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4a9665680fe3a301eb6d2a0f63a3e4e7e656bb44380450cc24e0162fa5915211
SHA3-384 hash: a429a3b08ae56bc01ef60df911daca5da02de27f609baf206079abc771b2cb95137fc56214f42201b69f5914d9f98292
SHA1 hash: 9daaaa1a7216add77a52aac77ffca2bfb810e482
MD5 hash: 5240d5c601906582a96468d27b3b6f14
humanhash: november-hydrogen-violet-mike
File name:4a9665680fe3a301eb6d2a0f63a3e4e7e656bb44380450cc24e0162fa5915211.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:127'988 bytes
First seen:2026-07-27 16:40:39 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:HkHGaKri/9fKF9OeZUV9/jgcT5offv7FdlFGlTmd:Hk3/dK7MccifQyd
TLSH T1EBC312DA905B8B78CE4AC07E271871C6DE967ABBC73AC32B022135BD3DC5C965613523
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 whack
Tags:elf exe mirai whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
157
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
DNS request
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
custom
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-07-25T02:55:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-27T17:00:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=847d1ced-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c4d0d0000 pid=3405 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=27a721f1-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c520d0000 pid=3410 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=847d1ced-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c4d0d0000 pid=3405->guuid=27a721f1-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c520d0000 pid=3410 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=27a721f1-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c520d0000 pid=3410->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3416 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=27a721f1-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c520d0000 pid=3410->guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3416 clone guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3416->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con 54d92a3b-1447-55af-b534-047898c60c8d 1.1.1.1:53 guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3416->54d92a3b-1447-55af-b534-047898c60c8d send: 31B 2768cf0b-dbc3-5411-98b1-8a8d86fe2325 155.103.69.225:25565 guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3416->2768cf0b-dbc3-5411-98b1-8a8d86fe2325 send: 4B ce87cce2-84ff-5830-b51f-15dd5863aba4 155.103.69.225:80 guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3416->ce87cce2-84ff-5830-b51f-15dd5863aba4 send: 141B guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3418 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3416->guuid=b7d594f3-1600-0000-81e5-0a4c580d0000 pid=3418 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-25 14:40:02 UTC
AV detection:
11 of 38 (28.95%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
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:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 4a9665680fe3a301eb6d2a0f63a3e4e7e656bb44380450cc24e0162fa5915211

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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