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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4c46273d4d2e8b7404b2bb6f4809d2869f946f9d7359a21d700f24125a86c1bc
SHA3-384 hash: d17ee0f9f4b47f5d5fb07630eed909becef5235c779c83819fcbe928ff068baaa989a4a8a1dec4651f47fed906da21f8
SHA1 hash: 8402615e5c6851cc18bdfeb35849f35e7d176959
MD5 hash: fba4d1b4daee8b3659b06bee3fb46179
humanhash: mirror-lemon-juliet-uranus
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:97'736 bytes
First seen:2026-01-17 18:18:50 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-18 01:31:13 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:54ZJXGOnGNDkTKeqnM4JLzmr/i3xEPeHuCmoG8YL2:GZxGOnGNDdeqVJLCr/0EedGlS
TLSH T1F0A3D81E6E218FBDF769833147B78A25A75833D627E1C685E15CD6002F6034E681FFA8
telfhash t16211864c497423f4a7725c8d1baeef76e1a130df0b266d338f00e9adaaad9425d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
124
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:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=38e416b5-1900-0000-ae4b-938134090000 pid=2356 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=9bfaefb6-1900-0000-ae4b-93813b090000 pid=2363 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=38e416b5-1900-0000-ae4b-938134090000 pid=2356->guuid=9bfaefb6-1900-0000-ae4b-93813b090000 pid=2363 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1852582 Sample: pmips.elf Startdate: 17/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 23 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->23 25 45.148.120.23, 18129, 51258 SKB-ENTERPRISENL Netherlands 2->25 27 3 other IPs or domains 2->27 29 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 33 Yara detected Mirai 2->33 8 pmips.elf 2->8         started        11 python3.8 dpkg 2->11         started        13 dash rm 2->13         started        15 dash rm 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 35 Sample deletes itself 8->35 17 pmips.elf 8->17         started        process6 process7 19 pmips.elf 17->19         started        21 pmips.elf 17->21         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-17 18:20:06 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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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: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 4c46273d4d2e8b7404b2bb6f4809d2869f946f9d7359a21d700f24125a86c1bc

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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