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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4e51e9939761fa2348056923c01c52c22f7504db578032cd60ced6fc6fd6ef21
SHA3-384 hash: a44a46a80f8f7ebdfba69e5a02d5ade0f0eff827aa3d3f36aa0b4984dcc6c49b1e8141437af8bb53b37d03624b08ac63
SHA1 hash: 4a7abdb6a9815af2d109d45515c70010d58534bf
MD5 hash: f925be442e1f1ab391818e4436b557ee
humanhash: florida-football-pasta-whiskey
File name:tux.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:78'736 bytes
First seen:2026-03-16 02:14:44 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-16 18:03:50 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:MmwRU5gIUOEJQ3SwNVCyc5kyWdvLW2gpARqEWsw6UuQ0Gnm0xgrSc7SJX:MkhUOEJSzfCyc5/WdjW2GARqEWp6UX0o
TLSH T1CE735DC5A683D8F4DC12067121B7EB735B76E43A2029EF87D768AD32AD43601E51739C
telfhash t11f31c6fa19be08d8a7e06841c15a2a626859977b195037a34a73dc7433bad02147bc35
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 :
3
# of downloads :
64
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
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-16 01:51:32 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (87612) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:elf_mirai_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.mirai.
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_24c5b7d6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_95e0056c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
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 4e51e9939761fa2348056923c01c52c22f7504db578032cd60ced6fc6fd6ef21

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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