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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5073f18d5b8b7f98e7fc8159c81d4b7bc1e744714a424ed292f2e54e5e352003
SHA3-384 hash: 18d5194a22f42fec54d16907e10fa05b9afc0e4ffd6cc5252f3dd67b5b5fd2039a4abdec79e0588933dfdcaa8d116006
SHA1 hash: c361a9e04f9a5f35e89fa10994188928661d1826
MD5 hash: ce8ace1775fbba214502170aed6dcbc3
humanhash: item-chicken-may-march
File name:ciubuc_mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:3'168'508 bytes
First seen:2026-04-12 19:09:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 24576:BwKu0rTYj8xlxZMeLfLFa1NGDdW5pxhPW8aDHCywkbQXLDM/3endz1TrHrgeUtIp:bue2eVMcuxhPWoywk+l0t/YvPigYI0q
TLSH T198E5F81F5E319F6CF7B487344BF34A34E76A22D617A1D980E1ACD1085E6025E681FFA8
telfhash t1e89225d6187922f493d9e88dd25ee5240e66087e7ed338b3ba11d48eda179c10cf6c35
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
87
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
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Changes access rights for a written file
Sends data to a server
Removes directories
Changes access rights for a file
Creating a file
Deleting a recently created file
Connection attempt
Accesses SSH
Traces processes
Deletes a system binary file
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
72
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
2323,23
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Anti-Debugging
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Deletes system log files
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Manipulation of devices in /dev
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1897073 Sample: ciubuc_mips.elf Startdate: 12/04/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 22 204.80.106.237 ZOOM-VIDEO-COMM-ASUS United States 2->22 24 165.63.220.111 ZAMTELZM Zambia 2->24 26 98 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Found malware configuration 2->28 30 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->30 32 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->32 34 3 other signatures 2->34 8 ciubuc_mips.elf 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 36 Sample deletes itself 8->36 11 ciubuc_mips.elf 8->11         started        process6 process7 13 ciubuc_mips.elf 11->13         started        16 ciubuc_mips.elf 11->16         started        18 ciubuc_mips.elf 11->18         started        20 3 other processes 11->20 signatures8 38 Manipulation of devices in /dev 13->38 40 Deletes system log files 13->40
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-12 19:11:35 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Deletes log files
Enumerates running processes
Deletes Audit logs
Deletes itself
Deletes system logs
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Traces itself
Contacts a large (145155) 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


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:setsockopt
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 5073f18d5b8b7f98e7fc8159c81d4b7bc1e744714a424ed292f2e54e5e352003

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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