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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 51c7a5cda3f0a8bc79662e40cad7a9620220e98682b2794bbd59ff9de29fe407
SHA3-384 hash: 8504fd9afde07f4b200bf23083d75dd9c14a37e7daaa338420545a337141ce695d84c9eb0ab4df47b008afee32b5ff59
SHA1 hash: 59c73bba05175deea26b0b32853b0eadcae8f789
MD5 hash: 84dd771a76b424775d3efccaf5c82044
humanhash: river-oregon-freddie-blue
File name:byte.arm7
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:84'068 bytes
First seen:2026-01-19 03:04:00 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:HinI0o9LTlg4PzhMq3e7tLTp41E8rkqL198XmiC/gYC/9lfliMCZIirH:eo9lg+zhz3sJu1NHLL8XmiC/glLCZTrH
TLSH T150830B46B9818F01C4D622BBFA6E018D3313BBA9D3EE7112DD215F5427CA99B0F77612
telfhash t15111e1b28846179c57d8c30883ce6614eeba36fc07022869db5c439b4283dc1771c83b
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
36
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:
gcc masquerade rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-18T18:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-19T12:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=4826b20c-1b00-0000-b0bc-5e88750b0000 pid=2933 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0f795110-1b00-0000-b0bc-5e88780b0000 pid=2936 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=4826b20c-1b00-0000-b0bc-5e88750b0000 pid=2933->guuid=0f795110-1b00-0000-b0bc-5e88780b0000 pid=2936 execve
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
n/a
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1853090 Sample: byte.arm7.elf Startdate: 19/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 22 61.45.69.48, 23 XEPHIONNTT-MECorporationJP Japan 2->22 24 147.57.155.65 WA-STATE-GOVUS United States 2->24 26 98 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 8 byte.arm7.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 process5 14 byte.arm7.elf 8->14         started        16 byte.arm7.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 byte.arm7.elf 14->18         started        20 byte.arm7.elf 14->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-18 23:00:17 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:kurc defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (56847) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135939-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_8299c877
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 51c7a5cda3f0a8bc79662e40cad7a9620220e98682b2794bbd59ff9de29fe407

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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