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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 51e8cc5e0dcd6dec03ac00bf082dcc8cbe757df2bb581f4ec5ca7be9aa5dd7eb
SHA3-384 hash: 5addc24d267679c2d352b2d0f7392fb7aa06240f62ce8282b397606f63a73276dea7abb9e7e03d1053917a83bb049053
SHA1 hash: 26eb4fc4e0c2585ea8be784e35fb2b7111215145
MD5 hash: 44bc66485b57bab631702f10f4bab092
humanhash: jig-lake-winner-green
File name:pmips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:97'736 bytes
First seen:2026-09-26 01:02:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:yk8NZJjWAaVPWcve4meOeuCyTPHvwIp/read7Q1Qs/Rd/uP:WZJjBaVOzhHvlp/o1F/c
TLSH T106A3C91E6E218FBDF369C33047B78E21A79837D626E1D685E26CD6011E6034E641FFA4
telfhash t173217f5c4d7412e48b321d9e2baeff76e19030de0b326d378e11aaadba6d9425d00c1c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 e4afc15b78f26c3cd1fa5a03daf005bf8bc8f627947a8a38afa4d8aac4b4856b
File size (compressed) :37'068 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :97'736 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: e4afc15b78f26c3cd1fa5a03daf005bf8bc8f627947a8a38afa4d8aac4b4856b

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Opens a port
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Creating a file
Substitutes an application name
Kills critical processes
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=e2682abe-1b00-0000-6d68-6ac574080000 pid=2164 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fce64fc1-1b00-0000-6d68-6ac57e080000 pid=2174 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e2682abe-1b00-0000-6d68-6ac574080000 pid=2164->guuid=fce64fc1-1b00-0000-6d68-6ac57e080000 pid=2174 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-26 01:03:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 36 (47.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to shm directory
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 51e8cc5e0dcd6dec03ac00bf082dcc8cbe757df2bb581f4ec5ca7be9aa5dd7eb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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