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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 52aa716da3d2069286fe8ffe2bc40758565228c3c3e75684d645b73f36fb32f9
SHA3-384 hash: 7f7fc31614f44393be34e2573b2ce101a605da82201ad630d4a30860cc16b261bf58486099988d5718b0ac0ca1178c7a
SHA1 hash: 84c471d58911234590df2b01e7f55d1f5ea70704
MD5 hash: 991b6ab0479d5da525aece80e6f0e6c0
humanhash: alabama-river-bluebird-butter
File name:johen.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:42'020 bytes
First seen:2026-02-21 06:30:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:RhTPjCYZOih2sCqbK0YgVf+yajc8rc8wNmaGw+i1VyyTBx05n:RhTzOitvlYEalrnuqqAn
TLSH T11813F1EB8439A775D9320DB1054072F1CA5AB553379A273F08197F5E483FE44AE70E92
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 UPX
File size (compressed) :42'020 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :85'904 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Unpacked file: c32dbec0175f3b40d83b0674207e5690100c1b5448bc48e173b482ab100102d7

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
37
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
UPX
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
6
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b332b26c-1900-0000-83f9-4191c5080000 pid=2245 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=0b6f7d6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191c9080000 pid=2249 /tmp/sample.bin mprotect-exec net guuid=b332b26c-1900-0000-83f9-4191c5080000 pid=2245->guuid=0b6f7d6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191c9080000 pid=2249 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=0b6f7d6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191c9080000 pid=2249->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=9da9f46f-1900-0000-83f9-4191ca080000 pid=2250 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0b6f7d6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191c9080000 pid=2249->guuid=9da9f46f-1900-0000-83f9-4191ca080000 pid=2250 clone guuid=dc905b9a-1a00-0000-83f9-4191540b0000 pid=2900 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=0b6f7d6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191c9080000 pid=2249->guuid=dc905b9a-1a00-0000-83f9-4191540b0000 pid=2900 clone guuid=2c225f9a-1a00-0000-83f9-4191550b0000 pid=2901 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=0b6f7d6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191c9080000 pid=2249->guuid=2c225f9a-1a00-0000-83f9-4191550b0000 pid=2901 clone guuid=c5befb6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191cb080000 pid=2251 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=9da9f46f-1900-0000-83f9-4191ca080000 pid=2250->guuid=c5befb6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191cb080000 pid=2251 clone guuid=bd90ff6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191cc080000 pid=2252 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=9da9f46f-1900-0000-83f9-4191ca080000 pid=2250->guuid=bd90ff6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191cc080000 pid=2252 clone guuid=bd90ff6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191cc080000 pid=2252->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 990B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=bd90ff6f-1900-0000-83f9-4191cc080000 pid=2252->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B guuid=2c225f9a-1a00-0000-83f9-4191550b0000 pid=2901->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 990B guuid=2c225f9a-1a00-0000-83f9-4191550b0000 pid=2901->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-20 20:59:19 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux upx
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Mirai
Mirai family
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:SUSP_ELF_LNX_UPX_Compressed_File
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a suspicious ELF binary with UPX compression
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:upx_packed_elf_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 52aa716da3d2069286fe8ffe2bc40758565228c3c3e75684d645b73f36fb32f9

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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