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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 52ae64bd92dfbbfa253809f0639bb9b6621ef52f549fe83c9dde95570acee19c
SHA3-384 hash: 1af5b51bf61865b79f2fea1d5f210ad6681edaf43a6b7d0ab3f89de416fb86955cd19054782b1bdca020b0d1a4e0467b
SHA1 hash: 480c79daa474a8e933f84055617cc0c66bcb6467
MD5 hash: d958f927a723a2cdb934feee6b5979e7
humanhash: cold-beer-river-east
File name:nz.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:87'316 bytes
First seen:2026-06-19 06:02:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:R9xmTguMtCcu4QJPUh7sdDkoDeTIW1a0KmoZsv4JQ917UTI:R9x9ZNkcZsdjGs0KmoZc41c
TLSH T1B18339C1FA8BC0F1D91B89304067F63FCB32E9695061D75DEF5A9E36DA33581A212389
telfhash t19931f1f61a7e0ce49be04c41e21f5b253d5dab7b64a03a934a73ca70221fd51426bc39
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-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 e79f3b7ebc19d82946535e4521866d5658ef41111c9bc162330c470b19680877
File size (compressed) :41'320 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :87'316 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: e79f3b7ebc19d82946535e4521866d5658ef41111c9bc162330c470b19680877

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
63
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
9
Number of processes launched:
4
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
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-06-19T03:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-20T23:22:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=6dd6d3d9-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a36140000 pid=5174 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e6b5bfdb-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a37140000 pid=5175 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=6dd6d3d9-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a36140000 pid=5174->guuid=e6b5bfdb-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a37140000 pid=5175 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=e6b5bfdb-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a37140000 pid=5175->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=a1f71ddc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a38140000 pid=5176 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e6b5bfdb-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a37140000 pid=5175->guuid=a1f71ddc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a38140000 pid=5176 clone guuid=39199709-2000-0000-d2e3-cc6a42140000 pid=5186 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=e6b5bfdb-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a37140000 pid=5175->guuid=39199709-2000-0000-d2e3-cc6a42140000 pid=5186 clone guuid=09e49e09-2000-0000-d2e3-cc6a43140000 pid=5187 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=e6b5bfdb-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a37140000 pid=5175->guuid=09e49e09-2000-0000-d2e3-cc6a43140000 pid=5187 clone guuid=b04429dc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a39140000 pid=5177 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a1f71ddc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a38140000 pid=5176->guuid=b04429dc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a39140000 pid=5177 clone guuid=5cc02fdc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a3a140000 pid=5178 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=a1f71ddc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a38140000 pid=5176->guuid=5cc02fdc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a3a140000 pid=5178 clone guuid=5cc02fdc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a3a140000 pid=5178->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 366B 63a5683c-1430-5eb4-bdfd-726e0ad7bc10 u87yy3f87b23f8293bfg83bgu94.bombamodzik.xyz:69 guuid=5cc02fdc-1e00-0000-d2e3-cc6a3a140000 pid=5178->63a5683c-1430-5eb4-bdfd-726e0ad7bc10 send: 4B guuid=09e49e09-2000-0000-d2e3-cc6a43140000 pid=5187->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 305B guuid=09e49e09-2000-0000-d2e3-cc6a43140000 pid=5187->63a5683c-1430-5eb4-bdfd-726e0ad7bc10 send: 4B
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-19 06:03:38 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 defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
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_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:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
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 52ae64bd92dfbbfa253809f0639bb9b6621ef52f549fe83c9dde95570acee19c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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