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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 53d4b22a89cdef88fe9df507a4d8a09867e4fea1847bced3ead6dd6bddcdd778
SHA3-384 hash: d3d75e68f32b4981493f2384a0ee231c5a392bd0a63c4992b4535155557c4643b78d9e131da591896c44aa733efa3044
SHA1 hash: b690a7c0c2f259b4e535bdaf088b51cdeb806dbe
MD5 hash: a0efacfd828b4d938b67e8fc663aa924
humanhash: eighteen-stream-emma-double
File name:17ef78b562169b88449396a87d732cae1f23d4fa98255c499a951e688642534e.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:124'348 bytes
First seen:2026-08-07 04:39:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 3072:L+tC/Hvx/9eY24fUpoIiacYEEU5/cMWNNwhik6IwPnONvF3Q0uzf1Dl:L3fhx0ovacYEEU5/cMWbwD5wPYA/z95
TLSH T1FCC32AA9F890DE52C6C52676FB4E418C33231778D3DE7105CE249E34E7EB95A0E3A942
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 17ef78b562169b88449396a87d732cae1f23d4fa98255c499a951e688642534e
File size (compressed) :56'348 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :124'348 bytes
Format:linux/arm
Packed file: 17ef78b562169b88449396a87d732cae1f23d4fa98255c499a951e688642534e

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
86
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Opens a port
Sets a written file as executable
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Receives data from a server
Sends data to a server
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Changes access rights for a written file
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Substitutes an application name
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc mirai rust
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-08-07T02:43:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-08T20:26:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b44a94d6-1800-0000-58c0-cd8b3d0c0000 pid=3133 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=fcbb63d9-1800-0000-58c0-cd8b3e0c0000 pid=3134 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b44a94d6-1800-0000-58c0-cd8b3d0c0000 pid=3133->guuid=fcbb63d9-1800-0000-58c0-cd8b3e0c0000 pid=3134 execve
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-07 07:46:17 UTC
AV detection:
11 of 23 (47.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Changes its process name
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:elf_arm_mips_ko_so
Rule name:ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt
Author:4r4
Description:Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
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 53d4b22a89cdef88fe9df507a4d8a09867e4fea1847bced3ead6dd6bddcdd778

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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