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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 9 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 55425f73a577affe205f357fb41adb1c4a226d2665df394c43f17e754d439602
SHA3-384 hash: 4a75edb1a006e21bb074499eac756e65e4d3f7b2c93d221c9541b5ce085cfdc31d2e0291532e66206f619734449cc09a
SHA1 hash: 17a87e880a10dd960759845f81150e78d8158ca9
MD5 hash: 715bfef55cb8a125c9030c91a688bf17
humanhash: red-helium-vermont-cat
File name:mips
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:160'656 bytes
First seen:2026-09-22 16:34:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:xARnDSvCQovndScmLSMqgs3gwZxsgHSr/BHDxE+q:QnDJQo7mL0QQWgePE+q
TLSH T1D6F3D64E6E318F7DF669C73447B34B70E65923C622E5C685E16CD2151E2038E682FBB8
telfhash t11f319c0c4a7413e467315c991a5dff7bd2a030df3b122c378e1168aa6b7d9829e20c0c
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 624b038f5d5643b59f97e356b5ef4ce44c6647b440f6401815d6ce256e832247
File size (compressed) :59'736 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :160'656 bytes
Format:linux/mips
Packed file: 624b038f5d5643b59f97e356b5ef4ce44c6647b440f6401815d6ce256e832247

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
90
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Kills processes
Launching a process
Runs as daemon
Changes access rights for a written file
Opens a port
Receives data from a server
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Connection attempt
DNS request
Creating a file
Creates or modifies symbolic links
Sets a written file as executable
Sends data to a server
Writes files to system subdirectory
Writes files to system directory
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies files to set up autorun
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bash lolbin obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
18
Number of processes launched:
150
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-09-22T14:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-22T15:01:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=90e55138-1b00-0000-2e94-cc8954060000 pid=1620 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=aa88933b-1b00-0000-2e94-cc8959060000 pid=1625 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=90e55138-1b00-0000-2e94-cc8954060000 pid=1620->guuid=aa88933b-1b00-0000-2e94-cc8959060000 pid=1625 execve
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-22 16:36:50 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Creates a desktop entry file
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Modifies the /etc/hosts DNS resolution file
Contacts a large (18160) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
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_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: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:test_rule_vldslv
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
Rule name:virustotal
Author:Tracel
Rule name:Web_Generic_Binary_URL_Download
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects files containing HTTP or HTTPS links pointing directly to .bin payload extensions.

File information


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 55425f73a577affe205f357fb41adb1c4a226d2665df394c43f17e754d439602

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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