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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 55f2f0f77550a9627c8bc18f81d5d996f9278d4f63a29fe5170376c125bad5d4
SHA3-384 hash: d1449fc157991e80a641588e119557b7eb5318036307bd6d34cc86c80bdbf507dbd4cd3f1ae909558cdd6154eb4cb9c5
SHA1 hash: 0beba34399f21e6ffd6e36a003fb950a885c1a18
MD5 hash: 140afb39fe69e25219f701fbb4d36246
humanhash: foxtrot-ohio-oregon-eleven
File name:tux.sh4
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:62'908 bytes
First seen:2026-03-24 03:05:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:ugSwtPHVFF/fktvfQneXK8oRU7nLt6CuKFz6Na0u:ufC/Ionea8lnt6wz+
TLSH T1BF539E7AC436ADA4C28946F461748A741B63E28881A72FFB9555C369D04BEFCF50E3F0
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
58
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
a c2 socket address and a scan socket address
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade mirai mirai obfuscated
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.fg HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ew HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=a7975ef8-1600-0000-a0f9-7864070e0000 pid=3591 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=8fa4dffa-1600-0000-a0f9-78640c0e0000 pid=3596 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=a7975ef8-1600-0000-a0f9-7864070e0000 pid=3591->guuid=8fa4dffa-1600-0000-a0f9-78640c0e0000 pid=3596 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-24 03:06:20 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 36 (55.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai linux
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:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 55f2f0f77550a9627c8bc18f81d5d996f9278d4f63a29fe5170376c125bad5d4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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