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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 58897171dc5b993e6e8918d64fd7483de5c29648c27e7466b51bfaa7af09970f
SHA3-384 hash: 94586504061b80a0e705fc1756382624051d2e7159746db21f5b9337d867b8fd60405eb82fa0781e1c17b91e165880c0
SHA1 hash: adc2c50abe34cd1737c76288ef696c6758e2f1a0
MD5 hash: 4a199856902d792b48f3d9c18ba8208c
humanhash: washington-shade-grey-sodium
File name:ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:146'692 bytes
First seen:2026-01-08 21:08:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:bBsTD/yqWegKz+GSX7KKCS2BcoSAKKWWi3dw/NxTHHTcDf0Rt1aYp:bBsTDT3hz+GE6FB2bp361xTS0Jnp
TLSH T14AE36C82F947C5F2D847093060AAB73FAB31ACA54036E769DF844F36CA779029717798
telfhash t1a26148b66a760cd8abd09c03e24e5730fd1ee77b296426b308f319743366a4154bbc35
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 f52f6ec77dfef9681896e23e3ef21c77573832d81940e42c397acc7d3e20c620
File size (compressed) :57'844 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :146'692 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: f52f6ec77dfef9681896e23e3ef21c77573832d81940e42c397acc7d3e20c620

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
60
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Changes access rights for a written file
Launching a process
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Manages services
Creating a file
Locks files
Sets a written file as executable
Changes the time when the file was created, accessed, or modified
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Creates or modifies symbolic links in /init.d to set up autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=9a17e550-1900-0000-89ed-393ad0080000 pid=2256 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260 /tmp/sample.bin net write-config guuid=9a17e550-1900-0000-89ed-393ad0080000 pid=2256->guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=a82a9853-1900-0000-89ed-393ad6080000 pid=2262 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260->guuid=a82a9853-1900-0000-89ed-393ad6080000 pid=2262 execve guuid=f2f00a54-1900-0000-89ed-393ad8080000 pid=2264 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260->guuid=f2f00a54-1900-0000-89ed-393ad8080000 pid=2264 execve guuid=f51a9a54-1900-0000-89ed-393add080000 pid=2269 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260->guuid=f51a9a54-1900-0000-89ed-393add080000 pid=2269 execve guuid=d2973b99-1900-0000-89ed-393a40090000 pid=2368 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260->guuid=d2973b99-1900-0000-89ed-393a40090000 pid=2368 execve guuid=58d07e99-1900-0000-89ed-393a41090000 pid=2369 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260->guuid=58d07e99-1900-0000-89ed-393a41090000 pid=2369 execve guuid=6746f6d7-1900-0000-89ed-393ab1090000 pid=2481 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260->guuid=6746f6d7-1900-0000-89ed-393ab1090000 pid=2481 execve guuid=5009ba67-1a00-0000-89ed-393a3f0b0000 pid=2879 /usr/bin/dash guuid=c1af4153-1900-0000-89ed-393ad4080000 pid=2260->guuid=5009ba67-1a00-0000-89ed-393a3f0b0000 pid=2879 execve guuid=1df85a54-1900-0000-89ed-393adb080000 pid=2267 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f2f00a54-1900-0000-89ed-393ad8080000 pid=2264->guuid=1df85a54-1900-0000-89ed-393adb080000 pid=2267 clone guuid=f0107054-1900-0000-89ed-393adc080000 pid=2268 /usr/bin/dash guuid=f2f00a54-1900-0000-89ed-393ad8080000 pid=2264->guuid=f0107054-1900-0000-89ed-393adc080000 pid=2268 clone guuid=c24e1255-1900-0000-89ed-393ae0080000 pid=2272 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=f51a9a54-1900-0000-89ed-393add080000 pid=2269->guuid=c24e1255-1900-0000-89ed-393ae0080000 pid=2272 execve guuid=f8190959-1900-0000-89ed-393aeb080000 pid=2283 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=c24e1255-1900-0000-89ed-393ae0080000 pid=2272->guuid=f8190959-1900-0000-89ed-393aeb080000 pid=2283 execve guuid=6be3b199-1900-0000-89ed-393a42090000 pid=2370 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=58d07e99-1900-0000-89ed-393a41090000 pid=2369->guuid=6be3b199-1900-0000-89ed-393a42090000 pid=2370 execve guuid=b46c2ed8-1900-0000-89ed-393ab2090000 pid=2482 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=6746f6d7-1900-0000-89ed-393ab1090000 pid=2481->guuid=b46c2ed8-1900-0000-89ed-393ab2090000 pid=2482 execve guuid=48fd5ad9-1900-0000-89ed-393ab6090000 pid=2486 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install guuid=b46c2ed8-1900-0000-89ed-393ab2090000 pid=2482->guuid=48fd5ad9-1900-0000-89ed-393ab6090000 pid=2486 execve guuid=3598e9d9-1900-0000-89ed-393ab9090000 pid=2489 /usr/bin/getopt guuid=48fd5ad9-1900-0000-89ed-393ab6090000 pid=2486->guuid=3598e9d9-1900-0000-89ed-393ab9090000 pid=2489 execve guuid=d08f67da-1900-0000-89ed-393abb090000 pid=2491 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=48fd5ad9-1900-0000-89ed-393ab6090000 pid=2486->guuid=d08f67da-1900-0000-89ed-393abb090000 pid=2491 execve guuid=a4def60a-1a00-0000-89ed-393a270a0000 pid=2599 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=48fd5ad9-1900-0000-89ed-393ab6090000 pid=2486->guuid=a4def60a-1a00-0000-89ed-393a270a0000 pid=2599 execve guuid=e77d9ddc-1900-0000-89ed-393ac2090000 pid=2498 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=d08f67da-1900-0000-89ed-393abb090000 pid=2491->guuid=e77d9ddc-1900-0000-89ed-393ac2090000 pid=2498 execve guuid=edb24d0d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a2c0a0000 pid=2604 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=a4def60a-1a00-0000-89ed-393a270a0000 pid=2599->guuid=edb24d0d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a2c0a0000 pid=2604 execve guuid=35280468-1a00-0000-89ed-393a400b0000 pid=2880 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=5009ba67-1a00-0000-89ed-393a3f0b0000 pid=2879->guuid=35280468-1a00-0000-89ed-393a400b0000 pid=2880 execve guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-89ed-393a01000000 pid=1 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net write-config guuid=2fdaba13-0000-0000-89ed-393a01000000 pid=1->guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889 execve guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=7566e86c-1a00-0000-89ed-393a4d0b0000 pid=2893 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=7566e86c-1a00-0000-89ed-393a4d0b0000 pid=2893 execve guuid=bcde396d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a4e0b0000 pid=2894 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=bcde396d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a4e0b0000 pid=2894 execve guuid=5311066e-1a00-0000-89ed-393a550b0000 pid=2901 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=5311066e-1a00-0000-89ed-393a550b0000 pid=2901 execve guuid=1996859f-1a00-0000-89ed-393adc0b0000 pid=3036 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=1996859f-1a00-0000-89ed-393adc0b0000 pid=3036 execve guuid=1a8d0aa0-1a00-0000-89ed-393ade0b0000 pid=3038 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=1a8d0aa0-1a00-0000-89ed-393ade0b0000 pid=3038 execve guuid=282ec5dd-1a00-0000-89ed-393a690c0000 pid=3177 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=282ec5dd-1a00-0000-89ed-393a690c0000 pid=3177 execve guuid=b32e3589-1b00-0000-89ed-393ae40d0000 pid=3556 /usr/bin/dash guuid=b9212d6b-1a00-0000-89ed-393a490b0000 pid=2889->guuid=b32e3589-1b00-0000-89ed-393ae40d0000 pid=3556 execve guuid=aae17f6d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a510b0000 pid=2897 /usr/bin/dash guuid=bcde396d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a4e0b0000 pid=2894->guuid=aae17f6d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a510b0000 pid=2897 clone guuid=6d04866d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a530b0000 pid=2899 /usr/bin/dash guuid=bcde396d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a4e0b0000 pid=2894->guuid=6d04866d-1a00-0000-89ed-393a530b0000 pid=2899 clone guuid=7d48476e-1a00-0000-89ed-393a580b0000 pid=2904 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=5311066e-1a00-0000-89ed-393a550b0000 pid=2901->guuid=7d48476e-1a00-0000-89ed-393a580b0000 pid=2904 execve guuid=9c27c66f-1a00-0000-89ed-393a5e0b0000 pid=2910 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=7d48476e-1a00-0000-89ed-393a580b0000 pid=2904->guuid=9c27c66f-1a00-0000-89ed-393a5e0b0000 pid=2910 execve guuid=194594a0-1a00-0000-89ed-393ae00b0000 pid=3040 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=1a8d0aa0-1a00-0000-89ed-393ade0b0000 pid=3038->guuid=194594a0-1a00-0000-89ed-393ae00b0000 pid=3040 execve guuid=ba3415de-1a00-0000-89ed-393a6b0c0000 pid=3179 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=282ec5dd-1a00-0000-89ed-393a690c0000 pid=3177->guuid=ba3415de-1a00-0000-89ed-393a6b0c0000 pid=3179 execve guuid=dcbcecdf-1a00-0000-89ed-393a6f0c0000 pid=3183 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install guuid=ba3415de-1a00-0000-89ed-393a6b0c0000 pid=3179->guuid=dcbcecdf-1a00-0000-89ed-393a6f0c0000 pid=3183 execve guuid=e4f92fe0-1a00-0000-89ed-393a700c0000 pid=3184 /usr/bin/getopt guuid=dcbcecdf-1a00-0000-89ed-393a6f0c0000 pid=3183->guuid=e4f92fe0-1a00-0000-89ed-393a700c0000 pid=3184 execve guuid=39e6a9e0-1a00-0000-89ed-393a710c0000 pid=3185 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=dcbcecdf-1a00-0000-89ed-393a6f0c0000 pid=3183->guuid=39e6a9e0-1a00-0000-89ed-393a710c0000 pid=3185 execve guuid=9ac95517-1b00-0000-89ed-393a020d0000 pid=3330 /usr/sbin/update-rc.d guuid=dcbcecdf-1a00-0000-89ed-393a6f0c0000 pid=3183->guuid=9ac95517-1b00-0000-89ed-393a020d0000 pid=3330 execve guuid=dabd20e4-1a00-0000-89ed-393a7c0c0000 pid=3196 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=39e6a9e0-1a00-0000-89ed-393a710c0000 pid=3185->guuid=dabd20e4-1a00-0000-89ed-393a7c0c0000 pid=3196 execve guuid=eefab018-1b00-0000-89ed-393a060d0000 pid=3334 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=9ac95517-1b00-0000-89ed-393a020d0000 pid=3330->guuid=eefab018-1b00-0000-89ed-393a060d0000 pid=3334 execve guuid=a94ea889-1b00-0000-89ed-393ae60d0000 pid=3558 /usr/bin/systemctl guuid=b32e3589-1b00-0000-89ed-393ae40d0000 pid=3556->guuid=a94ea889-1b00-0000-89ed-393ae60d0000 pid=3558 execve
Result
Threat name:
Gafgyt, Mirai
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to persist itself using cron
Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels
Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable
Yara detected Gafgyt
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1846931 Sample: ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf Startdate: 08/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 100 116 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->116 118 daisy.ubuntu.com 162.213.35.24, 40414, 443 CANONICAL-ASGB United States 2->118 120 Found malware configuration 2->120 122 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->122 124 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->124 126 3 other signatures 2->126 11 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf 2->11         started        14 systemd ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf 2->14         started        17 systemd ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf 2->17         started        19 22 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 file5 134 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 11->134 136 Drops files in suspicious directories 11->136 21 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 11->21         started        23 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 11->23         started        25 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 11->25         started        31 4 other processes 11->31 114 /etc/init.d/chaotic, POSIX 14->114 dropped 33 6 other processes 14->33 27 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 17->27         started        35 5 other processes 17->35 29 ub8ehJSePAfc9FYqZIT6.i686.elf sh 19->29         started        37 5 other processes 19->37 signatures6 process7 process8 48 2 other processes 21->48 39 sh update-rc.d 23->39         started        42 sh crontab 25->42         started        44 sh crontab 27->44         started        46 sh crontab 29->46         started        51 3 other processes 31->51 53 5 other processes 33->53 55 4 other processes 35->55 57 4 other processes 37->57 file9 128 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 39->128 59 update-rc.d systemctl 39->59         started        130 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 42->130 112 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.mefFvQ, ASCII 48->112 dropped 132 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 48->132 61 sh crontab 48->61         started        64 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 51->64         started        66 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 53->66         started        68 update-rc.d systemctl 53->68         started        70 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 55->70         started        72 update-rc.d systemctl 55->72         started        74 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 57->74         started        76 update-rc.d systemctl 57->76         started        signatures10 process11 signatures12 138 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 61->138 78 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 64->78         started        80 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 64->80         started        82 systemd-sysv-install getopt 64->82         started        92 3 other processes 66->92 84 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->84         started        86 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->86         started        88 systemd-sysv-install getopt 70->88         started        90 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 74->90         started        94 2 other processes 74->94 process13 process14 96 update-rc.d systemctl 78->96         started        98 update-rc.d systemctl 80->98         started        100 update-rc.d systemctl 84->100         started        102 update-rc.d systemctl 86->102         started        104 update-rc.d systemctl 90->104         started        106 update-rc.d systemctl 92->106         started        108 update-rc.d systemctl 92->108         started        110 update-rc.d systemctl 94->110         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-08 21:09:42 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 37 (67.57%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:lzrd defense_evasion discovery execution linux persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Modifies Bash startup script
Creates/modifies Cron job
Creates/modifies environment variables
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies systemd
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
trojan mirai gafgyt Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
YARA:
Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_268aac0b Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0cb1699c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_70ef58f1 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_485c4b13 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_7d05725e Linux_Trojan_Mirai_2e3f67a9 Linux_Trojan_Mirai_0d73971c Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b Linux_Gafgyt_May_2024
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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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
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:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 58897171dc5b993e6e8918d64fd7483de5c29648c27e7466b51bfaa7af09970f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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