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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5a85876c444eb38221bec627bb6887cf041e4f4aeea4e5117f04121ee88a59d1
SHA3-384 hash: 3dfb75440eb16227aa9bd46871cd33558d8d2deb49598737b3afdaa571928abe4338224edc08dec8e1f5d96305ee9fbb
SHA1 hash: 344b60ab6a9a994d294c0719e760d2ce125902a3
MD5 hash: f8a7d445a2d8d24817e89e8719aa732a
humanhash: avocado-uncle-october-nitrogen
File name:mao.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:65'620 bytes
First seen:2026-01-31 16:41:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 768:ui4nHrUePzer5OnrMi+lQi+u3pah846jXGYftt9hY48SqfuEgZ7UMICBeqooe2XV:ui8rUePzEOQfnOYfNG48SWUZ7UTCUqtV
TLSH T187531A89B801AF7CF95FDAFA41164E0DF961A301A5830F2B6767FDD36C724A58A13C42
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
52
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
First seen:
2026-01-31T13:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-31T16:50:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.es HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=b2d655e5-1900-0000-8311-e331cd0a0000 pid=2765 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=075094e7-1900-0000-8311-e331d50a0000 pid=2773 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=b2d655e5-1900-0000-8311-e331cd0a0000 pid=2765->guuid=075094e7-1900-0000-8311-e331d50a0000 pid=2773 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
56 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Okiru
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1860961 Sample: mao.m68k.elf Startdate: 31/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 56 24 mn.34509.su 185.242.3.127, 25565, 51976, 51978 ATOM3-ASUA Ukraine 2->24 26 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->26 28 Yara detected Okiru 2->28 8 systemd snap-failure 2->8         started        10 mao.m68k.elf 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 process5 12 snap-failure systemctl 8->12         started        14 snap-failure 8->14         started        16 mao.m68k.elf 10->16         started        18 mao.m68k.elf 10->18         started        process6 20 mao.m68k.elf 16->20         started        22 mao.m68k.elf 16->22         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-31 16:34:14 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 36 (44.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai linux
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_3bcc1630
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_da28eb8b
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 5a85876c444eb38221bec627bb6887cf041e4f4aeea4e5117f04121ee88a59d1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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