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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5b78fb95ff0d91046a1dddc6587bdb30966e723957a425686c258fca1c35eadb
SHA3-384 hash: 116b020c1f53621b94500cf7877be9d69e9d9d4aa80353adbf40a99f375463936ddd116fe135f62cad237ae3e403e7eb
SHA1 hash: 403fd305119c1a8627da21d9b6713266ad714ab4
MD5 hash: f5b410e4fb48a88053c416155c15db85
humanhash: colorado-one-august-berlin
File name:db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:130'504 bytes
First seen:2026-02-02 23:56:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:5teUrZInYFy4sSPdr5n444soLmHhb1nmIJvwbZnes:5t59mYFaodrJ4eBZnwR3
TLSH T1B4D36CC1BB83D8F6D80506753077EF32B676E07E113ADA86D3A8AE32E851941D50736D
telfhash t1ce51fabab5770dddabd09803f34e1720ad0ebb7b606036b60df759a5326610152bac7c
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 gafgyt mirai upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 53aa76da1d2189aa0dbad74828f9e03630919a8472f01316b2fbef0545d71d06
File size (compressed) :51'404 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :130'504 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 53aa76da1d2189aa0dbad74828f9e03630919a8472f01316b2fbef0545d71d06

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
37
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
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
DNS request
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gafgyt masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
0
Number of processes launched:
8
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
23,37215,80,443
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
type:Mirai 216.126.225.121:59666
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1862081 Sample: db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68... Startdate: 03/02/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 92 45 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->45 47 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->47 49 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->49 51 Yara detected Mirai 2->51 9 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 2->9         started        11 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->11         started        13 xfce4-panel wrapper-2.0 2->13         started        15 6 other processes 2->15 process3 process4 17 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 9->17         started        19 wrapper-2.0 xfpm-power-backlight-helper 11->19         started        process5 21 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 17->21         started        23 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 17->23         started        26 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 17->26         started        28 4 other processes 17->28 signatures6 30 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 21->30         started        32 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 21->32         started        53 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 23->53 process7 signatures8 35 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 30->35         started        37 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 30->37         started        39 db0fa4b8db0333367e9bda3ab68b8042.x86.elf 30->39         started        41 97 other processes 30->41 43 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 32->43 process9
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-02 23:57:22 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 24 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:unstable defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (194632) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
stopdicksucking.duckdns.org
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CVE_2017_17215
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects exploitation attempt of CVE-2017-17215
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:elf_mirai_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects elf.mirai.
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_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_5f7b67b8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_ELF_LNX_Mirai_Oct10_1_RID2F39
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ELF Mirai variant
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: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 5b78fb95ff0d91046a1dddc6587bdb30966e723957a425686c258fca1c35eadb

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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