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Mirai


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5d0a9dda26053604a5df7952160cb94d4b60a59beb64fdc58d4b702ca8050a83
SHA3-384 hash: 39962a12e22303e660c1945a64eb880da949a09363c9181e522780be7bf752a0037c90edccaf092d80a5a118577afb9f
SHA1 hash: 59ae74ab9aec5146f910a736425e7b2ad4cc1fb4
MD5 hash: 2531ccc4666927b0d31eda4de69f2849
humanhash: alabama-salami-ohio-sad
File name:bot.mipsel
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:113'932 bytes
First seen:2026-05-12 19:16:06 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-13 08:50:12 UTC
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:iaNo38r5kMk2pDeGSfB4O4+DaoRJ+zmxfKauS/76XCbw273/q96j2x0u:dwUOMZpTSfB4O+LzCz/evU3y96yx0u
TLSH T1C6B3D94A7E04FFABC43C4F70AAA9C71200D465C5B6A5A13F32A497DDBE792131E439D8
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf gafgyt mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
69
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
7
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-05-12T16:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-14T16:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=05143b9a-1f00-0000-d806-5ca7ec0a0000 pid=2796 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e7105a9d-1f00-0000-d806-5ca7f20a0000 pid=2802 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=05143b9a-1f00-0000-d806-5ca7ec0a0000 pid=2796->guuid=e7105a9d-1f00-0000-d806-5ca7f20a0000 pid=2802 execve
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Detected Mirai
Drops files in suspicious directories
Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence
Sample deletes itself
Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes
Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL)
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses dynamic DNS services
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1912480 Sample: bot.mipsel.elf Startdate: 12/05/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 96 96 faggotcnc.duckdns.org 2->96 98 faggotcnc.duckdns.org 176.65.139.112, 60436, 60438, 60440 PALTEL-ASPALTELAutonomousSystemPS Germany 2->98 100 3 other IPs or domains 2->100 102 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->102 104 Detected Mirai 2->104 13 bot.mipsel.elf 2->13         started        15 systemd sh 2->15         started        17 systemd snapd-env-generator 2->17         started        19 6 other processes 2->19 signatures3 106 Uses dynamic DNS services 96->106 process4 process5 21 bot.mipsel.elf 13->21         started        23 bot.mipsel.elf 13->23         started        25 sh 15->25         started        process6 27 bot.mipsel.elf 21->27         started        file7 92 /etc/rc.local, ASCII 27->92 dropped 94 /etc/init.d/system048, POSIX 27->94 dropped 116 Sample tries to kill a massive number of system processes 27->116 118 Sample tries to kill multiple processes (SIGKILL) 27->118 120 Sample tries to set files in /etc globally writable 27->120 122 3 other signatures 27->122 31 bot.mipsel.elf sh 27->31         started        33 bot.mipsel.elf sh 27->33         started        35 bot.mipsel.elf sh 27->35         started        37 5 other processes 27->37 signatures8 process9 process10 39 sh crontab 31->39         started        43 sh 31->43         started        45 sh crontab 33->45         started        47 sh 33->47         started        49 sh update-rc.d 35->49         started        51 sh systemctl 37->51         started        53 sh system048 37->53         started        55 sh systemctl 37->55         started        57 sh systemctl 37->57         started        file11 88 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.gaZRrB, ASCII 39->88 dropped 108 Sample tries to persist itself using cron 39->108 110 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 39->110 59 sh crontab 43->59         started        62 sh grep 43->62         started        90 /var/spool/cron/crontabs/tmp.eqWXnh, ASCII 45->90 dropped 64 sh crontab 47->64         started        66 sh grep 47->66         started        112 Sample tries to persist itself using System V runlevels 49->112 68 update-rc.d systemctl 49->68         started        70 systemctl systemd-sysv-install 51->70         started        72 system048 53->72         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 114 Executes the "crontab" command typically for achieving persistence 59->114 74 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->74         started        76 systemd-sysv-install update-rc.d 70->76         started        78 systemd-sysv-install getopt 70->78         started        80 system048 curl 72->80         started        process15 process16 82 update-rc.d systemctl 74->82         started        84 update-rc.d systemctl 76->84         started        86 system048 wget 80->86         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Gafgyt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-12 19:16:37 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
Modifies rc script
Modifies systemd
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Unexpected DNS network traffic destination
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:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
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


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

Web download

Mirai

elf 5d0a9dda26053604a5df7952160cb94d4b60a59beb64fdc58d4b702ca8050a83

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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