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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5e57689583e8730d37d850fb42680cd9e45531a3351c118c3e81af1f48724401
SHA3-384 hash: a783b7e6b803a17bcd823b6bf0a3fa680f01b244df0f1d7c73f7b88bac5747880510f633a2e80e892c30db68527986a7
SHA1 hash: ae3f5fadeadd8042e2a77bd1974d1d0a77af107e
MD5 hash: 1fba8571730da36e94b26cd75abb700b
humanhash: triple-robin-nebraska-kentucky
File name:zerx86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:75'604 bytes
First seen:2026-01-26 23:28:14 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:XMBHVneszF6zU7R8ZBD8LC9l2bXIt5P2jKgl9aUXMEBbKE8MIVDBmsFQyiCM:X0HF5GU9AFySY85OKQ9lXMybIVxwSe
TLSH T124735BC15A43E8F1EA590178203AF33BB572C9780278FDFBF3585A724425AA0758778E
telfhash t15a21f5fb069f48e867d02841c21e2f707d5ea73754a036f315b35838212fd8254abd38
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 :
93
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
35
Number of processes launched:
3
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:
2026-01-27T00:02:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-28T00:02:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=8bc7e49f-1a00-0000-5318-21cd830b0000 pid=2947 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=40e0e3a2-1a00-0000-5318-21cd8b0b0000 pid=2955 /dev/shm/.systemd-journald delete-file net write-file guuid=8bc7e49f-1a00-0000-5318-21cd830b0000 pid=2947->guuid=40e0e3a2-1a00-0000-5318-21cd8b0b0000 pid=2955 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=40e0e3a2-1a00-0000-5318-21cd8b0b0000 pid=2955->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=b0d1f4a4-1a00-0000-5318-21cd900b0000 pid=2960 /dev/shm/.systemd-journald dns net send-data zombie guuid=40e0e3a2-1a00-0000-5318-21cd8b0b0000 pid=2955->guuid=b0d1f4a4-1a00-0000-5318-21cd900b0000 pid=2960 clone guuid=b0d1f4a4-1a00-0000-5318-21cd900b0000 pid=2960->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 32B 0cdb843a-36c9-5fdc-9b15-134ffd0266f1 174.138.93.142:39691 guuid=b0d1f4a4-1a00-0000-5318-21cd900b0000 pid=2960->0cdb843a-36c9-5fdc-9b15-134ffd0266f1 send: 25B guuid=9cd701a5-1a00-0000-5318-21cd910b0000 pid=2961 /dev/shm/.systemd-journald dns net send-data guuid=b0d1f4a4-1a00-0000-5318-21cd900b0000 pid=2960->guuid=9cd701a5-1a00-0000-5318-21cd910b0000 pid=2961 clone guuid=9cd701a5-1a00-0000-5318-21cd910b0000 pid=2961->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 28B f22fee75-ab34-540d-95fe-696883c6f4ad 130.12.180.64:80 guuid=9cd701a5-1a00-0000-5318-21cd910b0000 pid=2961->f22fee75-ab34-540d-95fe-696883c6f4ad send: 20B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Drops invisible ELF files
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1858023 Sample: zerx86.elf Startdate: 27/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 22 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->22 24 174.138.93.142, 39691, 44392 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 2->24 26 6 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 8 zerx86.elf .systemd-journald 2->8         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 file5 20 /dev/shm/.systemd-journald, ELF 8->20 dropped 32 Drops invisible ELF files 8->32 34 Sample deletes itself 8->34 16 .systemd-journald 8->16         started        signatures6 process7 process8 18 .systemd-journald 16->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-26 23:29:31 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 5e57689583e8730d37d850fb42680cd9e45531a3351c118c3e81af1f48724401

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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