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Mirai


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5f91211f9fbaa1686d24c1e720676f282ec6c9a6e8bedc6a3bb8b4392b1bdd48
SHA3-384 hash: f4abf8f4a9f1e343f5cf11fbbcefb8efb67338660781436e429a4f0b1ca104af0ad03be5d98c1d30492f98313b7354d7
SHA1 hash: e323ae923360bdcedc125949850d554061481c53
MD5 hash: da56c79fdbb6d408c55f546205441f64
humanhash: burger-kansas-island-papa
File name:debug
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:109'420 bytes
First seen:2026-01-21 07:38:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:bymy+rpMawaOCBaqXwwyVXJ/0ZrTUqrQJiaE/62c68F7EOcFrUD3LS9/+QrKBpm:WmFrpjwC1gSWYau6e8F4tQGl+QuBp
TLSH T1C5B36DC9F58FC0BAE85210313126AB3657B3FC39123DDB53D7AE963198A3580D62A71D
telfhash t15151f5fb1aaa0deda7d06804d30e2fa17e5ee67715a077a1017384383267ec146b9c3d
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 0e29b1ed62aba6e908d5c01c864d57acad3c6b025871f508e68f5ed557bfd99d
File size (compressed) :45'652 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :109'420 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 0e29b1ed62aba6e908d5c01c864d57acad3c6b025871f508e68f5ed557bfd99d

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
53
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
46
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-01-21T05:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-21T08:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=60f40771-1a00-0000-cf6f-240a52090000 pid=2386 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=564d8c74-1a00-0000-cf6f-240a59090000 pid=2393 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data guuid=60f40771-1a00-0000-cf6f-240a52090000 pid=2386->guuid=564d8c74-1a00-0000-cf6f-240a59090000 pid=2393 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=564d8c74-1a00-0000-cf6f-240a59090000 pid=2393->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1150B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=564d8c74-1a00-0000-cf6f-240a59090000 pid=2393->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B guuid=01b87ab0-1a00-0000-cf6f-240ad7090000 pid=2519 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data guuid=564d8c74-1a00-0000-cf6f-240a59090000 pid=2393->guuid=01b87ab0-1a00-0000-cf6f-240ad7090000 pid=2519 clone guuid=5eeb82dd-1b00-0000-cf6f-240a4b0c0000 pid=3147 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=564d8c74-1a00-0000-cf6f-240a59090000 pid=2393->guuid=5eeb82dd-1b00-0000-cf6f-240a4b0c0000 pid=3147 clone guuid=01b87ab0-1a00-0000-cf6f-240ad7090000 pid=2519->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 135B 0ecf02bb-0e2c-5ebd-8166-f09908e50581 mirailoversddos.duckdns.org:69 guuid=01b87ab0-1a00-0000-cf6f-240ad7090000 pid=2519->0ecf02bb-0e2c-5ebd-8166-f09908e50581 send: 16B guuid=acde87b0-1a00-0000-cf6f-240ad8090000 pid=2520 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=01b87ab0-1a00-0000-cf6f-240ad7090000 pid=2519->guuid=acde87b0-1a00-0000-cf6f-240ad8090000 pid=2520 clone
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Yara detected Mirai
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1854613 Sample: debug.elf Startdate: 21/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 68 22 mirailoversddos.duckdns.org 2->22 24 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 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 32 Yara detected Mirai 2->32 8 debug.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 34 Uses dynamic DNS services 22->34 process4 process5 16 debug.elf 8->16         started        18 debug.elf 8->18         started        process6 20 debug.elf 16->20         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-21 07:39:28 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
mirailoversddos.duckdns.org
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_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_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
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_b14f4c5d
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 5f91211f9fbaa1686d24c1e720676f282ec6c9a6e8bedc6a3bb8b4392b1bdd48

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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