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Database Entry
Mirai
Vendor detections: 8
| SHA256 hash: | 61eb79221be15dc4fbf87e876973ee3a25f6e995e73e7cd46bbafa0293b64b2b |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | f44e289a3c6ad49e2964a3578f0d55552a7bf9ff6a81bf76a3fd05d6961c51654ba2005ea5b074a18c19a6e05cd467b9 |
| SHA1 hash: | 4c9e7df477f124b55b98729faf30863dbaed6fc5 |
| MD5 hash: | fc29660651142629ff142c54bceca5e8 |
| humanhash: | potato-don-thirteen-juliet |
| File name: | 61eb79221be15dc4fbf87e876973ee3a25f6e995e73e7cd46bbafa0293b64b2b.elf |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Mirai |
| File size: | 273'032 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-08-29 18:06:52 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: | elf |
| MIME type: | application/x-executable |
| ssdeep | 6144:9ctghouV7P1qxDSJMY8fuY6eqAsEssMOgh5ob9WZ:exWJMD4EssMOgh5ob9s |
| TLSH | T1B244D61E2E728F2DF3698B3487B74A25D75862D723D1D640F16CD1102F2429EA46FFA8 |
| telfhash | t10741811c09b813a0a3655c9d099dff3ad6a331db7f162c378e11e86ae768b835d10c1c |
| Magika | elf |
| Reporter |  whack_sh |
| Tags: | elf exe mirai whack.sh |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
167
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Removes directories from a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Connection attempt
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Sets a written file as executable
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Receives data from a server
Collects information on the OS
Kills processes
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creates directories in a temporary directory
Creates directories in a subdirectory of a temporary directory
Creating a file
Opens a port
Launching a process
Deleting a recently created file
Runs as daemon
Sends data to a server
Creates or modifies files in /cron to set up autorun
Substitutes an application name
Creates or modifies files in /init.d to set up autorun
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
mips
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
107
Number of processes launched:
14
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
8088,8080,23,8081,80,2323
Full report:
Behaviour
Persistence
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
Unknown
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-29 18:07:51 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
13 of 36 (36.11%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
7/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell
Reads runtime system information
System Network Configuration Discovery
Writes file to tmp directory
Changes its process name
Reads system network configuration
Creates/modifies Cron job
Enumerates active TCP sockets
Enumerates running processes
Modifies init.d
File and Directory Permissions Modification
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
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YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
|---|---|
| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | ELF_IoT_Persistence_Hunt |
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| Author: | 4r4 |
| Description: | Hunts for ELF files with persistence and download capabilities |
| Rule name: | ELF_Toriilike_persist |
|---|---|
| Author: | 4r4 |
| Description: | Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative) |
| Reference: | Identified via researched data |
| Rule name: | enterpriseapps2 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Tim Brown @timb_machine |
| Description: | Enterprise apps |
| Rule name: | F01_s1ckrule |
|---|---|
| Author: | s1ckb017 |
| Rule name: | linux_generic_ipv6_catcher |
|---|---|
| Author: | @_lubiedo |
| Description: | ELF samples using IPv6 addresses |
| Rule name: | Linux_Rootkit_Generic_61229bdf |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
| 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 |
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| Author: | Tim Brown @timb_machine |
| Description: | Hunts for UNIX red flags |
File information
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Web download
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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