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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 657a2f9ef037bdb4f45878e8e163bc3a35735cefc058450b422b2c8d693da768
SHA3-384 hash: 4d120d52b1c673b828e58360fcf645b34b639b543b51dd62480832836b6a3bfd27b1f93576bd7f0afe59ead0a0071098
SHA1 hash: 8d4c7bef7ef2dde09f88fc43a3496745d694b3b3
MD5 hash: 4ff8b65b2423dfa9fcd88f56cb532371
humanhash: hydrogen-east-cat-georgia
File name:zero.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:147'464 bytes
First seen:2026-06-06 02:32:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:oweEIxdWhccYtIPJHX1VWReCcvQJuyoXQIdS94LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLqL2LLLLLLL4:oweEIxdWhWyHbLoJwe4LLLLLLLLLLLLI
TLSH T12AE33B07B4C180FDC4DAC1744F9EB53BED72B1AD5238B26B27D4AB222E49E305E1DA54
telfhash t13651cc711daa2994b1e7f777730ad5a98c320a2114f271e4ee7368e3cf12bc50da6463
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 5a57d14783a0b84d1e302f4d40c2db654480ad53d33d837b42ecedd5377740af
File size (compressed) :53'636 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :147'464 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: 5a57d14783a0b84d1e302f4d40c2db654480ad53d33d837b42ecedd5377740af

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
54
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
43
Number of processes launched:
3
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
First seen:
2026-06-05T23:40:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-06T01:55:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.ew
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=99e80909-1a00-0000-9a24-1376960c0000 pid=3222 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=594a7a0b-1a00-0000-9a24-1376980c0000 pid=3224 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=99e80909-1a00-0000-9a24-1376960c0000 pid=3222->guuid=594a7a0b-1a00-0000-9a24-1376980c0000 pid=3224 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=594a7a0b-1a00-0000-9a24-1376980c0000 pid=3224->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=6648d80b-1a00-0000-9a24-1376990c0000 pid=3225 /tmp/sample.bin net zombie guuid=594a7a0b-1a00-0000-9a24-1376980c0000 pid=3224->guuid=6648d80b-1a00-0000-9a24-1376990c0000 pid=3225 clone 876027c5-9e0d-5c9e-876b-9243bb7adb35 31.56.209.222:1337 guuid=6648d80b-1a00-0000-9a24-1376990c0000 pid=3225->876027c5-9e0d-5c9e-876b-9243bb7adb35 con guuid=2962ea0b-1a00-0000-9a24-13769a0c0000 pid=3226 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=6648d80b-1a00-0000-9a24-1376990c0000 pid=3225->guuid=2962ea0b-1a00-0000-9a24-13769a0c0000 pid=3226 clone
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-06 02:33:45 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
31.56.209.222
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:botnet_Yakuza
Author:NDA0E
Description:Yakuza botnet
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_0cd591cd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_33b4111a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_620087b9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_807911a2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_9e9530a7
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_a33a8363
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d0c57a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d4227dbf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_d996d335
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_ea92cca8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_01e4a728
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_520deeb8
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_e0cf29e2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MatchByteSequence
Author:Generated by ChatGPT
Description:Rule to match specific byte sequence: 89 C8 C1 E8 08 31 D1 31 C8
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
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 657a2f9ef037bdb4f45878e8e163bc3a35735cefc058450b422b2c8d693da768

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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