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Mirai


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 659171278a40150d45e104402bcc8b25359d53fbeaacca6de56885cf5182d7bf
SHA3-384 hash: d2ab614151905bb569a7fbdb52d83a90459df8bd38a80f1e705ff838357f9e9af1536e02b4258f6f831160b080e28a62
SHA1 hash: d1fd9a78061187310d560c9fadddf2c2292121e5
MD5 hash: 572171ab4ad793f6393ad5e48a1cfece
humanhash: kentucky-oven-triple-london
File name:tux.arm7
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Signature Mirai
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File size:150'909 bytes
First seen:2026-03-25 15:21:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:/G55mWh/acKJVkg5aKvxEosLRyHB3EOWREfjUUM/9h92:/G5kWhI5asxEosL0H/IEfjDM/9h92
TLSH T107E33B46EB818B13C4D61776BAAF424533239B64D3DB73068928AFF43F8675E4E23605
telfhash t12121d2325b3556266a61cd648cfda3e2552c83165749eb33cf22c4cc641e09ee637c4f
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
54
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Mirai
Details
Mirai
an XOR decryption key and at least a c2 socket address
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/f826ebb9-65a7-4978-91f0-1f932e78fa0f/
Detection(s):
Unix.Trojan.Mirai-7100807-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135925-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7135928-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136013-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136057-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7136070-0
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Unix.Dropper.Mirai-7139229-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-8025795-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9760303-0
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-9858729-0
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YARA.SIGNATURE_BASE_MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Kills processes
Receives data from a server
Opens a port
Sends data to a server
Connection attempt
Substitutes an application name
Performs a bruteforce attack in the network
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
botnet gafgyt gcc masquerade mirai mirai obfuscated rust
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69c3fdaa0ab403384b58a55f/reports/3b88a2b6-331f-49f8-8a9f-1a8699b4e01e/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
arm
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
2
Number of processes launched:
1
Processes remaning?
true
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/659171278a40150d45e104402bcc8b25359d53fbeaacca6de56885cf5182d7bf
Behaviour
Process Renaming
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.hv HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.gen HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.fg HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.c HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.a HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/659171278a40150d45e104402bcc8b25359d53fbeaacca6de56885cf5182d7bf/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/8c790da3-3f5d-4b7c-8723-1f09a5ba759c
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=3f1726c9-1600-0000-0139-c01d730d0000 pid=3443 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=e3cdd1cb-1600-0000-0139-c01d7a0d0000 pid=3450 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=3f1726c9-1600-0000-0139-c01d730d0000 pid=3443->guuid=e3cdd1cb-1600-0000-0139-c01d7a0d0000 pid=3450 execve
Malware family:
Mirai
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/884fffcf-c76d-4575-8018-05e731cd2f04
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/659171278a40150d45e104402bcc8b25359d53fbeaacca6de56885cf5182d7bf
Detection:
mirai
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/659171278a40150d45e104402bcc8b25359d53fbeaacca6de56885cf5182d7bf/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.MIRAI
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/659171278a40150d45e104402bcc8b25359d53fbeaacca6de56885cf5182d7bf
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-25 15:22:23 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=mwixcj4kiakq2rpbaracxteleu2z2u735kwmu3pfncc46umc267q._file
Result
Malware family:
mirai
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet:mirai credential_access defense_evasion discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260325-sr2d7sav4j/
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Reads process memory
Enumerates running processes
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Contacts a large (23679) amount of remote hosts
Creates a large amount of network flows
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:ELF_Mirai
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Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects multiple Mirai variants
Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
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Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_8299c877
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MAL_ARM_LNX_Mirai_Mar13_2022
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Author:Mehmet Ali Kerimoglu a.k.a. CYB3RMX
Description:Detects new ARM Mirai variant
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Mirai_Botnet_Malware_RID2EF6
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Mirai Botnet Malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
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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
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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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

Mirai

elf 659171278a40150d45e104402bcc8b25359d53fbeaacca6de56885cf5182d7bf

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3804880/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3802189/

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