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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 66ab0c455b5f3bcfce4494a42f11f0bd9717f384256a67982d8a00319e314c81
SHA3-384 hash: c3fbccd188e04a536ec01cf1fa2771448a4fe6f55018dcc75fdc6a47fbd84e21dd0ab4b187db81010c9ab88d3e8d28c8
SHA1 hash: b25e67260892c0a9be638523225dcd418eb931f4
MD5 hash: b72aedf1acf15a13d9ac84f4531812ab
humanhash: lactose-sixteen-five-white
File name:nz.m68k
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:96'704 bytes
First seen:2026-06-14 06:00:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:1i63OKm+NsPfkc7o5pPGBqyLkUAUpNLI6C6qzhPL8A8QX3I/5DjhA0zH7jVczKGO:1ykmoqBq8LIp6qz5IGwD1Aq0KGVaXAad
TLSH T1EA9317CAB401DC7DF40FDABB4463690EB631E26156831B276767BD93AC321E45817F82
Magika elf
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:elf mirai

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
56
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.be
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5729cc13-1a00-0000-ee2e-28e26e090000 pid=2414 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=f77a8e15-1a00-0000-ee2e-28e275090000 pid=2421 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5729cc13-1a00-0000-ee2e-28e26e090000 pid=2414->guuid=f77a8e15-1a00-0000-ee2e-28e275090000 pid=2421 execve
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-14 06:02:21 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Big (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet linux
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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: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: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 66ab0c455b5f3bcfce4494a42f11f0bd9717f384256a67982d8a00319e314c81

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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