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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 66b2ec2a88bec13d717218c6f8d56627fc1f353238d5705b163f042a4591c8f8
SHA3-384 hash: 29a55ca9bbc01cb8cb438e58ee5d693a73e411603ae92da46752197df0da065e02fc9b19196d2615fef2bc94876af95d
SHA1 hash: f4ea4bf5452548112c8e7ecdc38f100ea0c0f5e1
MD5 hash: 64bc07f425252e96c067b82fd92d7a08
humanhash: table-pluto-carpet-twenty
File name:iran.x86_64
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:131'112 bytes
First seen:2026-04-15 22:49:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:yjZOfm+0GIlh9rE1MkQBnb6vM6ijO5Q4wt:UOWWDa
TLSH T1B4D35B1774D0D0FEC8DAC2B44FAAE22AD973B42D1278B11E27C46A273E5DE206F5D600
telfhash t10151ceb03d69789471e7fb236706e1a9dc34092118e131e5dd737cf5eaa67810c6a463
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 f2b3af70d6b9d39982c1187dafc32078c26957817cbb7c557fa5744d1e929ca6
File size (compressed) :49'972 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :131'112 bytes
Format:linux/amd64
Packed file: f2b3af70d6b9d39982c1187dafc32078c26957817cbb7c557fa5744d1e929ca6

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
48
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Runs as daemon
Substitutes an application name
Deleting of the original file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
mirai
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
44
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:
2026-04-15T20:17:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-15T20:40:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=5c33710e-1b00-0000-615a-897864090000 pid=2404 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=98b3f411-1b00-0000-615a-897867090000 pid=2407 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=5c33710e-1b00-0000-615a-897864090000 pid=2404->guuid=98b3f411-1b00-0000-615a-897867090000 pid=2407 execve guuid=2006ca12-1b00-0000-615a-897869090000 pid=2409 /tmp/sample.bin zombie guuid=98b3f411-1b00-0000-615a-897867090000 pid=2407->guuid=2006ca12-1b00-0000-615a-897869090000 pid=2409 clone guuid=3281d712-1b00-0000-615a-89786b090000 pid=2411 /tmp/sample.bin delete-file net send-data zombie guuid=2006ca12-1b00-0000-615a-897869090000 pid=2409->guuid=3281d712-1b00-0000-615a-89786b090000 pid=2411 clone 56477de4-0fe9-5b32-aa12-4711c34bdaca 83.168.110.191:1336 guuid=3281d712-1b00-0000-615a-89786b090000 pid=2411->56477de4-0fe9-5b32-aa12-4711c34bdaca send: 798B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
60 / 100
Signature
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample deletes itself
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1899140 Sample: iran.x86_64.elf Startdate: 16/04/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 60 21 169.254.169.254, 80 USDOSUS Reserved 2->21 23 109.202.202.202, 80 INIT7CH Switzerland 2->23 25 4 other IPs or domains 2->25 29 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->29 31 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->31 8 iran.x86_64.elf 2->8         started        10 dash rm 2->10         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 python3.8 dpkg 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 process5 16 iran.x86_64.elf 8->16         started        process6 18 iran.x86_64.elf 16->18         started        signatures7 27 Sample deletes itself 18->27
Threat name:
Linux.Backdoor.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-15 22:50:40 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 38 (39.47%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Changes its process name
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:ELF_Toriilike_persist
Author:4r4
Description:Detects Torii IoT Botnet (stealthier Mirai alternative)
Reference:Identified via researched data
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_0cd591cd
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: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


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Web download

Mirai

elf 66b2ec2a88bec13d717218c6f8d56627fc1f353238d5705b163f042a4591c8f8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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