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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 66dafc3cb09abe2c44e7042c4eeb384c077ecd8fb93641d766a95223e2748e2e
SHA3-384 hash: f37a1aa0874cb459bcba617d6a771f46c529805baf881ecc4a79c0b609404c29696d06d7a7a4784f862c2ef6eb8dd384
SHA1 hash: 40fd468c1296e50beaeaeeaf54d2d1faed75c905
MD5 hash: 24447ba9d807275970b1c5167855f67c
humanhash: shade-harry-carpet-mexico
File name:zerx86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:79'028 bytes
First seen:2026-01-27 11:27:58 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 1536:dZpO8UclbNFgB8LCZV8FwpUh2D6VdonKOEqELgBtl74jLBVoFOE+hBO+:dr/tN/gBy8rUY6DonvEqjl0ff2snD
TLSH T1EF734AC1A243D8F2ED580274603AF3377572CA7801B9FDE7F36856725425AA4A287B4F
telfhash t1ae21c4fa173a4ce867c02d00e21e9b607d4ee77b65a026a315b30424221fdc651bfd3a
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

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
46
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
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:
5
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Result
Gathering data
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=af17b32f-1a00-0000-53ca-57ae95080000 pid=2197 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=32e6c531-1a00-0000-53ca-57ae9c080000 pid=2204 /dev/shm/.systemd-timesyncd delete-file net write-file guuid=af17b32f-1a00-0000-53ca-57ae95080000 pid=2197->guuid=32e6c531-1a00-0000-53ca-57ae9c080000 pid=2204 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=32e6c531-1a00-0000-53ca-57ae9c080000 pid=2204->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=4479b334-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea5080000 pid=2213 /dev/shm/.systemd-timesyncd dns net send-data zombie guuid=32e6c531-1a00-0000-53ca-57ae9c080000 pid=2204->guuid=4479b334-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea5080000 pid=2213 clone guuid=4479b334-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea5080000 pid=2213->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 32B 0cdb843a-36c9-5fdc-9b15-134ffd0266f1 174.138.93.142:39691 guuid=4479b334-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea5080000 pid=2213->0cdb843a-36c9-5fdc-9b15-134ffd0266f1 send: 25B guuid=a1d6c434-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea6080000 pid=2214 /dev/shm/.systemd-timesyncd dns net send-data guuid=4479b334-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea5080000 pid=2213->guuid=a1d6c434-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea6080000 pid=2214 clone guuid=a1d6c434-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea6080000 pid=2214->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 28B f22fee75-ab34-540d-95fe-696883c6f4ad 130.12.180.64:80 guuid=a1d6c434-1a00-0000-53ca-57aea6080000 pid=2214->f22fee75-ab34-540d-95fe-696883c6f4ad send: 20B
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
64 / 100
Signature
Drops invisible ELF files
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: 1858240 Sample: zerx86.elf Startdate: 27/01/2026 Architecture: LINUX Score: 64 22 174.138.93.142, 39691, 42438 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 2->22 24 130.12.180.64, 55434, 80 DATAHOPDatahop-SixDegreesGB Canada 2->24 26 4 other IPs or domains 2->26 28 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->28 30 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->30 8 zerx86.elf .systemd-resolved 2->8         started        12 dash rm 2->12         started        14 dash rm 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 file5 20 /dev/shm/.systemd-resolved, ELF 8->20 dropped 32 Drops invisible ELF files 8->32 34 Sample deletes itself 8->34 16 .systemd-resolved 8->16         started        signatures6 process7 process8 18 .systemd-resolved 16->18         started       
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-27 11:28:49 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Writes file to shm directory
Enumerates running processes
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:unixredflags3
Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information


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Web download

Mirai

elf 66dafc3cb09abe2c44e7042c4eeb384c077ecd8fb93641d766a95223e2748e2e

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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