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Database Entry



Mirai


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 6cb6242e0c40d749b234edaf036f8f3e6b08c105f2f1f6618f7bf0f2dcc9cfb0
SHA3-384 hash: e870d8a8d674232a550eb9801cabc8dfcef4870fd2beabaf307da93c01917c74b801ac1da3e77fd07f59050cd6ce8790
SHA1 hash: 97e72e61930bd3f51c8e2fd320d63d6c3baf2f31
MD5 hash: 24f68b1f30e900cbc08bb4cb7ac15887
humanhash: alanine-bluebird-diet-nineteen
File name:nz.x86
Download: download sample
Signature Mirai
File size:108'148 bytes
First seen:2026-07-09 01:01:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 3072:hd5qGekwumbRajd24Wg4I28xxfebx/S3HgGa:75qGek6bRaj4JI3GJS3HgGa
TLSH T184B34BC4E243D0F9EC560534213AFB379A73E5BF212DDA43D3A49AB26C96AC1D40679C
telfhash t12131d1fcb2770ce45bc09902f58e8b22cd0d7b2b296076a345b26924326755243bfc38
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 54fd2bd51e3cdea2b09da11d96ae7e87fbc7ada093a7818f2b1be5d95fa6fb19
File size (compressed) :47'008 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :108'148 bytes
Format:linux/i386
Packed file: 54fd2bd51e3cdea2b09da11d96ae7e87fbc7ada093a7818f2b1be5d95fa6fb19

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
71
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sends data to a server
Opens a port
Connection attempt
Runs as daemon
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
bashlite exploit masquerade mirai obfuscated
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
14
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Behaviour
Information Gathering
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.32.le
First seen:
2026-07-08T01:33:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-10T19:34:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.r HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.h HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.cw HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Mirai.b HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bl HEUR:Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.bj
Status:
terminated
Behavior Graph:
%3 guuid=db27d256-1900-0000-65f3-02a725140000 pid=5157 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bb89ae58-1900-0000-65f3-02a729140000 pid=5161 /tmp/sample.bin net guuid=db27d256-1900-0000-65f3-02a725140000 pid=5157->guuid=bb89ae58-1900-0000-65f3-02a729140000 pid=5161 execve 8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 8.8.8.8:53 guuid=bb89ae58-1900-0000-65f3-02a729140000 pid=5161->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 con guuid=dfc9d358-1900-0000-65f3-02a72f140000 pid=5167 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=bb89ae58-1900-0000-65f3-02a729140000 pid=5161->guuid=dfc9d358-1900-0000-65f3-02a72f140000 pid=5167 clone guuid=43f6f184-1a00-0000-65f3-02a739140000 pid=5177 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=bb89ae58-1900-0000-65f3-02a729140000 pid=5161->guuid=43f6f184-1a00-0000-65f3-02a739140000 pid=5177 clone guuid=07fbfc84-1a00-0000-65f3-02a73a140000 pid=5178 /tmp/sample.bin net send-data zombie guuid=bb89ae58-1900-0000-65f3-02a729140000 pid=5161->guuid=07fbfc84-1a00-0000-65f3-02a73a140000 pid=5178 clone guuid=095edd58-1900-0000-65f3-02a730140000 pid=5168 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=dfc9d358-1900-0000-65f3-02a72f140000 pid=5167->guuid=095edd58-1900-0000-65f3-02a730140000 pid=5168 clone guuid=05c7e058-1900-0000-65f3-02a731140000 pid=5169 /tmp/sample.bin dns net send-data zombie guuid=dfc9d358-1900-0000-65f3-02a72f140000 pid=5167->guuid=05c7e058-1900-0000-65f3-02a731140000 pid=5169 clone guuid=05c7e058-1900-0000-65f3-02a731140000 pid=5169->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 264B 929c15df-f7bf-5199-9e73-9473a354d6ee oefjpwefgjujw865.hopto.org:69 guuid=05c7e058-1900-0000-65f3-02a731140000 pid=5169->929c15df-f7bf-5199-9e73-9473a354d6ee send: 4B guuid=07fbfc84-1a00-0000-65f3-02a73a140000 pid=5178->8b0a01dc-0728-52c1-8024-c4ba7801b8d6 send: 1100B 310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 65.222.202.53:80 guuid=07fbfc84-1a00-0000-65f3-02a73a140000 pid=5178->310a0ed0-c544-54ca-bf3f-fca55e459297 send: 4B
Gathering data
Threat name:
Linux.Worm.Mirai
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-08 06:28:15 UTC
File Type:
ELF32 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mirai botnet defense_evasion discovery linux
Behaviour
Reads runtime system information
Enumerates running processes
Writes file to system bin folder
Modifies Watchdog functionality
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
oefjpwefgjujw865.hopto.org
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_28a2fe0c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Gafgyt_5bf62ce4
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_389ee3e9
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_804f8e7c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_88de437f
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_8aa7b5d3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_93fc3657
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_99d78950
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_a68e498c
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_ae9d0fa6
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_b14f4c5d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_cc93863b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Linux_Trojan_Mirai_fa3ad9d0
Author:Elastic Security
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 6cb6242e0c40d749b234edaf036f8f3e6b08c105f2f1f6618f7bf0f2dcc9cfb0

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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